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truedelphi

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32. I have been on DU since back in 2005.

Mon Dec 28, 2015, 08:25 PM

Dec 2015

Over the past ten months, twice I tried to alert, and the alert did not take.

But those two are the only alerts in my entire history here that I have attempted.

Certainly I don't understand how some people can alert so often.

We should give each DU'er two alerts for every six months, and then that's it.

I have become very tired of being on a jury to defend someone who has been dumped on over and over again in some discussion. (Which you find out by going back into the posts where the alert has occurred.)

You realize that when they finally slung the crap back with a rather mild rebuke, they were then alerted on. For some mild rebuke or slightly sarcastic comment.

This is nuts.

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You know what would stop the alert abuse in its tracks? [View all] grasswire Dec 2015 OP

It would cut down on alerts. femmocrat Dec 2015 #1

yep grasswire Dec 2015 #2

+1,000 malaise Dec 2015 #3

Would help, what would be even better is to have moderators and not juries. randys1 Dec 2015 #4

^^^^^^^This. Squinch Dec 2015 #9

Except when there was mods before tammywammy Dec 2015 #11

Then he had the wrong mods. I dont know the answer, what I do know is i have had many randys1 Dec 2015 #15

Harumph. I was a moderator on DU2. greatauntoftriplets Dec 2015 #27

DU has a unique position of stating they dont want rightwingers. Where I came from we didnt do that randys1 Dec 2015 #31

And Skinner and EarlG made those determinations. greatauntoftriplets Dec 2015 #39

Yes, DU2 mods were very impartial and took the job very seriously emulatorloo Dec 2015 #38

Hell it's going on now with mirt Egnever Dec 2015 #42

that should be taken up to the admins tammywammy Dec 2015 #47

Yes, this ^^^ Hekate Dec 2015 #14

Disagree, bad idea dreamnightwind Dec 2015 #85

Dumping the juries, going back to mods emulatorloo Dec 2015 #5

Especially during primary season Matariki Dec 2015 #18

THIS. The jury system here is brain damaged. Bring back real moderators. n/t backscatter712 Dec 2015 #34

That's one goode one... TreasonousBastard Dec 2015 #6

Good idea re mandatory explanation n/t emulatorloo Dec 2015 #8

I have been on DU since back in 2005. truedelphi Dec 2015 #32

I like truedelphi's idea SCantiGOP Dec 2015 #62

a mandatory explanation would make no difference - unless it made it worse muriel_volestrangler Dec 2015 #56

Originally, in another thread, I suggested an explanation only... TreasonousBastard Dec 2015 #84

Explanation with a (for instance) 100 character minimum. No just "I agree" or "me too." Gidney N Cloyd Dec 2015 #71

So tammywammy Dec 2015 #73

Point taken but I'd hope they could filter for something like that if it came up often. Gidney N Cloyd Dec 2015 #77

Agree with that one skepticscott Dec 2015 #89

There is value in alerters being anonymous because ... VMA131Marine Dec 2015 #7

This is why DU needs real moderators instead of juries. backscatter712 Dec 2015 #36

it would cut down on alert abuse w0nderer Dec 2015 #10

Real liberals dont do hit lists. Not a problem if you vet the mods. randys1 Dec 2015 #53

real liberals might not w0nderer Dec 2015 #87

That would just create revenge alerting tammywammy Dec 2015 #12

Good point. TreasonousBastard Dec 2015 #86

Limiting the number of alerts to a few per week. alphafemale Dec 2015 #13

Moderators? Matariki Dec 2015 #16

Yes and maybe 10 day ban for serial katsy Dec 2015 #17

This I think would be better Egnever Dec 2015 #48

2 alerts from the same alerter per day /// 5 alerts from the same alerter per week. BlueJazz Dec 2015 #19

There are many people with multiple IDs on the DU Omaha Steve Dec 2015 #52

And silly me, to think that was a banable offense nadinbrzezinski Dec 2015 #57

Didn't know that. I thought the powers that be checked the IP address for duplicates. BlueJazz Dec 2015 #58

Is there a way to get around that or is it not checked often? Omaha Steve Dec 2015 #63

If you think someone is doing that you should contact the admins tammywammy Dec 2015 #65

The trick is know who has which multiple IDs Omaha Steve Dec 2015 #68

They can put in an IP block tammywammy Dec 2015 #69

Something like that plus a max # of times an alerter can alert on the same poster per month. Gidney N Cloyd Dec 2015 #76

Sounds quite fair and reasonable. FarPoint Dec 2015 #20

I wish that when a post gets alerted on, the jury actually looked only at the offending post not who demtenjeep Dec 2015 #21

I look at the post in context. ohnoyoudidnt Dec 2015 #29

Should have been done ages ago LittleBlue Dec 2015 #22

I'm all for it with one caveat: Brother Buzz Dec 2015 #23

Skinner has discussed this before in AtA tammywammy Dec 2015 #24

Would probably worsen alert stalking. LoveIsNow Dec 2015 #25

A solution looking for a problem oberliner Dec 2015 #26

I agree. Lately, I've been signing my alerts. mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2015 #28

I've never understood how anyone can get so upset at words... ileus Dec 2015 #30

Simple answer is always vote "Leave it" if the alert isn't signed. Own the alert of lose the jury... ileus Dec 2015 #33

I would be okay with this rpannier Dec 2015 #35

as of late the juries i have been on seem to have been more valid dembotoz Dec 2015 #37

To be honest ejbr Dec 2015 #40

Gaming of the jury system? pintobean Dec 2015 #41

Limiting the number of alerts ... Whiskeytide Dec 2015 #43

The jury should have a button to alert on the alerter for alerting on a post that's not alertible. Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2015 #44

I'm for it also TexasProgresive Dec 2015 #45

I like the idea of the profile stating the number of alerts... Whiskeytide Dec 2015 #50

I recently posted my ideas about improving the jury system TexasProgresive Dec 2015 #55

I like them all... Whiskeytide Dec 2015 #60

I just try and stay out of the whole thing. I have no patience for it, so I am no help at all... CTyankee Dec 2015 #46

There is no actual evidence that the jury system is being succesfully gamed... Kaleva Dec 2015 #49

Then you haven't been paying attention.... blackspade Dec 2015 #70

no, i agree w skinner. mopinko Dec 2015 #51

Autoposting of the jury results on all alerts. eggplant Dec 2015 #54

^^^This^^^ n/t DeadLetterOffice Dec 2015 #74

All for it. blackspade Dec 2015 #59

Admin intervention is required. bl968 Dec 2015 #61

This whole alert system kinda nyabingi Dec 2015 #64

No. It would spawn revenge alerts, turn into meta with threads about the alerter neverforget Dec 2015 #66

Sounds good to me. LuvNewcastle Dec 2015 #67

Ditto! SoapBox Dec 2015 #72

The admins can see who alerts what already. n/t tammywammy Dec 2015 #75

People having thicker skin???????? Hotler Dec 2015 #78

The admins see who alerts... MerryBlooms Dec 2015 #79

Fair point. FailureToCommunicate Dec 2015 #82

They will never ever do that nadinbrzezinski Dec 2015 #80

Alert abuse is rampant here. Utopian Leftist Dec 2015 #81

Absolutely! xloadiex Dec 2015 #83

Locking GP6971 Dec 2015 #88