Reply #501: It's pretty common knowledge that people have been banned for voting a certain way in polls.

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  The last time it happened was another thread about Ahmadinejad, as far as I know. Actually it was a couple of people who were banned because they voted the "wrong way" in a poll.

  The poll appeared to be a set up, though. The user (not administrator, not moderator) who posted it worded it in such a way to elicit votes FOR a certain answer, which seemed reasonable in the light of their originally-worded message.

  Then, about, I dunno, like almost ten or so replies down, they basically changed the argumentative inflection by redefining one of the terms in the main post (which was still unchanged). And of course you can't go back and un-tick a poll once you've entered it. Good times here at DU!

Recommendations are no different. There is, of course, nothing which is not exposed to inspection by the Administrators. Private messages, etc.

PB