You should not stop because some are flagging you. There is no need to cap the reward. Users that rely on you to provide data will vote in any way they want. I've been flagged as well, but I am not going to cave in to some whales wishing to censor my posts. You have to continue doing the work that you want to do even if some will not support it. I would be curious to know why @ned downvoted it. Hmmmm.....