Are you getting a ton of jury requests?

[LisaM]

After a long hiatus, I've become active on DU in the past couple of weeks (mostly in the Hillary group), and I've gotten 7 or 8 jury requests in that time. That seems like a lot! (And in most cases, the alerts are completely frivolous, I only voted to hide one that was obvious spam).

Is this happening to others?

[PeaceNikki]

1. I get 2-3 per day.

[question everything]

6. Same here. That is, when I am on the site

and I can see the bias in the jury system toward Sanders and against Hillary.

A similar post by Hillary supporter would get hidden, while Sanders supporter will have an easy sail.

[mercuryblues]

27. funny that

I took a post from the other group, replaced Sander's name with Clinton's and made an. It was hidden in 5 minutes, While the other one has been up for 2 weeks and almost 200 recs. Just to see if that was true.

What you say is true

[George II]

35. and 200 recs

[Agnosticsherbet]

2. Yes, 2-3 a day.

That tells me that the number of alerts must be through the roof.

[msongs]

3. not so many. I usually vote to hide only if its a personal attack issue tho nt

[DesertRat]

4. Yes, usually 2x a day

Mostly frivolous.

[JustAnotherGen]

5. Yep

If you stay out of the heated threads - you get called to them.

[UtahLib]

7. Yes

[jsmirman]

8. Just give it time

I had the same experience initially (long hiatus, lots of jury requests on returning), but for the price of speaking my mind they got me off the jury list, and quick. 4000+ posts with maybe one(?) hide among them, and then like 3 hides in as many days.

I, like many others here, have been driven down to 0% chance of serving on a jury.

It is depressing to see how many regular posters in this group are down to 0% chance of serving on a jury.

Yet another way the current jury system is broken - if you are a HRC supporter, you are very unlikely to be judged by a jury of your peers.

It's okay - Skinner is sleeping through this all. He'll get to it at some point in July. Once most of us have been driven away from the site.

[comradebillyboy]

36. Then the site will turn into Democratic Socialist Underground

[Coolest Ranger]

9. I can't remember

the last time I got invited to a lot of juries

[Treant]

10. One or two, often.

My probability of jury service has dropped considerably, but it's still high enough for that.

I tend to vote to hide anything that violates the TOS. Perhaps not surprisingly, very few of those actually ever get hidden.

I'm starting to run out of patience, but that's OK. If I go, I devote that time to the campaign and the trolls lose even more.

[littlebit]

11. Yes

just about everyday.

[LisaM]

12. The one I got today was so manipulative it was laughable

Someone pointed out that one reference was more recent than another, and it was "interpreted" (I use the word very loosely) as being hurtful and insensitive.

[mcar]

13. I've been getting several a day

I'm happy to do it - the jury system needs some semblance of balance.

[GusBob]

14. My chance of serving on jury: 13%

I get 2 per week. Depends on how much you log on

[obamanut2012]

15. Same here -- just came back after a long time away

Because of the HRC stuff, and am getting 2-3 a day, and I'm not on here all day.

[fleabiscuit]

16. Yup, but today has been quiet. n/t

[Starry Messenger]

17. Yes, three in the last few hours.

First two filled before I could get on, so I don't know what they were about.

[Tarheel_Dem]

18. Yes! n/t

[Hayduke Bomgarte]

19. Yes

Normally I'll get 2-3 requests to serve in a month. I always figured that is because, even though I visit this site pretty much daily, I don't linger. I'm in and out 2-3 times a day.

For the past several weeks the requests have increased to as many as a dozen in a week, and as you say, the vast bulk of them are pure unadulterated horse manure. Unbelievably childish, moronic alerts.

I think, lately I've served on juries with some of the same people. Over the last week, in the comments of the "verdicts" I've seen it said, a few times, that those making these ridiculous alerts should be given time outs. I whole heartily agree, sadly. It's bad. Something needs done soon.

[sharp_stick]

20. At least one per day

Almost all of them in GD-P and at least half of those nothing but alert stalking.

The only reason I keep accepting jury requests is to try and reduce the number of stupid hides.

[asuhornets]

21. yep...n/t

[SharonClark]

22. I received my first jury request yesterday

I was glad to participate because it made me feel that my opinion counted.

[Ellen Forradalom]

23. Yes

I'm an old-timer and a paid member.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

24. Yes

Almost as soon as I click on the site

[kerry-is-my-prez]

25. Yep. If it's a really jerky comment, I've started to vote to hide it. I'm getting tired of it.

Otherwise people think they can keep on bullying and insulting without impunity. I rarely alert though.

[redstateblues]

26. one a day

[GP6971]

28. Averaging 2 to 3 a day. Recently closer to 3. n/t

[Cha]

29. As hosts of the Hillary Group we got a SOP alert on your OP.. they just can't stand

not butting into our business.

I guess they didn't read William's pinned post @ the top of the page.. directed right directly @ them.

Carry on, LisaM

[LisaM]

33. What???

That's cray cray.

[griffi94]

30. i've gotten 2 jury requests in the last few days

i also just started coming back after a long break.
i expect it will calm back down pretty soon when
it becomes obvious that bernie isn't going to have the numbers.

[charlyvi]

31. YES!

[UrbScotty]

32. I was invited to juries four times in less than two minutes...

...but they were all full. "Thank you for choosing to serve. Unfortunately, that Jury is full."

[Jitter65]

34. yes