[SmG Kylie]

I feel like a potentially better option could be to make it so staff are able to receive positive rep like usual which will appear instantly on their page BUT if a negative  or neutral rep is given, it will not appear instantly and will instead be forwarded to @«SmG» Cloud Himself for further review. If the rep is valid it will then be added to that staff members profile.
(sorry for suggesting a lil more work for you  )

This way you're not removing a positive thing from the forums & you're also making issues known to the man himself, not just masking a potential problem.

Not sure how easy this would be to put into place but it'd be a way to keep positivity and also keep heat off of staff members who are purely just making decisions that are necessary.

Everyone loves to see/give positive rep where it's due.

Now this sounds even better but I don't know if that's possible lol

Dont doubt the coders PK! they got big brains i'm sure they'd be able to find a way, either way just a suggestion ;)