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kcr

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106. Oh, hell yes.

Sat Oct 21, 2017, 12:53 AM

Oct 2017

And for a while, I thought at least the system had been improved but now I'm not so sure. I think too many just try to game it. It often gets rid of the more obnoxious posts but it takes out some good people with it with the awful, arbitrary FFR system. It really just seems like you're just taking your chances every time you post unless you stick to extremely safe subjects. It's ridiculous.

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I just exited a DU jury service because I didn't have a clue. [View all] Laffy Kat Oct 2017 OP

Happens a lot to me. applegrove Oct 2017 #1

Me too. I just exit jury service. Sometimes when I look at the whole thread I'm confused..... kerry-is-my-prez Oct 2017 #101

I have not served on too many juries, but yes... LuckyCharms Oct 2017 #2

Seems like it was easier before everything changed. nt Laffy Kat Oct 2017 #3

I don't know... LuckyCharms Oct 2017 #8

I probably cancel more often than voting jberryhill Oct 2017 #4

More and more lately, I've had to back out because I simply coul not follow hlthe2b Oct 2017 #5

Me too. That's why I finally mentioned it. Laffy Kat Oct 2017 #7

A lot of great posters were suspended or banned because Alerters seem to have the upper hand. coolsandy Oct 2017 #32

some sacred cows you dare not touch or the alerts comes flying dembotoz Oct 2017 #84

If there's not enough evidence to convict I always acquit Snake Plissken Oct 2017 #6

That has been my policy too! Jim Beard Oct 2017 #19

"If the post don't fit....... MyOwnPeace Oct 2017 #39

Yep. That's how I handle it. Kaleva Oct 2017 #45

Same Here ProfessorGAC Oct 2017 #51

Yeah...it really makes it tough... Xolodno Oct 2017 #9

The DU Terms of Service canetoad Oct 2017 #10

Half the time it is just bickering and whining tymorial Oct 2017 #72

Oh, please... Some use those as a cudgel-- applying to even satirical comments or even hlthe2b Oct 2017 #74

Life is too short canetoad Oct 2017 #78

well, on that we can agree.... So, I back out after about my fifteenth jury request each day... hlthe2b Oct 2017 #82

Tell me about it! canetoad Oct 2017 #83

Bludgeon. nt Codeine Oct 2017 #91

Cudgel... corrected. (iphone spellcheck) hlthe2b Oct 2017 #93

The TOS also prohibits discussing rules, enforcement, juries, hosts, rules, enforcement, juries..... George II Oct 2017 #96

Didn't you mean to reply canetoad Oct 2017 #103

I have exited yet, but I came really close once True Dough Oct 2017 #11

The "Can't we skip forward to when he "sincerely" apologies..." alert? Brother Buzz Oct 2017 #12

That was the one! Laffy Kat Oct 2017 #15

I was totally dialed into the background on that one so I understood the witty snark response Brother Buzz Oct 2017 #21

I often find them extremely puzzling. There's simply not enough there. Shrike47 Oct 2017 #13

Yeah. A couple of times. If it's too confusing, I just exit. lol nt ecstatic Oct 2017 #14

Happens to me alot LeftInTX Oct 2017 #16

Why can't we see it when we "expand all"? nt Laffy Kat Oct 2017 #17

Yep. kentuck Oct 2017 #29

I do that more and more. CTyankee Oct 2017 #18

It's impossible to figure out without thelink to the thread.... kentuck Oct 2017 #30

I am so glad you started this thread FormerOstrich Oct 2017 #20

I am too. I used to vote as best I could spiderpig Oct 2017 #27

Ain't that the truth! Use the wrong word in someone's mind, which they then use to mangle InAbLuEsTaTe Oct 2017 #31

... Buns_of_Fire Oct 2017 #46

People alert for nothing now imo sarah FAILIN Oct 2017 #43

Happens to me, too rusty fender Oct 2017 #22

Yes, it happened to me too. fierywoman Oct 2017 #23

Same here. Solly Mack Oct 2017 #24

DU should just go back to Moderators and do away with the jury system. PufPuf23 Oct 2017 #25

We Agree And Disagree ProfessorGAC Oct 2017 #53

Oh, hell yes. kcr Oct 2017 #106

12 Goonch Oct 2017 #26

..... Laffy Kat Oct 2017 #89

I left for the same reason. kentuck Oct 2017 #28

Don't bother with context. Just look at the alerted post itself. Kaleva Oct 2017 #33

