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hlthe2b

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1. yes, that's a lot to be thrown at as a newbie...

Reply to cheyanne (Original post)

Thu Apr 18, 2013, 04:31 PM

Apr 2013

You can always elect not to serve on a jury, especially as you are just learning your way around...

But gungeon refers to the group that is overwhelmingly populated by pro-gun advocates, even though it is named Gun Control & RKBA group. Gungeoneers would be referring to the "regulars" that frequent this group.

An alert on a post signals that a member felt a post violated the community standards and requested a jury review it. You can read about this and other issues having to do with terms of service here, if you didn't read when you signed up:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=termsofservice

As for the sarcasm thing, that's merely an emoticon. Not seeing the thread, I have no idea what the context might have been.

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I' m clueless: what is a 'gungeoneer' , what is an 'alert on a post'? [View all] cheyanne Apr 2013 OP

yes, that's a lot to be thrown at as a newbie... hlthe2b Apr 2013 #1

A "gungeoneer" is a member who regularly rrneck Apr 2013 #2