Just served on a DU jury. Thanks Skinner! The new instructions are great.

[In_The_Wind]

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. I thought those instructions were great too, my dear In_The_Wind!

It's unfortunate that they're necessary, but I think they will do a lot of good over the long haul.

Nice to see you today!

[In_The_Wind]

2. When did they change?

Oh and, I agree with you.

I have been studying and testing for the past two weeks. I passed the state exam yesterday. Today is my day to be kind to me. My poor brain is fried.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. I don't actually know when they changed.

I was on a jury yesterday, and that was the first time I saw those new instructions.

Congrats on passing the state exam! Time to rest your fried brain for sure! If I may ask, what field was the test in?

[In_The_Wind]

4. Quack ~

I'm gonna be that lady with a duck selling Accident and Health Insurance.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

5. Excellent!

And what a clever way to tell me!

Congrats, J!

[In_The_Wind]

7. In my late teens I earned a ton of money selling encyclopedias door to door.

I think this will be easier.

It's always nice to provide an interesting lead when possible. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[malthaussen]

15. They make you take the Minnesota?

I have a real hate-hate relationship with that test. Refused to do it in high school. Later had to take it too when I was applying for an insurance gig. Failed. (Well, you can't "fail" the test, it just indicated I shouldn't be selling insurance, which I could have told them without the test)

And congratulations on being gainfully employed!

-- Mal

[In_The_Wind]

17. I'm not familiar with the term "Minnesota" but

it was a timed, select the right answer from a set of four choices test. Oh and, it takes 70 or more correct answers to pass.

[malthaussen]

20. Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory.

A multiple-choice ("take out your Number Two pencils, boys and girls&quot personality test which is intended to tell how crazy you are, and in what ways. Includes questions like "Would you rather lead a parade, watch a parade, or be in a parade." Initial version (which I refused in HS) was heavily flawed due to the shallowness of the sample pool used for calibrating the answers; they've been refining the thing ever since 1943.

-- Mal

[In_The_Wind]

25. No. That was not part of the exam.

It was real facts, approved business practices, law and penalties. IMO: a very through testing of knowledge learned specifically about health and accident policies.

[TexasTowelie]

26. I believe that I saw the change on Thursday.

I usually don't write anything to radical in my jury comments, but I'll be much more careful to follow community standards in the future.

[cwydro]

6. I agree.

I actually posted in ATA because I was so impressed with them.

Some of the juror comments were so out of line.

And when someone makes a horrid comment like that. you just KNOW they are not a good and impartial juror.

[In_The_Wind]

8. I'm very pleased with the change. eom.

[Paulie]

9. Same text is at Discussionist

They probably did it when they put it there.

[In_The_Wind]

10. As a juror I was unpleasantly surprised occasionally so this is a huge improvement.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12598237

If you submit abusive or offensive comments when serving on a jury, your eligibility to serve on juries may be revoked, and the comment which caused the loss of eligibility may be displayed publicly on your Profile page.

[hunter]

11. Will I now carefully review my own jury comments before I post them?

Nope.

[In_The_Wind]

12. See

When someone like you 'a person who doesn't post abusively or offensively' is on a jury there is no reason to review your comment.

[hunter]

14. I do occasionally vote to hide posts with words like "troll song."

But I usually strive to be Buckaroo Banzai.

Hey, hey, don't be mean... No matter where you go, there you are...

[Phentex]

13. I like it too but have the admins ever done anything about it before?

I was shocked by some jury comments and there was a button to report abuse. To my knowledge, the button was a black hole to nowhere.

I know they cannot possibly review every vote but I think it's fair that either the jurors or the alertee or the author of the OP can now point out the abuse and have something done about it.

[hunter]

18. Yes.

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[In_The_Wind]

23. Yes, they did and still do read those alerts.

[malthaussen]

16. I hadn't read any abusive juror's comments myself...

... so I was startled to see that such a regulation was necessary. At any rate, I always follow the example of H2O Man and sign my juror comments. (Arguments could be made against it, but I think accountability is useful)

-- Mal

[CaliforniaPeggy]

19. Good for you, my dear malthaussen!

I do not sign mine. I don't want anyone coming after me for something I said........or didn't say. And there are enough people who don't like me to make that a concern.

[malthaussen]

21. Ha, me Tarzan.

I bite off the heads of critics and spit them out.

It is a sorry commentary on the human race, though, my dear Peggy, that anyone could not like you.

-- Mal

[CaliforniaPeggy]

22. Thank you.......you're a sweetheart.

[In_The_Wind]

24. Lucky you. I was surprised a few times.

I have noticed you and a few other DUers signing jury votes.

[ProfessorGAC]

29. Same Here

Not that i read every jury decision, but from the many i've been on, i've never seen an abusive comment from a juror.

[olddots]

27. its a shame that people think the net is a game

this new rule has been needed for a while here .

[In_The_Wind]

28. Perhaps it will bring peace to DU.

It isn't difficult to be kind instead of abusive and still make a point clear.