Not good enough. kentuck Oct 2017 #36

I think people make this much harder then it needs to be. Kaleva Oct 2017 #44

When I'm confused, I open a new tab, go to DU and search for the post/thread in question. phylny Oct 2017 #34

There may be the solution? kentuck Oct 2017 #38

I do that, too. SharonClark Oct 2017 #49

I do the same thing, when I have time. mia Oct 2017 #58

woohoo night crew! I don't recognize most names. Ab jury duty. I have never had to exit. Madam45for2923 Oct 2017 #35

It's difficult to be fair with so little information. kentuck Oct 2017 #37

Happens to me a lot. Ilsa Oct 2017 #40

I've had the same problem when trying to judge posts Vogon_Glory Oct 2017 #41

I agree with you, Vogon_Glory. kentuck Oct 2017 #42

Yes, occasionally. nt tblue37 Oct 2017 #47

Juries are incredibly simple. Decoy of Fenris Oct 2017 #48

Maintaining community standards: betsuni Oct 2017 #50

And? Decoy of Fenris Oct 2017 #55

"Madame Secretary ... kindly go fuck yourself with a brick." betsuni Oct 2017 #56

You can flog that horse all you want but it ain't going anywhere. Decoy of Fenris Oct 2017 #57

Yah, telling Hillary Clinton to go fuck herself with a brick isn't hurtful, rude, insensitive, betsuni Oct 2017 #59

Nope, it's still dead, oddly enough. o.O Decoy of Fenris Oct 2017 #60

With a brick? betsuni Oct 2017 #63

Bam!!! ehrnst Oct 2017 #68

Thank you betsuni for standing up to those who believe that making violent innuendos against women still_one Nov 2017 #110

+1000 (nt) ehrnst Oct 2017 #70

Can you imagine if such things were said about certain other politicians. betsuni Oct 2017 #77

Don't be so harsh. lapucelle Oct 2017 #94

LOL betsuni Oct 2017 #100

Please tell me the person who said that is NOT, I repeat is NOT allowed on this board? Eliot Rosewater Oct 2017 #80

It's incredible. betsuni Oct 2017 #97

That is illuminating mcar Oct 2017 #90

It IS horrific. betsuni Oct 2017 #98

Speaking of which, you should re-read the TOS carefully. George II Oct 2017 #64

Already ahead of ya, mate. :) n/t Decoy of Fenris Oct 2017 #65

I am STUNNED that a person who would say that about our party's fucking LEADER Eliot Rosewater Oct 2017 #81

2016 was the most distressing and frustrating mcar Oct 2017 #92

I was gonna make a statement about how certain comments put us where we are Eliot Rosewater Oct 2017 #95

+1 betsuni Oct 2017 #99

This is just too much n/t kcr Oct 2017 #105

Yes. I expand and read through. Sometimes I vote for a not quite because there are Ninga Oct 2017 #52

Fair decisions can no longer be made DUgosh Oct 2017 #54

The posters names are hidden for a reason. stonecutter357 Oct 2017 #61

No, you're not crazy. I've exited out of several because I couldn't understand how Nay Oct 2017 #62

And when you go back and read the thread... kentuck Oct 2017 #66

That, too! Very confusing! Nay Oct 2017 #67

When that is the case mercuryblues Oct 2017 #73

This thread and all the responses in it are a violation of the TOS PDittie Oct 2017 #69

So we can't talk about what we aren't supposed to talk about fescuerescue Oct 2017 #86

That's exactly right. PDittie Oct 2017 #87

Nope tymorial Oct 2017 #71

I very rarely exit mercuryblues Oct 2017 #75

I have had the same thing happen. Evergreen Emerald Oct 2017 #76

Happened to me a lot Brainstormy Oct 2017 #79

I've not yet been invited to be on a jury fescuerescue Oct 2017 #85

the canned reasons alerters have to choose from are insufficient OriginalGeek Oct 2017 #88

I often serve on juries northoftheborder Oct 2017 #109

Happens to me frequently. Particularly since jury duty seems to come up when I have rzemanfl Oct 2017 #102

I usually just vote to let it stay in those cases, but that happens all the time. kcr Oct 2017 #104

This system is faster and probably fairer than the old way ucrdem Oct 2017 #107

It happens. janx Oct 2017 #108