Right you are then !! so put like that it,s clear that a downvote can be seen as a weapon to your economy and reward of course. So does it have a negative effect on your reputation also?? I am not sure either !!

this subject worries me and I am fairly new here !! ; - ) I do not have really any details of what is being reported here as again I say I have been ever downvoted myself.. But I do see you making an opinion that must be perhaps looked into somehow and resolved if possible. We must preserve the good behavior we i think see generally here, or we will be just like all the rest !! Do we need to be if we build a machine which does work for the better good of All, Big and small we can enjoy a civility and gain through¡this way to Unilateral reward. Perhaps it might be a good thing that in the instance of a flag being made, that this could be exposed in writing from both parties to explain the reasoning to our trusted witnesses system say !! A " judgement " to be made for the better of the community as a whole, that its settled by a recognized group without it being , my concern, visible to other,s outside our platform !! Could this be a way @dwinblood ?? that if later the witness,es were to estimate that the flag in question was a knee jerk style reaction and not particularly fair, it could be reversed and the rewards calculated before the flag be reallocated to the offended user ??