I had misgivings too. I decided to find a way to use mine as a way to encourage people whose work I like (so hopefully they continue creating it instead of giving up or going over to the spammy dark side). Also, importantly, I use it as a way to revisit the work of people I had upvoted in the past - to stay in touch rather than "set and forget". If you ever feel like it bothers you, let me know and I'll turn it off. Thanks - Conrad.