^^ I totally agree with you but I'm afraid D/R will never go away because it's quite human to vote for people you're cool with, isn't it?
So it's a sort of protection against honest votes from new cats also, that's what you mean right? And I think it's true for some people indeed because by setting the post limit so high, they know who's able to vote and who's not and contact them.
But D/R is another issue, the lack of voting and feedback is more urgent in my opinion right now. Not that I'm seeing a solution for both coming soon but oh well...
DQ