Bernie Sanders

merrily

(45,251 posts) Sat Jun 4, 2016, 10:08 PM Jun 2016

Bernie Supporters, Please Note. [View all]

This is my first hide in years. I now have a grand total of 3 hides since I registered, and the first was because I omitted the sarcasm emote. (I thought the sarcasm of the post was so obvious that including the emote would insult the intelligence of DUers. I suggested elementary school kids should leave school and be job creators.)

I post as many jury results as I can because I believe in transparency. I usually don't care to discuss the results precisely because I do post so many and commenting on jury results is not how I want to spend a lot of my posting time. However, in this case, the long LBN thread on which the post was hidden got locked. For that reason, I am posting the results in this group because I think it especially important for Bernie supporters to be aware of this hide for their own benefit.

I have requested a ruling on the subject of merely linking to JPR. If and when I get one, I will post it in the Bernie Group. Until then, I think it's fair to say that you risk a hide simply for linking to any article in JPR. The JPR article to which I linked was, ironically, one about how we might bring people together (to get out of government gridlock)!

On Sat Jun 4, 2016, 09:15 PM an alert was sent on the following post:

I'm sure you know that Modest Proposal signals an essay
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=1476424

REASON FOR ALERT

This post is disruptive, hurtful, rude, insensitive, over-the-top, or otherwise inappropriate.

ALERTER'S COMMENTS

This post is trying to drive traffic to a website that solicits donations and is a direct competition to DU. They also disparage Skinner and DU members by name. This should be hidden.

JURY RESULTS

A randomly-selected Jury of DU members completed their review of this alert at Sat Jun 4, 2016, 09:22 PM, and voted 4-3 to HIDE IT.

Juror #1 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #2 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #3 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: After having read the post, I'm unclear on what the problem with it is.
Juror #4 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #5 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #6 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #7 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: No explanation given

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Bernie Supporters, Please Note. [View all] merrily Jun 2016 OP

What I now find interesting about the jury system dflprincess Jun 2016 #1

No, that is not the case. nt nc4bo Jun 2016 #3

You may have been removed from the jury pool because your rulings were deemed to merrily Jun 2016 #6

Maybe but I was always very even handed about it. Mbrow Jun 2016 #10

I don't know. You would have to ask in ATA. merrily Jun 2016 #12

I checked my profile dflprincess Jun 2016 #17

I don't know why you are not being called. If you are interested, you would have to ask in ATA. merrily Jun 2016 #20

I have to admit, I'm not that curious about it dflprincess Jun 2016 #21

This message was self-deleted by its author Autumn Colors Jun 2016 #49

You can. I juried a post by a poster I had on ignore in a forum I had trashed. merrily Jun 2016 #76

Do you have a lot of people on ignore? Scootaloo Jun 2016 #57

I don't know about the blacklist, but please see Reply 76. merrily Jun 2016 #77

In ATA, Skinner clarified that. DLevine Jun 2016 #62

ok that explains that, Mbrow Jun 2016 #73

Doesn't explain me either. dflprincess Jun 2016 #74

as for me - of course I can't remember them all but my last jury decision LiberalElite Jun 2016 #69

Like you I use to be called quite regularly, Mbrow Jun 2016 #7

I serve 2 or 3 times a day, and I'm not here but a couple hours a day. bahrbearian Jun 2016 #26

It's seems that quite a few Sanders supporters have been relieved of jury duty. pa28 Jun 2016 #29

Including me - sometime in April nt LiberalElite Jun 2016 #71

I was asked nearly every day, sometimes twice arikara Jun 2016 #41

That's happened to me as well. Loudestlib Jun 2016 #46

Happened to me. JEB Jun 2016 #47

I get called almost every day, not as often since my star membership expired last week hollysmom Jun 2016 #50

I'm trying to recall if another opposition site was also nc4bo Jun 2016 #2

It's too late. We already know about JPL. raging moderate Jun 2016 #4

I believe I know what site you are referring to dflprincess Jun 2016 #5

I think you know too. nc4bo Jun 2016 #8

Why have you been surprised? AFAIK, nothing forbids it. I'm surprised that linking to merrily Jun 2016 #9

I've been surprised because, as I said, dflprincess Jun 2016 #19

That's different. AFAIK, JPR has never been identified here as site merrily Jun 2016 #25

are you referring to progressive independent? 2banon Jun 2016 #56

No dflprincess Jun 2016 #75

Referring to it coyly, but unmistakeably, to insult it always seemed to slip by somehow. merrily Jun 2016 #78

That's very true. dflprincess Jun 2016 #79

maybe someone tried to insult it by mentioning that it welcomed all left points of view merrily Jun 2016 #80

