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[MineralMan]

23. Every forum has its own favorite posters.

It also has its unpopular posters. Both can freely post, as long as they stick to reasonable language and avoid personal attacks on others. The vast majority of posters on DU have zero hides in the past 90 days. Those who have multiple hides are usually working on the very edge of having posts hidden. Friendly juries can sometimes let posts that should be hidden stay visible, but the reverse is true, as well.

Frankly, we only see jury results when they are unusual. Of the many juried posts that are either hidden or left, we don't even know that they were alerted. It seems to me that the jury system works just fine most of the time. It sometimes fails, though. That's the nature of community-moderate sites, though.

When it comes to members being kicked off the forum, that has always seemed to be evenly done, pretty much. Most posters who get tossed are those who play so close to the edge of the cliff that it's only a matter of time. I think the admins are very forgiving about this sort of thing, and on both sides of the popularity spectrum.

Again, it's very easy on DU to avoid hidden posts and getting PPRed. Anyone can do it, just by posting reasonably, whatever their position might be. Any DUer can also play dangerously on DU if they choose. Eventually, though, such risky behavior will lead to time-outs and sometimes a banning. It's up to each individual to decide how they want to participate.