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In reply to the discussion: A word about the ongoing Democratic presidential primaries [View all]LostOne4Ever
(9,609 posts)[font style="font-family:'Georgia','Baskerville Old Face','Helvetica',fantasy;" size=4 color=#009999]In fact, I can name a few who I consider friends on this site, who earned their hides and served their time.
In Particular, I know of one really nasty poster (not a GDP poster and I am pretty sure he is a Bernie supporter) who has been here since 2014 who my friends and I try and predict how long he will be on before going on vacation again.
Sometimes he is back on vacation before 24 hours has even passed. Honestly, people like him are the reason we need the five hides rule. Posters like him are why we need to STRENGTHEN the punishment.
But the fact that you are making this about GDP, proves my point. This is essentially sacrificing all of DU for a primary issue. There were people like this before the primaries ever started. Constantly getting hides. Pick any controversial subforum and there will be people who posted there and got vacations and deserved every day of it.
Religion, Isreal and Palestine, The Gungeons, and the usual GD trolls. Even before the primary they were making trouble and when the primary is over...they will still be behaving badly.
Regardless, if there was a good policy to appeal bad hides the situation you describe wouldn't happen. The two bad hides would be appealed and over turned. But, I am sorry to say this, but if someone gets drunk and gets hides they deserve those hides.
I thought 3 months was a bit harsh at first, but since they instituted the policy I have come to the conclusion it was pretty good amount of time. If anything, it is more to protect those who follow the rules than to punish the rule breakers.
And someone who gets 15 hides in less than a year, well that person can't blame all 15 hides on bad juries. There is definitely a bad behavior issue there.[/font]