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15. forgot to make the point with respect to the OP

Sat Apr 29, 2017, 01:42 PM

Apr 2017

I only vote against if the OP is advocating for the violent overthrow of the US govt, along with any other violent damaging crime.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Frank_Zappa_AAAFNRAAA_Birthday_Bundle_(2008)

(AAAFNRAA stands for "Anything Anytime Anywhere for No Reason At All", Zappa's motto of sorts.)

I also think the alert system attracts ruskie trolls and bots that sabotage our free and open discourse.

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+1. K&R. n/t rzemanfl Apr 2017 #1

You can sense people, those who would carry a vendetta or tag team--add them to your Jury Blacklist! TheBlackAdder Apr 2017 #71

the jury blacklist is not long enough womanofthehills Apr 2017 #79

True. During the primary, I counted one side with at least 20 and the other side with 45 flaggers. TheBlackAdder Apr 2017 #87

Agreed you should have an alert limit Egnever Apr 2017 #91

Why would anyone fish for hides? Demsrule86 Apr 2017 #111

Because they had a disagreement and are mad about it. Egnever Apr 2017 #115

I agree! Cattledog Apr 2017 #2

Me too! nt Plucketeer Apr 2017 #64

I think the rules are being applied a bit too literally and would encourage admins to revisit hlthe2b Apr 2017 #3

agreed sarah FAILIN Apr 2017 #5

me too.. i tend to be a bit liberal in my intrepertation when i am asked to jury... samnsara Apr 2017 #26

You are only called to jury for a thread you have not posted on. nt tblue37 Apr 2017 #88

In those cases, you can cancel your jury service. Demit Apr 2017 #33

Yes... I do occasionally cancel... hlthe2b Apr 2017 #74

You can expand the previous posts in the thread. athena Apr 2017 #68

That helps in some cases, but not all... hlthe2b Apr 2017 #75

Sometimes the posts leading up to the flagged post are worse womanofthehills Apr 2017 #83

Yes I've noticed that too Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2017 #129

wow, why did they do that? That seems awful. What is the upside to that approach? nt JCanete Apr 2017 #106

+1 demmiblue Apr 2017 #4

+1,000,000 frankieallen Apr 2017 #6

I'd express an opinion but it would get hidden...nt comradebillyboy Apr 2017 #7

I agree 90-percent Apr 2017 #8

Agree!!! n/t RKP5637 Apr 2017 #13

forgot to make the point with respect to the OP 90-percent Apr 2017 #15

Yep, I think so too, ... about your last sentence. n/t RKP5637 Apr 2017 #25

Yep, the last sentence... IthinkThereforeIAM Apr 2017 #42

Constructive criticism and honest introspection of our path generates intense ad hominem action. JudyM Apr 2017 #37

+1,000,000 RKP5637 Apr 2017 #9

Agreed - that also happens with Ring of Fire womanofthehills Apr 2017 #77

Alerted - This post is meta. Snarkoleptic Apr 2017 #10

I posted a criticism of one certain person for what he/she said a few days ago doc03 Apr 2017 #11

and this is a huge part of my point sarah FAILIN Apr 2017 #19

Also when said person is not a registered Democrat to start with. nt doc03 Apr 2017 #22

dingding sarah FAILIN Apr 2017 #43

Of course in reality melman Apr 2017 #69

What did the other candidate do recently? sarah FAILIN Apr 2017 #95

The abortion issue Egnever Apr 2017 #99

This is getting to confusing sarah FAILIN Apr 2017 #107

I will send you a pm Egnever Apr 2017 #108

This has been my experience as well. Egnever Apr 2017 #96

so long as you aren't prone to alerting for criticisms of what dems say or do in real-time, I'm JCanete Apr 2017 #116

Same here EffieBlack Apr 2017 #58

People are alerting rusty fender Apr 2017 #12

Yep, I've seen a lot of that and it really po's me! n/t RKP5637 Apr 2017 #14

If posts clearly don't break DU ToS, jurors should see that & not vote to hide. Demit Apr 2017 #40

That's what I do radical noodle Apr 2017 #54

should Egnever Apr 2017 #86

But with *jurors* that are FAIR and HONEST, this shouldn't matter at all, right? NurseJackie Apr 2017 #63

Sadly with the way the alert system is currently Egnever Apr 2017 #89

Yes that does happen but eventually the person who does the alerting is filtered out by the system cstanleytech Apr 2017 #114

I almost never get alerted on anywhere else bekkilyn Apr 2017 #16

It makes one not even want to post here in fear of offending the thinned-skin and being alerted... Trial_By_Fire Apr 2017 #17

Lots of delicate flowers I guess. frankieallen Apr 2017 #23

There's a lot of alerts that are just disagreement with differing opinions. Ms. Toad Apr 2017 #18

Agreed. JudyM Apr 2017 #30

I've been posting on this board for over 10 ten years.... rgbecker Apr 2017 #20

I am glad DU is not allowing itself to become a playground for Russian trolls. athena Apr 2017 #29

... Egnever Apr 2017 #76

Me too...and I have had a post hidden (deserved) and one where it was unfair..and you can appeal... Demsrule86 Apr 2017 #78

