Thanks! I have a few new questions not related to this reply though - just a few thoughts I had earlier.
If a post gets flagged and a certain amount was removed from that post's rewards - does it mean that the person who used the flag on that post somehow gets to decide who the reward goes to? It kind'a make me think that it looks like that. If it has that effect how are we sure that the amount of reward taken out of a flagged post considerably reasonable enough to cast on that post?
Does any huge account holder who'd cast a flag on a post get to earn from downvoting? If so, would that not be considered abused, too, specially if they're capable of giving that as an upvote to more deserving unique post that could possibly get to trending specially if they happen to have casted it with a perfect timing? Wouldn't they be earning much specially if they flag a post heavily?(I have a hunch am seeing this last one wrong.)
Lastly, just how big a group is this circle that it seems to be causing much damage to the point that their actions have summoned the flag back? A lot?
EDIT : I took another peek at the trending and bumped into a mention of community - I've heard this a long time ago, afaik it's not new, how do we know this won't birth to another form of circle jerking? If it would be alright - then what's the point of what's being done now?
Hi @englishtchrivy
I really appreciate you asking all the questions
It will also make me try to understand this when @pharesim answers you
No. It's returned to the pool and distributed to everyone else based on the votes they received. All upvotes count a little bit more.
Huge. Everyone got used to the system being broken, and it will take a long time to change the culture, if it's possible at all.
Can't predict how communities will work out, we will see.