Appeal a verdict

Three ways to get a second look, and the limits that keep it fair.

Think the verdict is wrong? While it's proposed, you have 72 hours to appeal. Open the claim, tap the verdict, then Appeal this ruling.

Who can appeal

Anyone on the side the verdict went against. If the verdict is "can't be settled", either side can. Confirming the verdict or owning it gives up your appeal.

Three ways to settle it

• A mutual friend. Pick someone who's friends with you and with someone on the other side, who isn't on the claim. They rule within 48 hours, and can add a note everyone sees. Free.
• The witnesses vote. Only witnesses who joined before the verdict can vote, so nobody can pack the jury. It needs at least 3 of them, and they vote within 48 hours. A clear majority of at least 3 votes decides; a split or too few votes leaves the verdict standing. Votes stay hidden until the vote closes. Free.
• A deep check. A stronger Ref looks again from scratch, with more searches. It costs 3 credits. It never learns who appealed, why, or who's on which side, so paying buys a more thorough look, not a side. If it can't reach a clear answer, or fails on our side, your credits come back.

Limits

• One appeal per side per claim. Withdrawing an appeal uses it.
• One appeal open on a claim at a time.

After the decision

The new decision becomes the verdict. If it now goes against a side that hasn't appealed yet, that side gets its own 72 hours. If the verdict stands, the claim gets at least 24 more hours for anyone who can still appeal, then it's final.