Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

DU Community Help

hlthe2b

(110,883 posts)

1. It probably won't receive a "hide" from the jury if it is obviously not problematic.

Reply to Ocelot II (Original post)

Thu Nov 30, 2023, 08:30 PM

Nov 2023

I don't think there is anything you can really do, except hope for the former. I suppose you could contact the admins, but I don't think they would intercede--or you could du mail the poster of the wrongly alerted post and ask that they appeal and cite your mistake should they receive a hide...

I'm sure many of us have inadvertently done this...

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

4 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

I accidentally alerted on a post in a thread rather than the OP as I intended. [View all] Ocelot II Nov 2023 OP

It probably won't receive a "hide" from the jury if it is obviously not problematic. hlthe2b Nov 2023 #1

I did mail the accidental alertee Ocelot II Nov 2023 #4

If someone got a hide I might go to Admin and report it. I've had to do it for a couple of OOPs I authored... marble falls Nov 2023 #2

I don't think the alert can be retracted. TwilightZone Nov 2023 #3