Got a five hundred error on the dpoll page, answer would have been yes.
There are a lot of groups and a lot of curation trails and a lot of early joiner groups (first year alumni). For steem blockchain to remain as decentralized as possible, then there should be no one group or organization that has all the say in how things are done.

I think the dolphincouncil can be a very good influence on the blockchain, only time will tell for sure, but having a good solid foundation does help with any project, group, or idea, and I believe that the dolphincouncil is building that solid foundation.