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Divernan

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26. I always take time to read the entire thread to get context.

Reply to Binkie The Clown (Original post)

Sat Feb 27, 2016, 07:35 AM

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Question for those who have been on DU juries lately. [View all] Binkie The Clown Feb 2016 OP

the alert war here is not a cold one SoLeftIAmRight Feb 2016 #1

just you Helen Borg Feb 2016 #2

Just about 4 critical of her... k8conant Feb 2016 #3

I've seen a lot of jury calls lately Ex Lurker Feb 2016 #4

Not more calls to DU juries but more calls to decide about posts that are simply opposing JDPriestly Feb 2016 #5

yes, I have noticed Punkingal Feb 2016 #6

The jury poll has shrunk. Not many star members around that hasn't had their chance of serving on Purveyor Feb 2016 #7

A number of senseless alerts. HubertHeaver Feb 2016 #8

People are really touchy lately. Manifestor_of_Light Feb 2016 #9

Yes/ Jitter65 Feb 2016 #23

I've been getting called two or three times a day, Blue_In_AK Feb 2016 #10

My call to jury has gone from 2 per 24 hours up to 3 in the same time frame. In_The_Wind Feb 2016 #11

It is getting very hard for me to vote Hide anymore. safeinOhio Feb 2016 #12

The alerts are being used to silence people that one side or another disagree with Feeling the Bern Feb 2016 #13

It's A Numbers "Game" billhicks76 Feb 2016 #14

Yep, I've noticed it for a while now nxylas Feb 2016 #15

i do get more these days barbtries Feb 2016 #16

Don't lose any sleep. They can't silence you around the people who are listening to you, and they jtuck004 Feb 2016 #17

It's probably worth considering that this is the first contentious presidential primary under DU3. Warren DeMontague Feb 2016 #18

I agree with this assessment pintobean Feb 2016 #36

yeah. TexasProgresive Feb 2016 #19

I have, and I think it's a problem. Blue State Bandit Feb 2016 #20

Good point. daleanime Feb 2016 #29

Looking back, in the past month I've sat on 3 juries for Bernie whiners, and 3 for Hillary whiners muriel_volestrangler Feb 2016 #21

On juries 1939 Feb 2016 #22

That reason is on every alert that goes to a jury. pintobean Feb 2016 #38

More calls and almost always it's GD-P. I appreciate that the intra-party vitriol is concentrated pampango Feb 2016 #24

Bernie people alert stalk the Hillary group and vice versa Kaleva Feb 2016 #25

I always take time to read the entire thread to get context. Divernan Feb 2016 #26

Juries Takket Feb 2016 #27

It's not just you... mnhtnbb Feb 2016 #28

A number of recent juries I've served on voted 0-7 to leave. Kaleva Feb 2016 #34

i had 12 hillary supporters chime in on a thread i started re: a satiric meme redruddyred Feb 2016 #30

Yes and the alerts are generally from GDP discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2016 #31

More duty but I would not say treestar Feb 2016 #32

I flip a coin, vote as the toss dictates. Can't tell what the drama is on most current alerts so Bluenorthwest Feb 2016 #33

If by "certain Dem candidate" you mean both of them, then yes JHB Feb 2016 #35

Plenty of jury duty lately. nilesobek Feb 2016 #37

but but....words hurt, some need a safer place. LOL ileus Feb 2016 #39

I have not noticed "a lot more calls". MH1 Feb 2016 #40

Locking... BooScout Feb 2016 #41