As a siftizen I've had an inherent belief in the sift rules and system for getting the good stuff to the top.
But belief is not evidence as atheist comment threads will often tell us.

Should we do some counts to check if restrictions on low level sifters are helping or hurting the sift?

e.g.
How often does sifty issue a rejection of *dead
How often does sifty the same post become *dead by a more privileged member

Also should unpublished videos be able to become dead? They're just as unwatchable.