I think this is a good time to say to you all

[MADem]

20. Sometimes, one has to do a little homework.

Other times, the outrage is more obvious.

Checking the profile and finding a PPR told me all I needed to know. No need to even read the entire thread, look at other comments, see if or how much of a "low leveler" the poster was, and how close they got to the line without "quite" stepping over (this is what I often do). If a person is already PPR'd before I even get the jury call, they've ALREADY been identified as an uncivil disruptor, and if they've been an uncivil disruptor, I don't want or need to see their disrupting, snarky shit. If the MIRT has been so kind as to take out the trash, far be it from me to not pick up in my own little area when asked.

That's how I see it, anyway. I've also seen a number of frivolous alerts that were based on personal animus instead of actual disruption (example--one poster disagrees with another and 'someone' alerts and calls it a personal insult instead of what it actually is). I won't vote to hide based on disagreement, only if the person is, in my opinion, here to raise hell and cause dissent.

I haven't gotten any of those frivolous ones in the past few days, though--not that I'm complaining, certainly; I actually prefer it when peace reigns in DU Valley!