I will probably not, because I don't like flagging/downvoting at all.
If I am not mistaken I have only used the downvote button like once or twice ever on steemit.
Even if I see something bad, I usually ignore it, rather than downvote it, because usually the stuff I would give a downvote to, already has some serious downvotes, and I feel like my small vote wouldn't really change anything either way, so I just choose to keep my VP to reward other users who behave well on the site.
After the fork you will have 2.5 'free' downvotes which wont affect your VP.
Yeah, but also one thing I don't want is to get into a fight with someone.
Because some people when they get flagged, they start flagging back big time.
I'd just rather not :)
I understand, and no-one can be forced of course. It sounds like you have joined in on really poor content before, and I think this will result in less chance of retaliation and is a reasonable option for some.