I see what you're saying. Well, this might be complicated - but - what if the age of the account was taken into consideration? Flags from older users (ideally ones with a healthier understanding of this community) carry greater weight when it comes to color.
This way it wouldn't be so 1-to-1 when it comes to flags or even steem stake, but more based on longevity within the community.
That would help, but many flags are malicious. You also have situations where accounts have been hacked and flagged a lot, yet recover and then go back to normal. Then you have the fact spammers are rarely flagged as no one wants to waste their stake cleaning the community.
cleaning that does nothing, it's really strange the rep is the only social thing here :D everything else is about money, humm so is rep :D
I remember haejin passing by my blog leaving a link ...
:D pretty much like me now(tell me if you want a link) :D although I'm not looking for rewards on a dead post, huuummm deadpost @whatamidoing I will see you there :D
Good luck with the marks, :( seems only the sky is the limit for haejin :| but he has been here(actively) at least 8-9 months to get that rep, albeit unfairly and unjustly ... my opinion, in comparison to others