It's an honorable approach to take, but you make a good point regarding that late vote appearing - it is certainly more noticeable than the raft that appear during the first 15 minutes, and could certainly work in your favour, along with a comment showing why the vote arrived. e.g. interest in the topic.
A Red Fish shared, is a Minnow in double time. See if you can get them noticed by c-squared or ocd, or curie :)