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So I've been asked to serve on the DU jury (Original Post) BeneteauBum May 4 OP
Just follow the prompts Mz Pip May 4 #1
I'd like more information before commiting BeneteauBum May 4 #2
After accepting Texasgal May 4 #4
It's not like you'll be sequestered leftstreet May 4 #5
You probably missed it for this time.... mtngirl47 May 4 #6
I concur. yellow dahlia May 4 #3
It takes like 30 seconds. maxsolomon May 4 #7
It's easy, I am occasionally asked to. essaynnc May 4 #8
Occasionally? buzzycrumbhunger May 4 #15
It's a face value thing. Prairie_Seagull May 4 #9
Here you go 0rganism May 4 #10
The blood oath/sacrifice is the hard part... ret5hd May 4 #11
You get paid up to $18 a day but your employer has first dibs on that money if applicable. BannonsLiver May 4 #12
The DU "trial by combat" system can be unsettling if you have a weak stomach. LudwigPastorius May 4 #13
Thanks all BeneteauBum May 4 #14

BeneteauBum

(754 posts)
2. I'd like more information before commiting
Mon May 4, 2026, 02:16 PM
May 4

At the moment there are three choices: decline, maybe later, and accept.

Peace ☮️

leftstreet

(41,236 posts)
5. It's not like you'll be sequestered
Mon May 4, 2026, 02:20 PM
May 4

Don't most juries work the same way?

Peers. Review the info. Give a decision

mtngirl47

(1,259 posts)
6. You probably missed it for this time....
Mon May 4, 2026, 02:22 PM
May 4

Basically you will be asked to read a post and decide if it violates our rules. You will have 4 different choices and you can back out at the very end as well.

Not a big deal....you won't even know who posted. I believe it is an important part of our community---so that we don't devolve into a bunch of shit posters.

essaynnc

(993 posts)
8. It's easy, I am occasionally asked to.
Mon May 4, 2026, 02:29 PM
May 4

It usually takes only a couple of minutes to make a decision on the 4 choices that you have.

Read the post and give it some thought as to how the rule applies to the post. I usually go with my "gut feel, first choice", cause if I look at it really really closely, it turns out that I have the same opinion as my first choice anyway. After a few times, you'll get the hang of it.

It's not much of a commitment, and it really helps keep our community on track and civil.

GO FOR IT !!!!!

buzzycrumbhunger

(2,139 posts)
15. Occasionally?
Mon May 4, 2026, 03:09 PM
May 4

I swear I get a summons twice a week on average.

It’s often something I have a hard time figuring out what the complaint actually is. Even expanding the text doesn’t clear it up half the time. I think some people are just whiners and if I get that vibe, I vote that the “offending” post isn’t.

Doesn’t seem to be a great hardship. Go in, take a side, get out. *shrug*

0rganism

(25,703 posts)
10. Here you go
Mon May 4, 2026, 02:32 PM
May 4

If you are so inclined, accept the "summons". Someone alerted on a post that might violate DU's terms of service in some way. You get an alternative view of the thread, "pruned" down to the OP and only the posts leading up to the alerted post and no further. Usually this isn't a big deal. Occasionally there's a bunch of reading to do. The offending post is at the end, highlighted in red, annotated with the rule alleged to be broken. You the jury member take a look and see if it's a violation in your opinion. You can select whether or not you think the post breaks the rules, or you can opt out if you'd rather not take a position on the potential violation.

That's it, you're done.

BannonsLiver

(20,839 posts)
12. You get paid up to $18 a day but your employer has first dibs on that money if applicable.
Mon May 4, 2026, 02:57 PM
May 4

Also meal and bathroom breaks are included. Most just brown bag lunch. My last DU jury duty lasted about 3 days. Not too bad.

LudwigPastorius

(14,975 posts)
13. The DU "trial by combat" system can be unsettling if you have a weak stomach.
Mon May 4, 2026, 02:58 PM
May 4

If no decision is rendered after four falls, then the alerted poster and the alerter move on to broadswords.
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