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Sen. Walter Sobchak

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46. And some did it poorly,

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Reply #45)

Sat Jun 16, 2012, 04:07 AM

Jun 2012

I much prefer "I know it when I see it" consensus, there was one moderator who was more or less guardian angel to a particular individual who seems to have left our company and would delete anything where he was getting called out on his bullshit. Practically shutting down debate on that issue since he would thread crap every discussion.

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24-hour poll: Does DU need judges as well as juries? [View all] Occulus Jun 2012 OP

Yes - DURHAM D Jun 2012 #1

If you don't trust juries, why trust judges? boppers Jun 2012 #2

It would be nice to have a tiebreaker Warpy Jun 2012 #3

i thought the author of the op XemaSab Jun 2012 #4

I think it encourages people to vote more carefully EFerrari Jun 2012 #13

Three trolls sat on a jury. Occulus Jun 2012 #14

How often does that happen? EFerrari Jun 2012 #17

I'm not certain that is an answerable question Occulus Jun 2012 #18

+1 Little Star Jun 2012 #33

There is no such thing as a tied or hung jury on DU RC Jun 2012 #23

what would the judges do limpyhobbler Jun 2012 #5

Add an extra 1,000 whiny threads a day to Meta. n/t johnnie Jun 2012 #9

YEP Little Star Jun 2012 #34

Ha, ha...good one. WorseBeforeBetter Jun 2012 #48

verdict notwithstanding Occulus Jun 2012 #11

That would be MIRT and admin. pintobean Jun 2012 #52

There are no mods on DU3, only forum hosts and juries (and admins) Electric Monk Jun 2012 #6

smartass Occulus Jun 2012 #7

The admins are the judges; this is their private courthouse. MADem Jun 2012 #8

Why not go for the trifecta? agent46 Jun 2012 #10

We already have those. Occulus Jun 2012 #12

Yes Son of Gob Jun 2012 #15

And a Hung Jury! Common Sense Party Jun 2012 #21

Hit It! Son of Gob Jun 2012 #22

We already have them. They're called admins. gkhouston Jun 2012 #16

Too many moderators on DU2 moderated with their pet cause front and center Sen. Walter Sobchak Jun 2012 #19

The moderators' job was to determine whether an alerted post broke the rules as they were written. Rhiannon12866 Jun 2012 #45

And some did it poorly, Sen. Walter Sobchak Jun 2012 #46

Well, I was a mod and I never saw that. Rhiannon12866 Jun 2012 #49

I would have voted for a tie-breaker option. A 3-3 ruling goes to a tie-breaker. Kalidurga Jun 2012 #20

What's the point of having a judge? we might as well have mods back. Stay with the juries.nt Javaman Jun 2012 #24

+1 ProfessorGAC Jun 2012 #26

no Little Star Jun 2012 #37

brilliant retort. Javaman Jun 2012 #40

Well my skin is pretty thick... Little Star Jun 2012 #41

Put down? Javaman Jun 2012 #43

No, the system isn't perfect davidpdx Jun 2012 #25

"the one particular OP" Occulus Jun 2012 #29

I don't know about the spat of bad decisions davidpdx Jun 2012 #31

And then there's my own experience first thing this morning, Occulus Jun 2012 #32

And next... greytdemocrat Jun 2012 #27

We call those Admins n/t Occulus Jun 2012 #28

+1 Little Star Jun 2012 #38

Only when the jury doesn't agree with me. FSogol Jun 2012 #30

They need me to hunt down and banish disruptors Kingofalldems Jun 2012 #35

DU juries sometimes make bad decisions. So would judges. slackmaster Jun 2012 #36

YES SIR RE BOB! Little Star Jun 2012 #39

Is it really ok to use a jury to censor opinions that fly in the face of the community? davsand Jun 2012 #42

Aren't the admins the judges, the final arbiters here? Rhiannon12866 Jun 2012 #44

This message was self-deleted by its author Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2012 #47

No Juries, No Judges at all KatChatter Jun 2012 #50

+1 Shrek Jun 2012 #51