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

Wed Aug 12, 2015, 02:19 PM

Aug 2015

heaven forbid, jurors judge based on what someone actually said, rather than on what YOU know they actually MEANT

really sounds like those one this site really aren't giving you your proper due deference

(and yes, I am implying something here)

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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