Thinking about leaving the DU?

[JDPriestly]

67. The jury system is a problem.

I think a DUer should have to have at least 10 hides before being dismissed from DU.

Someone suggested to me that we have a cooling off period for anyone who has more than 2 posts removed within 24 hours. Say a 24-hour cooling off period.

I try my best to set aside differences of opinion when acting as a judge on a jury.

And recently, just yesterday I think, I simply refused to be on a jury because I did not feel I had enough understanding of the topic of the thread and post in question which had to do with transgender issues. I just don't have the experience to judge the value of an opinion or post on that topic. I don't have a problem with transgender people. I am not very visual in my approach to life and I often don't recognize that a transgender person is trans, so I'm kind of not the person to have an opinion on that issue.

So refusing to serve on a jury if you think you cannot judge fairly is also an alternative.

Plus I often think that we should be able to remove an entire series of responses that escalate into an exchange of insults if we wish.

I agree that the jury system is sometimes just an excuse to get rid of voices we do not want to hear.

So thanks for your post.