I am with you 100% . Downvoting will be the death of steem. I don't mind the fork but the downvoting pool should be left out. I've never downvoted anyone and I never will. The flag wars among whales will die out over time but creating an incentive to downvote is a disaster. I love steem but am not sure it will survive the downvote. People can basically rob any steem staker on a whim.