Edit: I don’t mean to be snide or anything—I don’t know if the sort of person to ignore persistent downvoting would also ignore a rule posted in the “About” page about persistent downvoting. I believe they would not, but I can’t back that up with evidence.
I’d support the addition of the rule to the About page not because I’d have expectations about anyone’s behavior but because it is apparently Eliezer’s policy to enforce such a rule, so we should probably state the rule explicitly somewhere that newcomers are likely to see it.
In a sizable portion of cases, yes. But then again, how many people have we asked to leave? Maybe 5 to 8, no more. On the other hand, presence of this rule may make the endgame shorter, as non-admin users would be able to appeal to it.
Do you believe such a rule would be effective?
Edit: I don’t mean to be snide or anything—I don’t know if the sort of person to ignore persistent downvoting would also ignore a rule posted in the “About” page about persistent downvoting. I believe they would not, but I can’t back that up with evidence.
I’d support the addition of the rule to the About page not because I’d have expectations about anyone’s behavior but because it is apparently Eliezer’s policy to enforce such a rule, so we should probably state the rule explicitly somewhere that newcomers are likely to see it.
An even stronger point—I, too, add my support to the addition of such a rule to the About page.
In a sizable portion of cases, yes. But then again, how many people have we asked to leave? Maybe 5 to 8, no more. On the other hand, presence of this rule may make the endgame shorter, as non-admin users would be able to appeal to it.
That sounds reasonable to me—the second point is particularly cogent.