OT: Should polls be allowed here?

[Behind the Aegis]

49. The jury system is showing signs of major suckdom, I agree.

However, just as safe groups (LGBT being one, where I also host) have 'special' status, if a group has a set of rules, unlike DU overall, then the jury is supposed to take those into consideration. It doesn't mean they will always do the correct thing, however, if there are special rules then those rules can be cited. Also, even if a jury doesn't do the right thing, you and UGRR can message the said individual and request they read the rules and follow them or risk being blocked from the forum.

If we have a set of rules, you can lock duplicate threads, lock threads with questionable sources (which might get a pass elsewhere on DU), lock threads with photos (I am waiting for the "death porn" to start up), and block posters who constantly break the I/P rules. I understand your hands are tightly bound, but I also know there are some things we can do to keep this group from sucking. The real irony here is I/P is turning into the dungeon it was once believed to be on DU2. The rules on DU2 kept threads from starting off and turning into flamefests. Yes, there were always a few here and there, which you could clean up (then) and no longer can. I feel having "safe haven" rules for I/P can return I/P to a more productive group, instead of a punchbowl for people to shit in. That's all I was saying.