This really isn't a matter of appealing to authority. If anything, authority would typically take a position of preserving the status quo. Proposing that we change the rules of the system is not a bad thing if it makes the platform better. Sometimes a system is setup in such a way that it cannot / will not correct itself without some outside intervention.
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I'd think that whales down voting your account for mining curation awards would clear up in misconceptions about community standards.
Whales loose out on curation rewards if they downvote a post.
So, do we want whales that help, or farm the system themselves?
Shouldn't they play this role in the ecosystem?
Keeping it safe for the small fry?
Taking out the sharks that game the system?
What do you propose?
Whales downvote abusers.