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cwydro

(51,308 posts) Wed Aug 12, 2015, 01:23 PM Aug 2015

Alert stalking. Do you believe it exists? [View all]

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I don't, but I've seen so many posts about it that I wanted to poll DU to see what everyone thinks.

42 votes, 1 pass \| Time left: Poll closed
	Alert stalking is a problem on DU
	35 (83%)
	Alert stalking is not a problem on DU
	5 (12%)
	I think most hides are justified
	0 (0%)
	I think most hides are not justified
	0 (0%)
	I think most jurors are fair
	1 (2%)
	I think jurors use jury duty to settle scores.
	1 (2%)
	1 DU member did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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Alert stalking. Do you believe it exists? [View all] cwydro Aug 2015 OP

I know for a fact some jurors are biased... TreasonousBastard Aug 2015 #1

I've seen comments on juries like that also, cwydro Aug 2015 #4

You're not alone. Blue_In_AK Aug 2015 #94

Bias works both ways melman Aug 2015 #19

i've seen SEVERAL jury results and alert where the poster's 'other posts' are mentioned HFRN Aug 2015 #41

I disagree. ieoeja Aug 2015 #58

I see what you're saying, but I think I would only want to judge each alerted-on post individually. cwydro Aug 2015 #62

If our juries were conducted like criminal trial juries, Blue_In_AK Aug 2015 #96

For the most part I don't pay attention to the screen name or group I'm responding in when I post notadmblnd Aug 2015 #46

. Nye Bevan Aug 2015 #2

That post was outside of primary season. We are going to see the limits of the jury system tested stevenleser Aug 2015 #6

Possibly. I have no clue. Most of the decisions I do see seem fair. NCTraveler Aug 2015 #3

Unquestionably so. In your poll, I would choose one and six. stevenleser Aug 2015 #5

Well, it certainly seems that your opinion is the majority one cwydro Aug 2015 #9

Call someone a four letter word, a jury will hide it. Gormy Cuss Aug 2015 #37

'Call someone a four letter word, a jury will hide it. Imply someone is a four letter word, pass' HFRN Aug 2015 #48

"FOAD." Gormy Cuss Aug 2015 #78

Alert results: MelissaB Aug 2015 #106

Me too Aerows Aug 2015 #61

Terminology. beevul Aug 2015 #7

Alert stalking is less a problem than alert jurors being conned by offended alerters or not bothering to Fred Sanders Aug 2015 #8

I don't know if it's possible, cwydro Aug 2015 #12

Yeah, I thought of that....maybe if the Juror's could do a juror deliberation alert?! Juror boot. Fred Sanders Aug 2015 #17

The lack of deliberation is a problem. Gormy Cuss Aug 2015 #20

Deliberation is lacking, no doubt. How about a Head Juror, selected by most posts from the random selection, to keep charge? Fred Sanders Aug 2015 #21

I'm not sure that is needed Gormy Cuss Aug 2015 #33

I think some of the more strident posters attract special scrutiny from multiple people. Gidney N Cloyd Aug 2015 #10

I think this is true cwydro Aug 2015 #13

I definitely think it's happening, but I also think some of the biggest offenders are the ones who Marr Aug 2015 #11

I also agree with this. cwydro Aug 2015 #16

I've been both a victim of it, and a perpetrator Blue_Tires Aug 2015 #14

Refreshing honesty here! cwydro Aug 2015 #24

Yes, it is a problem ellie Aug 2015 #15

I am on juries a lot, and I just can't believe what some people alert on. I haven't Nay Aug 2015 #18

I have been on juries a lot, too, murielm99 Aug 2015 #30

I'm not sure about stalking, but JustABozoOnThisBus Aug 2015 #40

Nearly ever jury I have been on the alert has been unbelivably petty. TexasProgresive Aug 2015 #22

It would be interesting of stats on alerts were public Lee-Lee Aug 2015 #23

I kind of like that idea. cwydro Aug 2015 #28

+1 Cosmic Kitten Aug 2015 #29

there is a problem with that because when you serve on MIRT you tend to send a lot Kali Aug 2015 #66

So just note that or hide their stats Lee-Lee Aug 2015 #67

in the Announcement forum Kali Aug 2015 #77

I would agree with this. Tipperary Aug 2015 #87

This is META but I think the jury system is the worst change in DU since I've been here. TexasProgresive Aug 2015 #25

Well, I didn't mean to make a meta post (or maybe you were referring to yours?), cwydro Aug 2015 #36

Not you, ME! TexasProgresive Aug 2015 #71

Yes, I thought I understood you there. cwydro Aug 2015 #73

If I thougt is was you, I would've alerted the hosts----NOT! TexasProgresive Aug 2015 #76

