Alternatively, you could make the downvote button reduce votes by one if the vote count is positive, and vice versa. For example, after casting a +9 on a comment by strongly upvoting it, the user can reduce the vote strength to +7 by pressing the downvote button twice.
Another idea: force each tier of votes to have at least say 10 members. So even when the highest karma person breaches a new threshold, they don’t get the extra firepower until there are at least nine other great powers to join them.
Alternatively, you could make the downvote button reduce votes by one if the vote count is positive, and vice versa. For example, after casting a +9 on a comment by strongly upvoting it, the user can reduce the vote strength to +7 by pressing the downvote button twice.
That’s an interesting idea, I hadn’t considered that!
Another idea: force each tier of votes to have at least say 10 members. So even when the highest karma person breaches a new threshold, they don’t get the extra firepower until there are at least nine other great powers to join them.