The results of the original poll were steady throughout the 60 days it was open. I configured the poll to only be open for 60 days (moderators did not close it). Does this one have a cut-off point too? We can make new polls with new choices now, since the PDT rule has been applied to options for nearly four months now, and new developments or perceptions have arisen in that time. For instance, SSF, which began (perhaps suspiciously) at precisely the same time that PDT rules were applied onto stock options.
I didn't vote in the original poll, since I had created it. I voted in this one for "They increase the risk of loss to small traders". Even though I agree with "All of the above are true", I think it's most significant that these rules increase the likelihood of loss to small traders, which the people arguing in favor of this rule are always saying it's well-designed to prevent. Also, of course, these rules should not be applied to cash-purchased stock options. The rules are so incredibly and unfairly biased against options, that it's a joke. Options are doubly and triply penalized by this rule about margin use, which options don't even use.