Well, since I'm currently a host. cwydro Aug 2015 #79

Now Cwydro your being a host tickles me more. TexasProgresive Aug 2015 #80

I know! cwydro Aug 2015 #104

THese otions are not mutually exclusive. Cosmic Kitten Aug 2015 #26

Not all kangaroos bother to analyze a post before leaping to conclusions. Hortensis Aug 2015 #27

I'm not quite sure I get your meaning lol. cwydro Aug 2015 #34

Uhoh, I may be among the alert-prone. What Fred Sanders' post/responses above addressed. Hortensis Aug 2015 #53

Lol, ok. cwydro Aug 2015 #60

Now that you mention it, what other site is self-policing as much as DU? The system needs Fred Sanders Aug 2015 #49

I know for a fact it does cali Aug 2015 #31

I voted for #1 but, if you combine #1 with #6, I think that is the absolute truest answer. Hiraeth Aug 2015 #32

I've never been good at composing polls lol. cwydro Aug 2015 #38

I don't really know...I've never alerted on anyone virtualobserver Aug 2015 #35

yes HFRN Aug 2015 #39

I generally ignore meta, but the kerfuffle here is intriguing whatthehey Aug 2015 #42

I'm not black, but the poll I posted was in part because of the recent "kerfluffle" cwydro Aug 2015 #69

At least one Third Way sock was caught at it. Sock got tombstoned but Zorra Aug 2015 #43

Shhhhh! You're not supposed to remember that! QC Aug 2015 #51

"Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Zorra Aug 2015 #64

The admins have repeatedly said it doesn't mythology Aug 2015 #44

Ask Bravenak. OH WAIT! KittyWampus Aug 2015 #45

Bravenak was unmistakably screwed by kneejerk pearl-clutchers, but consider: Orrex Aug 2015 #68

+1 n/t FSogol Aug 2015 #75

Insulting and belittling people comes with a cost. mythology Aug 2015 #103

Here's the point I made recently in a similar discussion: Orrex Aug 2015 #47

You should have put an "I do not know" option Tipperary Aug 2015 #50

anyone here more than 3 minutes can see this... ileus Aug 2015 #52

I guess I'm just idealistic. cwydro Aug 2015 #55

You appeal to their emotions...instead of logic. ileus Aug 2015 #59

I think it happens too, but I'd rather take my chances with a jury notadmblnd Aug 2015 #84

I think it exists, but I think most juries are fair. Kali Aug 2015 #54

I also think Aerows Aug 2015 #56

The Jury System MUST NOT BE QUESTIONED! onehandle Aug 2015 #57

No, no, I assure you I'm not questioning it. cwydro Aug 2015 #65

The paranoids are conspiring against me. lpbk2713 Aug 2015 #63

Lol. Oddly, I seem to always vote with the others. cwydro Aug 2015 #70

I think it happens, but it isn't a major problem. BillZBubb Aug 2015 #72

we are all brain police to a certain extent olddots Aug 2015 #74

I assume juries are sometimes biased, but I consider this a feature rather than a bug. redgreenandblue Aug 2015 #81

I think there is a certain amount of trolling that goes on to Cleita Aug 2015 #82

When we see clusters of alerts/hides as we did over the weekend, there is no doubt... George II Aug 2015 #83

yes i do, popular , known, opinionated DUers get alert stalked m-lekktor Aug 2015 #85

IMO some of our single-issue enthusiasts regularly engage struggle4progress Aug 2015 #86

The problem is the huge reward for a 5th hide. Warren Stupidity Aug 2015 #88

You've had 0 posts hidden, out of over 1k made, in the past 90 days Kaleva Aug 2015 #97

I had a poster Facility Inspector Aug 2015 #89

Cool story bro. zappaman Aug 2015 #95

no feeding for you today! Facility Inspector Aug 2015 #98

Ditto. zappaman Aug 2015 #99

If you need something to do Facility Inspector Aug 2015 #100

I'm sure it happens, LWolf Aug 2015 #90

The problem is you are not permitted to defend yourself. MindPilot Aug 2015 #91

Well, the admins did make a new jury rule cwydro Aug 2015 #107

It may be attempted but I don't think it works Kaleva Aug 2015 #92

I'm sure some jurors are biased, Blue_In_AK Aug 2015 #93

I'd like this feature better if jury could NOT read the other posts and no names visable. Sunlei Aug 2015 #101

Yes, and I think people are misunderstanding how it works sibelian Aug 2015 #102

Sure. But I'm pro 2A. Eleanors38 Aug 2015 #105

My thread was alerted on, so rather than the hosts having to deal with this. cwydro Aug 2015 #108