Thu Dec 6, 2012, 07:57 PM

dballance (5,756 posts)

Stop Alerting on a Post Just Because You Disagree With It

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I've served on several juries lately where it seems the person who alerted just had a disagreement with the original poster in opinion. There were no TOS violations, no insulting of other DUers or using the C-word or N-word. Just opinions by people the person who alerted disagreed with.

Get over yourselves people. Disagreeing with an opinion is not a reason to alert. It's a reason for you to make a valid rebuttal in response to their argument. If you can't do that then don't waste my time alerting as if they did something wrong.

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8 replies	Author	Time	Post
Stop Alerting on a Post Just Because You Disagree With It (Original post)	dballance	Dec 2012	OP
I'm alerting on this post. n/t	2on2u	Dec 2012	#1
I have seen a lot of that too	gollygee	Dec 2012	#2
I'm pretty sure	Control-Z	Dec 2012	#3
I hope I serve on the jury when somebody alerts on this one	NightWatcher	Dec 2012	#4
Agreed	rustydog	Dec 2012	#5
I just had a thread locked a couple days ago for basically the same thing.	we can do it	Dec 2012	#6
Normally, I would agree with this, but.	AverageJoe90	Dec 2012	#7
Locking	REP	Dec 2012	#8

Response to dballance (Original post)

Thu Dec 6, 2012, 07:59 PM

2on2u (1,843 posts)

1. I'm alerting on this post. n/t

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Response to dballance (Original post)

Thu Dec 6, 2012, 08:02 PM

gollygee (22,336 posts)

2. I have seen a lot of that too

and it's not what alerting is supposed to be for. I agree with you.

(This post will likely get locked because it's more of a Meta thing than GD thing.)

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Response to dballance (Original post)

Thu Dec 6, 2012, 08:03 PM

Control-Z (15,681 posts)

3. I'm pretty sure

this post belongs in Meta. Though I do tend to agree.

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Response to dballance (Original post)

Thu Dec 6, 2012, 08:04 PM

NightWatcher (39,343 posts)

4. I hope I serve on the jury when somebody alerts on this one

Leave it alone

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Response to dballance (Original post)

Thu Dec 6, 2012, 08:05 PM

rustydog (9,186 posts)

5. Agreed

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Response to dballance (Original post)

Thu Dec 6, 2012, 08:05 PM

we can do it (11,079 posts)

6. I just had a thread locked a couple days ago for basically the same thing.

I've also had to serve on another jury for another ridiculous alert. Meanwhile we lose a valuable member over pure meaness

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Response to dballance (Original post)

Thu Dec 6, 2012, 08:10 PM

AverageJoe90 (10,745 posts)

7. Normally, I would agree with this, but.

However, though, I must say that you're not exactly the best person to be voicing complaints because you yourself made a frivolous alert, as can be seen here:

Really? She's a little fucking kid.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=1922360

REASON FOR ALERT:

This post is disruptive, hurtful, rude, insensitive, over-the-top, or otherwise inappropriate. (See <a href="http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=aboutus#communitystandards" target="_blank">Community Standards</a>.)

ALERTER'S COMMENTS:

I find it insulting to be called and "asshole" and "sickish." One can disagree with me without that.

You served on a randomly-selected Jury of DU members which reviewed this post. The review was completed at Mon Dec 3, 2012, 07:05 PM, and the Jury voted 1-5 to LEAVE IT.

Juror #1 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE and said: No explanation given
Juror #2 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE and said: No explanation given
Juror #3 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE and said: Attacking the words, not the DUer.
Juror #4 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE and said: Actually, I agree completely with MrSlayer.

Anybody who calls an 8-year-old a 'brat' just because she made a mistake is not only a fucking jerk, but frankly, I think the admins should seriously question if he should even be on this website at all.

Again, my hats off to MrSlayer. You made a very good call here.
Juror #5 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE and said: No explanation given
Juror #6 voted to HIDE IT and said: This was over the top uncivil. There are ways to disagree without being abjectly rude.

Thank you very much for participating in our Jury system, and we hope you will be able to participate again in the future.

And, btw, I was the fourth juror. It was quite understandable see MrSlayer to reply in the fashion that he did. The things you said in that thread are something we'd expect from Michael Savage Republicans, and not Democrats.....I hope you'll learn better(it's not like this kid was terrorizing a candy store or beating up on other kids or something really bad like that.).

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Response to dballance (Original post)

Thu Dec 6, 2012, 08:12 PM

REP (21,691 posts)

8. Locking

This post does not meet the SoP of this Forum (you might try Meta)

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