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ismnotwasm

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26. I hide for personal insults, bigotry and trolldom

Mon Jun 23, 2014, 08:08 PM

Jun 2014

Not language-- unless it violates community standards. And I do read the threads context if I don't understand why the post was alerted on.

For instance, There are people I personally almost always disagree with, but I don't hide their posts because of that. They are entitled to express there opinions. Words like those n your example that obviously cause hurt or harm, and are deliberately used that way I'll vote to hide

I do hide for defense of republicans, third party voters, over the top Obama haters, anti Democratic statements, bigotry of all kinds

I don't hide for frivolous alerting, swearing, things like that. And how the alert is phrased does make a difference, if the alerter takes the time to explain why they alerted, that helps a lot.

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A note on Jury Service. (edited) [View all] dballance Jun 2014 OP

Thank you for that. djean111 Jun 2014 #1

dballance standards pintobean Jun 2014 #2

That's fine. You are entitled to your opinion. dballance Jun 2014 #4

Yep Aerows Jun 2014 #25

That's been my new policy since the word jumpers and language nannies Warpy Jun 2014 #3

I had a post hidden by jury decision yesterday (my first under this jury system)... Tace Jun 2014 #5

I'll Add That It Was The Source, Not The Post That Was Deemed Objectionable Tace Jun 2014 #19

And just what's wrong with campfires ohheckyeah Jun 2014 #6

I don't need to read the entire thread. Wait Wut Jun 2014 #7

So context doesn't really matter to you? dballance Jun 2014 #10

Absolutely. Wait Wut Jun 2014 #15

Agreed. tammywammy Jun 2014 #21

I agree with you. However, you just made a case for context. dballance Jun 2014 #50

Here is a PRIME example of my thesis. dballance Jun 2014 #8

Someone alerted on another Rude Pundit column?? Really!!!! riderinthestorm Jun 2014 #27

In the scheme of things it was pretty darned mild for the Rude Pundit. /nt dballance Jun 2014 #45

It has to be MIRT material or border line MIRT and obvious TOS violation before I vote to hide. L0oniX Jun 2014 #9

I served on MIRT for a couple of sessions. It does broaden one's opinions. dballance Jun 2014 #14

Someone just alerted on "penis". KamaAina Jun 2014 #11

So two people here found the word "penis" objectionable? dballance Jun 2014 #13

I voted to hide it. tammywammy Jun 2014 #23

Not really a good reason to hide KamaAina Jun 2014 #52

That's fine that you disagree. tammywammy Jun 2014 #54

I don't recall ever voting to hide a thread ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2014 #12

What happened to erring on the side of "not feeding the trolls"? alp227 Jun 2014 #16

I don't know. There are posts out there saying they won't vote for Hillary if she is the nominee, lostincalifornia Jun 2014 #17

I doubt I would but then again LittleGirl Jun 2014 #43

I hear you, but most likely she will be the nominee lostincalifornia Jun 2014 #47

I've become way more reluctant to hide pscot Jun 2014 #18

No thanks. JTFrog Jun 2014 #20

This is true.... Bobbie Jo Jun 2014 #34

I have around a 5% hide rate, but that's mostly due to stupid alerts. arcane1 Jun 2014 #22

I find this an enlightening discussion. Myself, I vote to hide it if it is a personal attack/snark. Dustlawyer Jun 2014 #24

I hide for personal insults, bigotry and trolldom ismnotwasm Jun 2014 #26

Except that we can still opt to read the hidden post. So we get to judge the judgers. Demit Jun 2014 #28

There's been a trend to " swarm" a poster and make multiple alerts. riderinthestorm Jun 2014 #49

There will always be people who want to game the system, whatever the system is. Demit Jun 2014 #56

This claim has often been made. Please provide evidence of this practice. Orrex Jun 2014 #57

AGREED! doxydad Jun 2014 #29

I follow the DU guidelines and rules. enlightenment Jun 2014 #30

I hide rw trolling and personal insults. hrmjustin Jun 2014 #31

The people who alert on everything are the same ones who used to tell the teacher tularetom Jun 2014 #32

You do NOT have to read the whole thread BainsBane Jun 2014 #33

You are correct. In very long threads often only the sub-thread is important. Not the WHOLE thread. dballance Jun 2014 #37

I read the subthread BainsBane Jun 2014 #39

I updated my OP to reflect your very appropriate comment. dballance Jun 2014 #40

Depending on the thread, catrose Jun 2014 #51

The thing is hidden posts probably get more attention than non hidden ones. totodeinhere Jun 2014 #35

checked out of jury service not long after it appeared. it's getting as fucked up as I foresaw... KG Jun 2014 #36

How about I do what I think is right and you do the same? n-t Logical Jun 2014 #38

I let them all ride. obxhead Jun 2014 #41

My standard was to hide for bigotry of any sort, and unprovoked personal attacks petronius Jun 2014 #42

I like the ARS Technia system. ROFF Jun 2014 #44

It is a little hard to compare ARS Technia with DU. dballance Jun 2014 #46

I agree with you about the value of responses. Jim Lane Jun 2014 #48

When I first started posting littlemissmartypants Jun 2014 #53

I think the Post Only should be judged and, without the poster's name available to be seen. Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2014 #55

At this point I am unlikely PDittie Jun 2014 #58

What makes you think. abakan Jun 2014 #59