Thanks for the constructive feedback. A lot of you probably have more experience with the inner workings of the network and exactly how steem power works right now, so I was hoping for this type of conversation. I'm still wrapping my head around how some of the influence is calculated.
Part of the issue is, I don't think I was quite aware of the amount of spam the system has been seeing. From the comments here, it sounds like it has been a real issue. I've seen the streaming links for football games and have to admit, it IS pretty annoying. So I wouldn't want any changes that would make it more enticing for them to stick around and bring their friends.
Thanks for reading and for sharing your honest opinion. It's helping me to learn more about the climate here and some of the issues.