@lukestokes, would ask that you check out @flagawhale if you have a chance. It's a flag incentivization project tailored to address whale abuse.
If we come together using strategy and tactics, we will accomplish a lot more than if we go it alone or wait for whales that care to do it for us.
There may be a lot more people involved than you think. It's all spectrums of SP also, not just whales.