The issue is that some other way of giving visibility is needed. Perhaps it is as simple as calculating the payout in the normal manner (and using that for visibility) but with a flag indicting that it won't actually be paid out.
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That is somewhat close to the idea of using something akin to the karma system of slashdot. Both for post and upvote/downvote. It comes with various reasons (tags) for upvote downvote, and gives feedback, as well as affecting the mechanics. Perhaps ways to upvote without giving money, or affecting the SP/SD ratio that this particular vote gives (or how the author prefers their reward). Will have to think about mathematical implications for such a change, of course, but I consider something like that worthwhile. Maybe even being able to specify the recepients of the reward, so that agregated posts could automate the payout for the authors they feature.
What about 2 flags? First one is a warning flag. Those who use the warning flag give the indication that the hammer is cocked and the downvote is ready to be fired. If the warning isn't heeded...full flag. Perhaps even add a 5 minute minimum for a warning flag before a full flag can be used.