Parties just allow the opportunity of mass spamming by certain groups. We can't do anything about the possiblity of block votes if you really want to organise one on an issue you feel strongly enough about but when we had parties before people would sign up, get all excited and then just drift away, even ignoring the party line when it came to votes. Rather than have parties, just post your recommendation to vote in the thread that accompanies the poll in question and if you put your argument well enough then people will vote with you. There isn't really the need for parties to set the tone for voting in a separate thread outside of the polls. If you make it quite clear that you favour a conquest victory then post to that effect in the first few relevant polls and then people who agree with you will wait to see what you recommend for further polls before casting their own vote.