I'm just a small fry and don't log in every day. I think there is a place for both. I agree with most of your reasons for up or down voting. I also think 'flagging' or whatever you decide to call it is needed for obvious spammers and these using SteemIt for nefarious reasons. I like to read various articles and some comments. But I lose interest fast when I see comment after comment that are just worthless.
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UP or DOWN... votes are votes
I can get behind that. I've only flagged 1 person since I got here. The people whose content I can't like I ignore - I just move on. The only comment I really took offense at was someone who had obviously not read the post (a diary written by a man going through the loss of his son). The poster particularly asked not to be voted on, he just wanted a venue for his thoughts and feelings. The steemian replied with 'Good post. Upvoted. Please upvote me.'
There are some people who need flagging. This instance was not just boorish (which replies I can either comment on or ignore), but it was highly insensitive an inappropriate.
Having both a downvote and a flag might satisfy those people who absolutely must disagree with someone instead of just moving on.
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