I have a suggestion that might help us evaluate posts and reply. Just a thought. Pros and Cons.

[usaf-vet]

At times like these, with strong feelings on both sides. I think it would help (at least me) to look at replies to, say... my posts.

If next to the poster name, for example, usaf-vet was followed by the year they joined DU, something like one of the examples below.
usaf-vet (2008)
usaf-vet (08)
usaf-vet 08
usaf-vet 2008

One of these would give me and others additional information to judge what and who is saying it.

I don't know how to judge posts, particularly replies, when the post or reply comes from someone like this.
DU-xyz (392) might suggest to me that this new member just joined and quickly built a 392 post over a few weeks.
Maybe they are legit, with no particular agenda, and have been members since 2022. They visit and post infrequently.

Or maybe it is this scenario:
DU-xyz (392) 2024 or Du-xyz (392) 2019

Right or wrong, I would be respectable to both, but given the times, I would be more cautious with this OP poster DU-xyz (392) 2024; for example, is this a Putin bot (employee), or as we all should know, Trump has no limits to how low he would go to cheat, threaten or lie using made up "facts."

Case in point, it appears to me we have two counterpositions about the election results. One would like to review (examine, audit) the vote totals, especially in the swing states. The other position is that we lost. Let's move on; there is no evidence of cheating. What is their true agenda?
There is evidence that Trump will do what he must to stay in power. I think DU members should agree with those basic facts.

I've been here since 2008, and let me make this point: Maliase, Omaha Steve, RandySF, and PCIntern, to name a few, are known entities. Newcomers need to be respected but tested over time.

[marble falls]

1. There's no need for that at all. Just follow the ToS, look up any member that gives one pause ...

... the total post count lets one know what one needs to know.

[Think. Again.]

2. I get a lot of rightwing-ish pushback...

...from some well-known longtime DUers though. It's usually very well disguised as pro-Dem, but the actual effect of the statements made obviously aren't pro-Left.

I think it's best to simply judge whether or not any replies or posts are helpful to the Left or not, no matter who is posting it.

[Irish_Dem]

3. You can look at a person's profile and see the year they joined DU.

However I think your comment is very pertinent to jury duty.

When evaluating a post sent to jury we should have contextual information like
post count, year joined.

Also know that some sock puppets have sleeper membership.
Joined a long time ago and activate their account as needed.

[TexLaProgressive]

4. I've been here since August 2003.

Actually longer but I had a complete HD crash and couldn’t remember exact user name and password. There was a time when anyone with less than 800 posts were looked on with suspicion. I seem to remember some expressing joy at getting out of the

[JeffinUT]

5. Recent member

I lurked for a long time but only recently joined or posted. It wasn't for an agenda other than seeing how things were going and being in bright red UT, did not want to be totally isolated since I am 100% surrounded by very vocal MAGA here.