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In reply to the discussion: We made some changes to the Forum Hosting system today [View all]muriel_volestrangler
(105,122 posts)33. Of your suggestions, only 2(c) makes any sense
        1) won't help, unless someone has the job of reviewing juror comments and sending them back if they're insufficient. "Looks OK to me", "breaks Community Standards", "this  should go", "why was this alerted", etc. are all comments, but meaningless.
2(a) would discourage jurors from making meaningful comments anyway. 2(b) is impractical - you have to be able to see who said what in a thread to take an overall view of the post. 2(c) might be nice, but I'm not sure how much difference it would make.
Why do you think "this change puts even more power in the hands of juries", by the way, when it's about the number of and forums covered by hosts, who deal with a different form of alert?
								
                                        
                                        
							
								 
								
									
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        Hmmm. I feel your worries about juries are tending towards the Discussionist thread
        muriel_volestrangler
        Jul 2014
        #36
      
        
        If you're talking, *in a thread about hosts*, about juries being about 'popularity'
        muriel_volestrangler
        Jul 2014
        #48
      
        
        If hosts are hiding individual posts, we're back to the old moderator system--in this case that
        MADem
        Jul 2014
        #16
      
        
        I think things will get better once we find ourselves in general election season.
        MADem
        Jul 2014
        #23
      
        
        Hosts only consider the OP.  Does it meet the SOP or not, replies to the OP are up to a jury.
        Autumn
        Jul 2014
        #43
      
        
        Was that intentional (i.e.. differentiating thread from OP)?  I'm wondering if we are over-reading.
        hlthe2b
        Jul 2014
        #14
      
        
        it seems like any hosting decision or discussion can simply take place as an OP in the group
        CreekDog
        Jul 2014
        #46
      
        
        Only thing left to do is get rid of the juries and DU will be in good shape.
        Renew Deal
        Jul 2014
        #26
      
        
        The moderation simply hid a lot of problems, and it also created a "brook no dissent" mentality.
        MADem
        Jul 2014
        #30
      
        
        Thank you for putting me on the host list but I am retiring, letting my position go to the next pers
        uppityperson
        Jul 2014
        #38
      
        
        you made sure that in revamping host membership that diversity was maintained?
        CreekDog
        Jul 2014
        #41
      
        
        Curious: what happens if people on the waitlist get a hide, and drop below 100%
        petronius
        Aug 2014
        #58