the problem can be that once you're in their 'sights' you're a continuing target. i agree that flagging by a p.o.s whale is pretty despicable. i think a lot of them are doing to keep the pool as large as possible so the can self-upvote to clean up on the rewards. i see this has reduced this payout to zero. i wish there were a way for other whales to band together and correct this situation kinda like the minnow support does for newbies.