I have a couple of thoughts. I like your solutions: I think high SP accounts are incentivized to upvoted themselves, I think there should be more of a split between the curator, the author, and upvoters. For minnows: what if a certain minnow got 20+ upvotes, they should get a reward once they hit a certain threshold. I agree minnows are grossly underpaid and deserve at least $25 for an amazing article - which is what most content writers get. I agree there is a flaw in the system and I'm glad you are here to do something about it! Cheers.