Sun Feb 9, 2014, 12:33 AM

Jury decisions

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Is there a way to appeal a jury decision? Some one made a false claim and I called them a liar and my post was hidden. They said I was beneath their contempt and jury said that post was fine. This seems utterly insane.

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26 replies	Author	Time	Post
Jury decisions (Original post)	CSStrowbridge	Feb 2014	OP
There isn't, unfortunately. I'm sorry this happened to you. It's happened to me, too.	NYC_SKP	Feb 2014	#1
There is no appeal	hrmjustin	Feb 2014	#2
This message was self-deleted by its author	zippythepinhead	Dec 2016	#12
Why are you kicking up this old thread?	hrmjustin	Dec 2016	#15
This message was self-deleted by its author	zippythepinhead	Dec 2016	#16
.	hrmjustin	Dec 2016	#19
Meh	zippythepinhead	Dec 2016	#20
No rule, but it is considered rude.	ManiacJoe	Dec 2016	#21
You need to go back and read the TOS you signed upon joining. "Free speech" on a privately owned....	Hekate	Dec 2016	#24
Good question	Hekate	Dec 2016	#22
Who are they, and what are they preaching?	Ptah	Dec 2016	#17
they are borg	zippythepinhead	Dec 2016	#18
Thanks.	CSStrowbridge	Feb 2014	#3
The trick is to say something like "I think you are mistaken"	Nye Bevan	Feb 2014	#4
In my opinion...	CSStrowbridge	Apr 2014	#5
Pointing out the lie is good and expected.	ManiacJoe	Apr 2014	#7
This message was self-deleted by its author	zippythepinhead	Dec 2016	#14
put that false-claiming asshole on Ignore	Skittles	Apr 2014	#6
Message auto-removed	Name removed	May 2014	#8
Jury Decisions	DESchiller	Jul 2014	#9
The post being judged is your presented case.	ManiacJoe	Jul 2014	#10
Message auto-removed	Name removed	Jul 2014	#11
This message was self-deleted by its author	zippythepinhead	Dec 2016	#13
Pick all the people with whom you have most vehemently disagreed. Chances are....	Hekate	Dec 2016	#23
The new system kind of sucks	OrwellwasRight	Dec 2016	#25
I'm going to lock this	EarlG	Dec 2016	#26

Response to CSStrowbridge (Original post)

Sun Feb 9, 2014, 12:38 AM

NYC_SKP (68,644 posts)

1. There isn't, unfortunately. I'm sorry this happened to you. It's happened to me, too.

More than once.

I can't offer any advice other than to try to take it in stride and not personally.

The jury members are selected randomly, there could be six great and sympathetic and thoughtful DU members on that jury.

Or, there might only be two of them and the other four, well, they might be "different"!

Welcome to the club!

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Response to CSStrowbridge (Original post)

Sun Feb 9, 2014, 12:49 AM

hrmjustin (71,265 posts)

2. There is no appeal

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Response to zippythepinhead (Reply #12)

Sat Dec 24, 2016, 05:30 PM

hrmjustin (71,265 posts)

15. Why are you kicking up this old thread?

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Response to zippythepinhead (Reply #16)

Sat Dec 24, 2016, 07:57 PM

hrmjustin (71,265 posts)

19. .

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Response to hrmjustin (Reply #19)

Sun Dec 25, 2016, 09:34 AM

zippythepinhead (374 posts)

20. Meh

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Response to zippythepinhead (Reply #16)

Sun Dec 25, 2016, 11:16 PM

ManiacJoe (9,925 posts)

21. No rule, but it is considered rude.

And most of the time when a thread is zombied, the new post would have been better off as a starter in a new thread.

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Response to zippythepinhead (Reply #16)

Tue Dec 27, 2016, 01:19 AM

Hekate (67,180 posts)

24. You need to go back and read the TOS you signed upon joining. "Free speech" on a privately owned....

....and operated discussion board is a bogus argument. Rules of civility apply here, as much as possible, and you agreed by signing the TOS.

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Response to hrmjustin (Reply #15)

Tue Dec 27, 2016, 01:10 AM

Hekate (67,180 posts)

22. Good question

Seems like someone's holding a major grudge and reached back nearly 3 years to find a fly-blown dead horse to beat.

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Response to zippythepinhead (Reply #12)

Sat Dec 24, 2016, 06:35 PM

Ptah (30,535 posts)

17. Who are they, and what are they preaching?

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Response to Ptah (Reply #17)

Sat Dec 24, 2016, 06:52 PM

zippythepinhead (374 posts)

18. they are borg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borg_(Star_Trek)

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Response to CSStrowbridge (Original post)

Sun Feb 9, 2014, 05:02 AM

CSStrowbridge (267 posts)

3. Thanks.

Thanks for the quick replies. Shame there's nothing I can do. I'll just have to make sure I'm a good juror if I ever get the chance.

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Response to CSStrowbridge (Original post)

Mon Feb 10, 2014, 08:54 AM

Nye Bevan (25,406 posts)

4. The trick is to say something like "I think you are mistaken"

or "I disagree with you" as opposed to calling someone a liar. It's pretty easy to avoid hidden posts by staying civil.

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Response to Nye Bevan (Reply #4)

Thu Apr 3, 2014, 08:42 AM

CSStrowbridge (267 posts)

5. In my opinion...

In my opinion, it is uncivil to tell a lie. It is not uncivil to point out a lie.

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Response to CSStrowbridge (Reply #5)

Thu Apr 3, 2014, 06:46 PM

ManiacJoe (9,925 posts)

7. Pointing out the lie is good and expected.

However, it is against the DU rules to call someone a liar. You need to attack the post, not the author.

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Response to CSStrowbridge (Reply #5)

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Response to CSStrowbridge (Original post)

Thu Apr 3, 2014, 05:58 PM

Skittles (133,800 posts)

6. put that false-claiming asshole on Ignore

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Response to CSStrowbridge (Original post)

Sat Jul 19, 2014, 02:32 AM

DESchiller (6 posts)

9. Jury Decisions

Shouldn't a jury decision come after a person has a fair opportunity to present his/her case?

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Response to DESchiller (Reply #9)

Sat Jul 19, 2014, 10:36 AM

ManiacJoe (9,925 posts)

10. The post being judged is your presented case.

Keep it civil or take your chances with the jury.

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Response to CSStrowbridge (Original post)

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Response to zippythepinhead (Reply #13)

Tue Dec 27, 2016, 01:13 AM

Hekate (67,180 posts)

23. Pick all the people with whom you have most vehemently disagreed. Chances are....

....those would be the ones you would not want judging you.

You can also ask the admins instead of criticizing how the place is run in open forum.

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Response to CSStrowbridge (Original post)

Wed Dec 28, 2016, 02:53 PM

OrwellwasRight (5,170 posts)

25. The new system kind of sucks

but it is what it is. If it makes DU a little more civil, then great. But it is a lot less transparent and some of the game playing (e.g., people always voting their politics instead of the rules) continues to happen. Sorry it happened to you. As a fellow long time member, I am not always satisfied with how the rules are applied, but that's the way the cookie crumbles. Take it as a learning experience and move on. It will eventually drop off your profile page and you'll have a clean record.

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Response to CSStrowbridge (Original post)

Wed Dec 28, 2016, 02:56 PM

EarlG (18,294 posts)

26. I'm going to lock this

The thread is almost three years old and contains information that is no longer correct.

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