Originally posted by eyrei
I don't think that Shaitan and I should be making that decision on our own, because we are not elected (well, I will not be anyway). That is why I would like the judiciary to become involved.
Well, I would then like to see some kind of law (gasp!) to cover this, or as my friend donsig would point out, we would be hung out to dry the first time it was used.
How about something like:
1) citizen can propose closing a thread by submitting request to in similar manner to the investigation requirement (i.e. which thread, why, etc...)
2) Valid reasons to close a thread include: cascaded polls (my term for polls that refer to other open polls), improperly formated polls, polls that are ambigously worded or clearly deceptive, etc...
3) Requires a 2/3 majority of Judiciary to recommend closure to a Mod.
4) Final approval for any thread closures must always come from a Moderator. (for obvious reasons anyway, as they will physically do the act).
In a perfect world, we could just have the originator correct the poll, but I can see the point that the solution isn't sufficient if some people have already voted with the bad wording. Better to kill the poll and relaunch it.
All of this would need to be legalezed, but that is my concept.