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hlthe2b

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9. Here is Skinner's post on some of those changes from 2013
Mon Dec 2, 2019, 03:15 PM
Dec 2019
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1013&pid=2863

Members who are abusive while performing jury service will lose the privilege of serving on juries.
The administrators are getting increasingly concerned about the small number of members who repeatedly post rude juror comments while serving on juries. The vast majority of jurors are doing the job in good faith, but unfortunately a small number of people are not. Some people seem to be using the juror comments as a "free" opportunity to make extremely abusive comments to people -- that's not ok. If any juror has a history of inappropriate comments, or if any juror makes a single comment that is way over the line, then we are going to exclude that individual from jury service. If we do take away any person's jury privileges, we will do so transparently and make a note of it on that person's profile page. (Look for the words "Eligible to serve on Juries?"


I get the impression some other changes may have been made since then but maybe admins chose not to post about it? We used to have an ATA (ask the administrators) forum where "live" public questions were posted and they would answer some of them. That is now limited to a few categories of inquiries and they are submitted without public posting.

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You were able to at one time. Not anymore Lochloosa Dec 2019 #1
Ah ok, I figured that was the case Polybius Dec 2019 #3
I think you used to be able to see your own removed posts Ron Obvious Dec 2019 #2
That sounds like a fantastic idea Polybius Dec 2019 #4
Posts used to be "hidden," not removed entirely, but not anymore Rhiannon12866 Dec 2019 #5
Was an explanation given as to the change? Polybius Dec 2019 #6
It's been awhile, but I think allowing everyone to still read "hidden" posts Rhiannon12866 Dec 2019 #7
I always wondered what the point was of hiding a post when you could still click... TreasonousBastard Dec 2019 #8
I liked it when we could still read hidden posts if we wanted. PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2019 #10
I liked it, too. I know some of it was just meddlesome curiosity, but it made the place... TreasonousBastard Dec 2019 #15
There are certain people you are simply not allowed to criticize. PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2019 #17
They did reverse one a while ago, but none of my (guess who) complaints were... TreasonousBastard Dec 2019 #20
Well, in another thread I did have my anti-Bernie post removed... TreasonousBastard Dec 2019 #21
Yes, they do respond. cwydro Dec 2019 #22
Jury comments were a double edged sword, but on the whole I thought they were useful. hlthe2b Dec 2019 #11
I'm not sure what the point was either, think it was for "transparency" Rhiannon12866 Dec 2019 #13
Here is Skinner's post on some of those changes from 2013 hlthe2b Dec 2019 #9
Yes. Ask the Administrators used to be another good thing PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2019 #12
Appeals are still possible and we have seen people here reinstated Rhiannon12866 Dec 2019 #16
I'm aware of people whose appeals were apparently never looked at. PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2019 #18
I know people who had that experience too. Rhiannon12866 Dec 2019 #19
I've seen people reinstated, so that's not true. cwydro Dec 2019 #23
Thanks for posting that, I wasn't sure where to still find it. Rhiannon12866 Dec 2019 #14
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