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In reply to the discussion: Should Democratic Underground switch to seven-person juries? [View all]BlueStreak
(8,377 posts)That's a pretty high bar. There will almost always be one juror who votes to ban anything.
I definitely think there needs to be a higher penalty for abusing the system, and the cumulative approach ensures it only kicks in after a pattern of abuse, not just a single alert in the heat of the moment.
IMHO, a person should not alert unless a post is so outrageous that it clearly violates the site rules beyond the shadow of a doubt.
And while this is being rolled out, how about a pitch for honest human interaction instead of everybody flaming from behind the safety of their keyboards. My guess is that in more than 90% of the cases, a PM that politely asks the poster to reconsider his words would achieve the desired result without all this stupid drama we have here.