Some interesting points here; also some disturbing stuff for e.g. 'Misallocation of funds can only occur if voters collectively allow it to happen.' That brings to mind an old quote, which I think goes, 'Bad men need nothing more to compass their ends, than that good men should look on and do nothing'. Also, since authors cannot abuse the platform, and since the aim of some [many?] voters seems to be precisely the abuse [intelligent exploitation?] of said platform, one wonders why authors should stick around...