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[font style="font-family:'Georgia','Baskerville Old Face','Helvetica',fantasy;" size=4 color=#009999]With this change, posters who are completely incapable of being civil or following the rules will have free reign to continue to harass people without end.

It is my understanding that most posters don't go on vacation. Only a handful do, and of that handful only a handful of them go on vacation after vacation after vacation. These posters actually spend more time in a years period not being able to post, than they spend able to post. These posters make posting on DU less enjoyable.

The 5 hide system kept them from posting, and made DU a better place overall. If there was a problem with the system it was that the constant vacationers were not deterred from coming back and being rude all over again. It didn't need to be removed, but Strengthened.

Removing the 5 hide temporary ban doesn't solve the problem and punishes the rule abiding members of DU. It is like letting all the inmates of Arkham Asylum (including the Joker) go free because Catwoman got railroaded in a trial.

What was needed, and what is still needed is a better system for appealing bad hides.

What that system would be is probably something for ask the administrators but just as an example, maybe, allow a person who gets a hide to appeal hide which would put up a a button on hidden posts fro 24 hours called "appeal hide" and if a set number of DUers push it, (lets say seven to make up for the seven Jurors) it brings the alert to a 2nd jury whose verdict will be final? Or maybe if like 20 or more posters push the button it sends it to you, the admins, instead?

The manner is beside the point. My reason for posting this is that removing the 5 hide rule is going to hurt DU. I think it is safe to say all of us (or at least most of us) know of posters who are like this. Making this change which affects all of DU just because of bad hides in GDP and other primary groups is a bad idea.

Please reconsider![/font]