There are more people speaking up. Check out the post below:
https://steemit.com/steemit/@bitfiend/a-quick-update-on-rewards-pool-abuse-steemits-future
But you are right MORE people are needed to make a stand. Steemit's future looks bleek until the community can get the rewards system under some type of regulation so it no longer gets abused.
The code seems to be in place to limit rewards (currently 1,000,000), simply reduce this to 100, or 10 and the problem goes away.
Downvoting a post can decrease pending rewards and make it less visible. Common reasons:
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