Discussion

Discussions on the issue voting pages are essential for reaching the correct judgment. To maintain healthy and high-quality discussions, certain constraints apply to commenting.

Important: Be sure to include all relevant details in your comment to ensure clarity and completeness.

Phase 1: Community Judging

During this phase:

• All judges can comment without restrictions.

• Judges without a signal score can only comment on their own issues (as authors).

Phases 2, 3, and 4

When the Lead Judge and Sherlock Judge are involved, the following rules apply:

• Each judge or author is limited to one comment per issue in the discussion section. Additional comments may be granted by the Lead Judge or Sherlock Judge.

• Judges must have at least 100 signal to comment on issues submitted by third parties.

Escalations

In Phase 3 (lasting 24 hours), judges can escalate issues by leaving a comment in the discussion. If no escalation occurs, the discussion closes at the start of Phase 4.

Escalations require a fixed signal cost, which is non-refundable. This cost discourages unnecessary escalations by removing the incentive to escalate freely.