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Jim Lane

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14. No, Star membership is not required, but it helps

Fri Jul 11, 2014, 04:00 PM

Jul 2014

The official explanation includes this passage:

After checking to see if a potential Juror is not excluded, the software then does a virtual "dice roll" against the member's chance of serving. Every member's chance of serving is represented as a percentage and is publicly displayed on their Profile page. A member's maximum possible chance of serving is 100%, and their lowest possible chance of serving is 0%.

Things that increase a member's chance of serving:

Increase 1 percentage point for each 100 posts (up to 20 percentage points max = 2,000 posts)
Increase 1 percentage point for each 10 days of membership (up to 20 percentage points max = 200 days)
Increase 1 percentage point for each post in the last 90 days (up to 20 percentage points max = 20 posts)
Increase 40 percentage points for Star Membership
Things that decrease a member's chance of serving:

Decrease 20 percentage points for each hidden post in last 90 days

Therefore, if you aren't a Star member, the chance that, when you're randomly picked, you'll actually be invited to serve, maxes out at 60%.

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I encourage folks here to use their jury blacklists to the fullest extent [View all] CreekDog Jul 2014 OP

I have 8 odd ones JustAnotherGen Jul 2014 #1

JAG sheshe2 Jul 2014 #2

I think so JustAnotherGen Jul 2014 #10

No, Star membership is not required, but it helps Jim Lane Jul 2014 #14

KnR sheshe2 Jul 2014 #3

Good advice, but not useful only to supporters of Feminist principles. NYC_SKP Jul 2014 #4

there seems to be a lot of animosity towards women and people of color CreekDog Jul 2014 #8

ya, I have a certain group on Ignore Skittles Jul 2014 #5

You appear to assume that all malicious alerting is done by opponents of feminism. Jim Lane Jul 2014 #6

you appear to assume that I said or think "all" or "nothing" in terms of good or bad CreekDog Jul 2014 #7

You discussed the targeting issue but in very limited terms Jim Lane Jul 2014 #9

i can offer advice to whomever i want CreekDog Jul 2014 #12

Jim Lane, a note from a host of this group: Gormy Cuss Jul 2014 #11

Then I didn't make myself clear. Jim Lane Jul 2014 #13

You aren't too swift CreekDog Jul 2014 #15

If you knew me better, your listing of my flaws would have been much longer. (n/t) Jim Lane Jul 2014 #16

Great advice. I have 23,000 posts over a period of about 11 years here. Zorra Jul 2014 #17