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Yes - DURHAM D Jun 2012 #1
If you don't trust juries, why trust judges? boppers Jun 2012 #2
It would be nice to have a tiebreaker Warpy Jun 2012 #3
i thought the author of the op XemaSab Jun 2012 #4
I think it encourages people to vote more carefully EFerrari Jun 2012 #13
Three trolls sat on a jury. Occulus Jun 2012 #14
How often does that happen? EFerrari Jun 2012 #17
I'm not certain that is an answerable question Occulus Jun 2012 #18
+1 Little Star Jun 2012 #33
There is no such thing as a tied or hung jury on DU RC Jun 2012 #23
what would the judges do limpyhobbler Jun 2012 #5
Add an extra 1,000 whiny threads a day to Meta. n/t johnnie Jun 2012 #9
YEP Little Star Jun 2012 #34
Ha, ha...good one. WorseBeforeBetter Jun 2012 #48
verdict notwithstanding Occulus Jun 2012 #11
That would be MIRT and admin. pintobean Jun 2012 #52
There are no mods on DU3, only forum hosts and juries (and admins) Electric Monk Jun 2012 #6
smartass Occulus Jun 2012 #7
The admins are the judges; this is their private courthouse. MADem Jun 2012 #8
Why not go for the trifecta? agent46 Jun 2012 #10
We already have those. Occulus Jun 2012 #12
Yes Son of Gob Jun 2012 #15
And a Hung Jury! Common Sense Party Jun 2012 #21
Hit It! Son of Gob Jun 2012 #22
We already have them. They're called admins. gkhouston Jun 2012 #16
Too many moderators on DU2 moderated with their pet cause front and center Sen. Walter Sobchak Jun 2012 #19
The moderators' job was to determine whether an alerted post broke the rules as they were written. Rhiannon12866 Jun 2012 #45
And some did it poorly, Sen. Walter Sobchak Jun 2012 #46
Well, I was a mod and I never saw that. Rhiannon12866 Jun 2012 #49
I would have voted for a tie-breaker option. A 3-3 ruling goes to a tie-breaker. Kalidurga Jun 2012 #20
What's the point of having a judge? we might as well have mods back. Stay with the juries.nt Javaman Jun 2012 #24
+1 ProfessorGAC Jun 2012 #26
no Little Star Jun 2012 #37
brilliant retort. Javaman Jun 2012 #40
Well my skin is pretty thick... Little Star Jun 2012 #41
Put down? Javaman Jun 2012 #43
No, the system isn't perfect davidpdx Jun 2012 #25
"the one particular OP" Occulus Jun 2012 #29
I don't know about the spat of bad decisions davidpdx Jun 2012 #31
And then there's my own experience first thing this morning, Occulus Jun 2012 #32
And next... greytdemocrat Jun 2012 #27
We call those Admins n/t Occulus Jun 2012 #28
+1 Little Star Jun 2012 #38
Only when the jury doesn't agree with me. FSogol Jun 2012 #30
They need me to hunt down and banish disruptors Kingofalldems Jun 2012 #35
DU juries sometimes make bad decisions. So would judges. slackmaster Jun 2012 #36
YES SIR RE BOB! Little Star Jun 2012 #39
Is it really ok to use a jury to censor opinions that fly in the face of the community? davsand Jun 2012 #42
Aren't the admins the judges, the final arbiters here? Rhiannon12866 Jun 2012 #44
This message was self-deleted by its author Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2012 #47
No Juries, No Judges at all KatChatter Jun 2012 #50
+1 Shrek Jun 2012 #51
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