Thanks for chiming in intelliguy. I've just read your FAQ. You say this won't work, and the reason you present is "don't do it otherwise a whale will downvote you". But what happens until then? Whatever is payed out is payed out, right?
Shouldn't this be prevented at a more fundamental level?

Also, how do you downvote someone? I don't see any icon. Is this exposed on the blockchain but not on steemit.com?