I think the reputation system should be calculated according to your votes and have a modulating effect on the rankings as they are sent to your browser, as well as compounding with the overall global score rankings. Here's my thoughts on some parts of how to do this: https://steemit.com/steemit/@l0k1/downvoting-and-reputation-my-thoughts-on-what-works-and-what-doesnt

This makes it more personal and eliminates the influence of bots.