a few small changes, mostly recommended by Verdant

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Generally, vote/vetoes should never be overruled, and the reasons for them may remain confidential, though their existence and their author might not be confidential, depending on implementation. Some exceptions are detailed below.
## The Weight of Roles
Demotions should not happen except as a result of rule violations. This is why the barrier to entry for an official demotion proposal is quite high.
Demotions should ideally never happen, except as a result of rule violations. This is why the barrier to entry for an official demotion proposal is quite high.
Demoting a user when they haven't broken a rule is likely to engender a feeling of trivialisation of the investment of time and energy to gain their status, and thus erasure of the value of the hierarchy, which may lead to abandonment of the community.
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## Overruling Vetoes
The only valid reasons to overrule vetoes are those stated in the Official Proposals below, and they are very minimal.
If you do not like a result, your first instinct should be discussion, not overruling.
If you do not like a result, your first instinct should be discussion, not calling for overruling.
All Level 3 users are expected to be mature and reasonable people, who are capable of discussing matters, and potentially changing their mind. This is a requirement of the role, and anyone who doesn't match this should be demoted via an official proposal.
Those capable of this dignified conduct will always respond to disputes by opening discussion, and never with requests for undue authoritarian action.
### Unresolvable Schisms
Where conflict cannot be resolved by any civil means, the admin should enact a resolution which tends towards inaction.
Where conflict cannot be resolved by any civil means, the admin should enact a resolution which tends towards less official action.
Ultimately, the admin has the power to overrule all other concerns, but this should only happen in emergencies, and may come at the cost of community trust.
### Returning Users