That could be. nt dflprincess Jun 2016 #82

Interesting, didn't know about about that site 2banon Jun 2016 #86

Well there is hillaryclintonsupporters.com and jackassradicals.com both of which talked terribly Live and Learn Jun 2016 #13

That 1st one you listed, that's the one. nc4bo Jun 2016 #22

They alert on anything these days. All they need is a jury pool made up of likewise minded people Live and Learn Jun 2016 #24

AFAIK, this was the jury, with no involvement by DU ownership. merrily Jun 2016 #30

Damn that sucks. Linking to your own post at another site gets a hide. Autumn Jun 2016 #11

As you know, I am not an owner or an admin or even a mod of JPR, just a poster, as I am here. merrily Jun 2016 #15

Gulp, i referenced it today too. Oh well, I've had a few undeserving posts hdden. Live and Learn Jun 2016 #14

Oh, no. I was replying to a poster I admire greatly. There was no "getting." merrily Jun 2016 #16

Maybe they were holding a grudge over another post that they couldn't alert on. Who knows. Live and Learn Jun 2016 #18

I would eat my own pinkie off my hand if the poster I replied to was the poster who alerted on me. merrily Jun 2016 #31

I am not suggesting it was. Likely someone else that was targeting you and waiting to find some Live and Learn Jun 2016 #35

Sure. It's odd, though 9pm-ish is not usually the time window in which they are likeliest to succeed merrily Jun 2016 #37

I think we have been outnumbered for a while now. Think Bernie folks are busy working, campaigning Live and Learn Jun 2016 #38

And the Brockolis and Brockettes are busy posting everywhere. merrily Jun 2016 #48

This message was self-deleted by its author LiberalArkie Jun 2016 #23

I don't suspect there will be much reason to come here soon anyway. So happy JPR is doing Live and Learn Jun 2016 #28

This message was self-deleted by its author LiberalArkie Jun 2016 #33

What a bore that will be. nt Live and Learn Jun 2016 #36

I never know who alerts on me. Sometimes, I have suspicions, but I never really know. merrily Jun 2016 #34

I've had some stalking me too. Fuddnik Jun 2016 #45

could mean they think we'll all be gone as soon as we can't criticize Hillary except to help her merrily Jun 2016 #83

This message was self-deleted by its author LiberalArkie Jun 2016 #27

Wow such an ugly post. I don't see how I have anything in common with someone like that. Live and Learn Jun 2016 #32

Believe it or not, there were screen caps showing even nastier comments than that. nc4bo Jun 2016 #43

I know. I'd witnessed some of their 'views' before on DU but the truth really hit home when they Live and Learn Jun 2016 #44

Hey Skinner! Cassiopeia Jun 2016 #39

I am not trying to antagonize Skinner here, just trying to let Bernie supporters merrily Jun 2016 #40

I know. Cassiopeia Jun 2016 #42

This message was self-deleted by its author Autumn Colors Jun 2016 #51

There is nothing wrong with posting about JPR. They can alert and do on virtually any post. Live and Learn Jun 2016 #53

Skinner has ZERO desire to 'fix' anything that would make things fair for Bernie supporters. cui bono Jun 2016 #59

True. I saw the name calling one and was shocked even even though I was aware of his bias. Live and Learn Jun 2016 #60

The alerter tells two lies in the alert. senz Jun 2016 #52

It doesn't really matter if it is disallowed when they are allowed to alert and hide for any reason. Live and Learn Jun 2016 #61

Thank you, senz. For me, it's an issue of basic fairness. If something is forbidden, we should know merrily Jun 2016 #63

That is a bizarre hide. Are links to articles at Daily Kos against TOS? 2banon Jun 2016 #54

They are allowed. Moreover, people had Hillarysupporters.com right in their sig lines and those merrily Jun 2016 #64

I took myself off the jury system several years ago. SheilaT Jun 2016 #55

What does that alert even mean? What about Daily Kos? That's allowed here. cui bono Jun 2016 #58

I am hoping Skinner will rule, one way or the other. merrily Jun 2016 #65

I've linked to JPR many many times. I don't know if it's been alerted but it's never been locked riderinthestorm Jun 2016 #66

I have asked the admins for clarity. I will post a link to the reply, if any, in this group. merrily Jun 2016 #67

When the jackass radicals site went up, there were many links to it posted here riderinthestorm Jun 2016 #68

I guess the alert stalkers were not concerned about the posters who self-identify as Jackasses. merrily Jun 2016 #84

That's ironic - LiberalElite Jun 2016 #70

Even before Sanders ran as a Democrat, Skinner said DU would treat Sanders as a Democrat. merrily Jun 2016 #72

What with the flood of talking heads From April to May it's no wonder Phlem Jun 2016 #81

Thank you. Please be assured that I am not personally distraught. merrily Jun 2016 #85