It should still function the same, upvotes will be near impossible to plan and always have an element of luck.
As for a whale coming along and ruining the project with downvotes, that's always a concern. This split actually protects DHEDGE in the event of that happening, as the new token would be the one effected. However I hope we could avoid such attacks by working with any whale with concerns.
It has always had a blacklist built in, but I haven't found any user doing anything wrong enough to make it on that list, so it has remained empty. I'm also considering a few filters such as a minimum reputation score (something easy like 45) to keep the users who already have targets on their backs out of the system.
Thank you for that info, I see your point better now.
Hopefully that split makes the project better for everyone involved!
Cheers and !PIZZA