1. Do you agree or disagree with the removal of the following clause in the new COC (the full document can be found here):
No
2. Are you for or against mods being allowed to vote in future MEEPs? Note that there are more than two options for this question:
No
3. Are you for or against votes being reported on (and possibly removed) after the voting period is finished? Note that there are more than two options for this question:
No
4. Are you for or against the implementation of a polling section in DART?
No
5. Are you for or against the implementation of advertisements on DART? Note that there are more than two options for this question:
I understand that the wording seems a bit confusing, but "No" indeed does mean that you believe mods should be able to vote in MEEPs the same way that any other user can.
Thanks everyone who participated in this. I've kept out of it, to not sway anything during it.
Outcomes:
No binding result. This means we will not be adding those nine lines (or something closely to their effect) into the CoC. I would like to note that no one is being punished for saying screw the mods. The old rule allowed truly deranged defamation, which was to no ones benefit.
Most people favor moderators being able to vote on these. This means the Moderation Overview will not be updated with an extension to the eligibility. Thanks!
Leaning toward the status quo. I think it's already somewhere on Mike's lengthy to-do list. So the big complexity in removing votes after the voting period ends, is the ratings effects are not recorded within the debate. I think it would basically break the site if it tried to recalculate everything backwards. Had the majority of people been ok with bad votes being removed even if the ratings were not adjusted accordingly, then it would have been possible to roll out something much much faster.
Most people favor polls as an option. This doesn't mean it will happen, but in platform development it is good to know what people would like (and similarly if they would be opposed).
People lean toward opposition to pop-ups. Again, probably useful information for Mike in future platform development (if he chooses to go in that direction).
It had already been removed via the previous referendum; but had been lumped in with the hundred or so other changes to the CoC, rather than voted on individually.