Thread:ZeroExalted/@comment-2052424-20130909061737/@comment-2052424-20130909162614

Simply because something isn't used 24/7 doesn't mean it's irrelevant. A nuclear bomb hasn't been used since 1945, yet they're still still as relevant as ever, even more so with mutually assured destruction being a big theme of the cold war, and today.

The reason it isn't used is because most votes don't need it, most votes do have a fairly balanced amount of support and opposition.

The ones that don't do use the snowball clause. The snowball clause is to prevent wasting times on things which clearly have enough support, or opposition. It's function is primarily a background one.

The policy works, and applies here.