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janx

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108. It happens.

Sat Oct 21, 2017, 01:01 AM

Oct 2017

If the context makes no sense to me, I do what you did: I exit. But most of the time, enough context is there to choose from the options available.

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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