Same over ten years Egnever Apr 2017 #84

it's kinda boring when everyone is saying the same thing. I've had three frankieallen Apr 2017 #21

I'm curious, how did you know the person's motive for alerting? Demit Apr 2017 #45

It just happened again. sarah FAILIN Apr 2017 #24

How do you know you were alerted? Demsrule86 Apr 2017 #104

Not this thread sarah FAILIN Apr 2017 #123

Me 2 MFM008 Apr 2017 #27

Don't put down big pharma womanofthehills Apr 2017 #92

Yes, its being used as a vendetta button elmac Apr 2017 #28

Things can be said without getting an alert. liberal N proud Apr 2017 #31

And if attacking Democrats is one's goal, one is in the wrong place. athena Apr 2017 #36

Sorry all it takes is the right persons name in the post Egnever Apr 2017 #81

Most of the juries I have served on are for posts that get nasty and attack another DUer. tblue37 Apr 2017 #94

Not true - you can be very nice and still be alerted if they have an agenda womanofthehills Apr 2017 #98

I opted out of the jury system here PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2017 #32

Agreed Freethinker65 Apr 2017 #53

I don't serve on juries therefore I NEVER alert on posts. m-lekktor Apr 2017 #67

I don't alert on posts either. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2017 #70

I agree LiberalLovinLug Apr 2017 #34

I haven't sent a jury alert since last year. hrmjustin Apr 2017 #35

If we all agreed to be constructive this problem would evaporate. JudyM Apr 2017 #38

Haha Egnever Apr 2017 #93

Seems like a pipe dream for that to happen at this point. JudyM Apr 2017 #100

Yup Egnever Apr 2017 #102

There's unfortunately a heck of a lot of paranoia and always has been. MadDAsHell Apr 2017 #39

I think there are Hayduke Bomgarte Apr 2017 #41

K&R HAB911 Apr 2017 #44

I was just on a jury about a pro-Obama post. mahina Apr 2017 #46

I also don't like it that we are asked to ascribe a motive as to why a post was flagged Mr. Ected Apr 2017 #47

+1000!!!! JoeOtterbein Apr 2017 #48

It's certainly succeeded in reducing my posting level. Crunchy Frog Apr 2017 #49

Haven't ever sat on a jury. sellitman Apr 2017 #50

From my experience on juries few alerts are on posts that actually contribute anything to cstanleytech Apr 2017 #51

Really? Egnever Apr 2017 #90

Well yes, people who have been alerted and have been hidden are going to complain cstanleytech Apr 2017 #103

And again multiple decade long posters Egnever Apr 2017 #105

No its just that I'm waiting for an official announcement from skinner that there is actually a cstanleytech Apr 2017 #120

Fair enough Egnever Apr 2017 #121

I would agree with that assessment..and Bull Shit alerts are knocked down. Demsrule86 Apr 2017 #109

Or its alerted because sometimes people start petty bickering and then one of the parties cstanleytech Apr 2017 #128

We have different values about rises or doesn't, to the level of substance. In my opinion JCanete Apr 2017 #126

Again though all I can do is offer up my opinion of my experience with serving on the juries cstanleytech Apr 2017 #130

Maybe one in ten alerts is a real rule breaker Warpy Apr 2017 #52

Some long time posters object to the rules, one rule in particular. JudyM Apr 2017 #113

I agree Skittles Apr 2017 #55

What I liked about the old system Retrograde Apr 2017 #56

Problem with that, is that their alert comment could be deceptive LostOne4Ever Apr 2017 #61

The current rules are too specific melman Apr 2017 #66

Yes. I'm tired of holding back and having to write like I'm walking on a minefield lunamagica Apr 2017 #57

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2017 #59

It's kind of bad when a newcomer is so critical of the group he just joined. athena Apr 2017 #72

Since I said I think it is being done by reps.. sarah FAILIN Apr 2017 #101

Agreed left-of-center2012 Apr 2017 #60

I have noticed an uptick in jury summons. SCVDem Apr 2017 #62

I got a post hidden the other day get the red out Apr 2017 #65

Agreed Egnever Apr 2017 #73

Finally, someone had the guts to speak up ProudLib72 Apr 2017 #80

probably someone without 5 hides on their current account. nt JCanete Apr 2017 #110

What are you referring to? Me? ProudLib72 Apr 2017 #117

heh, no, me. JCanete Apr 2017 #118

I thought four was the limit. nt ProudLib72 Apr 2017 #119

It may be 4, and I think they cycle off. nt JCanete Apr 2017 #122

Ooohhh, I thought there might be double secret probation. nt ProudLib72 Apr 2017 #124

I got alerted Chevy Apr 2017 #82

A month or so back tiredtoo Apr 2017 #85

I have never alerted once in my DU life! m-lekktor Apr 2017 #97

agreed; it's pretty weak. nt TheFrenchRazor Apr 2017 #112

No shit - I must have like 500 juries... hexola Apr 2017 #125

I turned off jury service simply because they were constantly coming in and were mostly nonsense Egnever Apr 2017 #127