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RussBLib

(9,664 posts)
Sat Feb 6, 2016, 11:17 AM Feb 2016

just noticed something odd

I have not been called to serve on a DU Jury since Nov 10. My profile states I am "Willing" to serve with a 98% chance of serving, but it sorta looks like I am not "Eligible" to serve because of a comment that I don't even recall making. Or maybe that comment is not blocking me but just serves as an example of what might disqualify you from serving. See below.

Jury
Willing to serve on Juries: Yes
Eligible to serve on Juries: No (Reason: Jury comment: "Starry Messenger is a total dick.&quot
Chance of serving on Juries: 98%

Just wondering if there has been a significant decrease in alerting or if it's just coincidence? You watch, I'll probably be asked to serve on a Jury later today.

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Hoppy

(3,595 posts)
1. I have been on a few juries since December. I have a less desirable profile than you.
Sat Feb 6, 2016, 11:22 AM
Feb 2016

I sometimes piss people off. They (may) put me on their jury block.

That may have happened to you.

 

Warren Stupidity

(48,181 posts)
2. You got the bad juror death penalty.
Sat Feb 6, 2016, 11:24 AM
Feb 2016

The admins made this change a few months ago. It appears to be a one strike and out policy. IMHO it was implemented to obscure how much the alert button is abused by terrifying jurors into not saying anything remotely abusive about abusive alerters.

RussBLib

(9,664 posts)
3. well, it doesn't bother me not to serve on Juries
Sat Feb 6, 2016, 11:30 AM
Feb 2016

but it's wierd that I don't even recall saying that Starry Messenger is a total dick. Maybe it was alcohol-induced, but I am getting close to 60.

I have complained rather bitterly and repeatedly in the Jury Comments when I thought the Alert system was being abused, but I guess those were ok.

Oh well. Thanks for the explanation. There is usually a reason if you dig deep enough.

NeoGreen

(4,033 posts)
5. For my part I am very careful as to what I type in my Jury explanations...
Sat Feb 6, 2016, 12:14 PM
Feb 2016

...and after a Fall 2015 spike in Jury duty, for me, the frequency seems to have plateaued.
(likely due more to my sign-in rate verses a fluctuation in alerts)

I had prepared a summary of my first 70 juries, as posted below:
(I've been looking for a proper place to post this, and hopefully the formatting won't be to messed up.
I thought people might find it interesting)


Summary Report of NG’s DU Jury Duty
Date of Report Preparation: 1/28/2016
Jury Duty Report Time Frame: 9/24/2014 12:47pm to 1/28/2016 9:32am
Count of Jury Duty Requests Offered: 70
Count of Juries Requests Accepted: 70
Count of DU “Hide It” Votes: 174
Count of DU “Leave It” Votes: 316
% of DU “Hide It” Votes: 35.5%
% of DU “Leave It” Votes: 64.5%
Count of “Left Alone” posts: 53
Count of “Hidden” posts: 17
Count of (7 to 0) “Hide It” Juries: 2
Count of (6 to 1) “Hide It” Juries: 2
Count of (5 to 2) “Hide It” Juries: 7
Count of (4 to 3) “Hide It” Juries: 6
Count of (3 to 4) “Leave It” Juries: 12
Count of (2 to 5) “Leave It” Juries: 15
Count of (1 to 6) “Leave It” Juries: 23
Count of (0 to 7) “Leave It” Juries: 3
Average Net Jury Vote: -2.03 (+ = Hide & - = Leave)

% of NG “Hide It” Votes: 24.3%
% of NG “Leave It” Votes: 75.7%
% of Juries NG Voted with Jury Majority: 91.4%
Count of Juries NG voted H and Jury Voted L: 4
Count of Juries NG voted L and Jury Voted H: 4

3Q2014
Number of Juries: 1
Average Days between Jury Participation: ~91

4Q2014
Number of Juries: 3
Average Days between Jury Participation: ~30.3

1Q2015
Number of Juries: 8
Average Days between Jury Participation: 11.13

2Q2015
Number of Juries: 17
Average Days between Jury Participation: 15.29

3Q2015
Number of Juries: 12
Average Days between Jury Participation: 7.58

4Q2015
Number of Juries: 22
Average Days between Jury Participation: 4.14

1/1/2016 to 1/28/2016
Number of Juries: 7
Average Days between Jury Participation: 3.86


In general I vote to hide less frequently that the average DU jury member.

NeoGreen

(4,033 posts)
7. I have been keeping track using MSExcel...
Sat Feb 6, 2016, 01:30 PM
Feb 2016

...and summarized the data evaluation in word.

The excel file has a bunch of "countifs" and "sumifs".

My summary report in word is where my editing skills failed, hence all the post edits/revisions.

I have all the links to the alerted posts but wasn't sure if including them was necessary or appropriate.

Promethean

(468 posts)
8. I have done two juries this week.
Sat Feb 6, 2016, 04:50 PM
Feb 2016

Both voted not to hide and both posts weren't hidden. Both instances were basically "this person disagreed with me and was a little bit rude hide it!" Both times I made comments along the lines of censorship is da ebil, stahp eet.

Warpy

(113,130 posts)
9. I'm surprised I'm not disqualified.
Sat Feb 6, 2016, 05:33 PM
Feb 2016

I think I've voted to hide maybe two posts in the last six months (and they were BAD). Most of the alerts are now coming from GDP and I'm not shy about telling alerters that if they want to swim in a cesspit, they'd better get used to the smell of shit. Or more delicate phrased words to that effect.

Love the sig line.

OriginalGeek

(12,132 posts)
10. I've been called half a dozen times
Mon Feb 15, 2016, 05:47 PM
Feb 2016

in the last month and change. I almost always vote to leave unless it's something just too despicable. I always leave a note to explain why I voted the way I did and half the time it is a rude note pointing out the fact that the alerter was an idiot.

 

awoke_in_2003

(34,582 posts)
11. The last jury invite I got was the other day
Mon Feb 22, 2016, 02:36 PM
Feb 2016

for the first time I clicked "don't ask me again". This primary season sucks, and is making most of DU suck. I hope it doesn't flow into here

Iggo

(48,227 posts)
12. Non-star-member, 60% chance of serving.
Mon Feb 22, 2016, 02:55 PM
Feb 2016

I do about one jury every other day. I did two this past Saturday.

My recents look like this:

2/20
2/20
2/18
2/16
2/11
2/8
2/7
2/5
2/3
1/29
1/28
1/25
1/23
1/21
1/21
1/19
1/17
1/14
1/9

...and on and on like that.

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