I do agree that you have a nice perspective on the problem at hand. My own thoughts revolve around making the individual empowered. I would like to see people with high reputation have as much curating power as a whale, if not more. You have promoted the idea of a pool where the participation of others will make a difference, but it will also empower an errant whale to game the system. If each individual were also to have their reputation score enhance their curation power, it should put more pressure on these individuals to curate responsibly to keep their reputation intact. In short, I feel a way to link reputation to curation power should be discussed at least.