I will probably avoid upvotes as a form of compensation. Just makes it more complicated if people complain to do it that way.
I agree with you on the heart for HIVE piece. If people are doing it as an actual job that will be a bad fit. This should just be a HIVE bonus for helping the ecosystem through education.
I mostly care about the education part of downvotes. There are already blacklists run by other folks so this won't be focused on rewards as much as education.