Thanks bud!
With regards to the 3rd point, it's more in the region of 10 votes per day (full power). This will keep your vp above 80%.
Much agreed with regards to guidance from the bigger accounts. Unfortunately it seems as if most of them are only in it for themselves which has a negative ripple effect on the platform as a whole. With that being said there are those that care about the platform and the people using it.

If I had a vote of say, $1 in value , I'd rather vote less and keep it at 50% on comments and 100% on posts. That's just me though :) 3 cents from a low vp account means far more to me than 6 cents from a high vp account.
Anyway, as mentioned I'll likely delve into the subject at hand in more detail.
Thanks for the solid support man. Much appreciated!