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EarlG

(22,540 posts)
Wed Dec 13, 2023, 11:51 AM Dec 2023

We are now accepting new volunteers to serve on the MIR Team from December 2023 - March 2024

This discussion thread was locked by EarlG (a host of the Announcements group).

Volunteers who wish to help keep DU running smoothly should consider joining the Malicious Intruder Removal Team (MIR Team). The role of MIR Team members is simple: they are empowered to revoke the posting privileges of people who show up at DU with the intent to disrupt.

Members of the MIR Team are provided with tools to delete spam posted by people who have had their posting privileges revoked, but they are NOT responsible for removing community standards violations, locking threads, or dealing with violations of DU's Terms of Service wherever they may occur.

If you are a DU member with at least six months of membership, at least 1,000 posts, and proof of identity (ie. you are a Star member) then you can apply to be a member of the MIR Team.

How do I apply?

Simple: just post in this thread to let us know that you'd like to give it a try, and you could be selected by the Admins. There is no application form to fill out, and no confidentiality agreement to sign. MIR Team members do not have access to any privileged information about other DU members.

We plan to introduce the new MIR Team on Wednesday, December 20.

NOTE: If you are a current MIR Team member who is eligible to serve next term, please do not state your intentions in this thread. Instead, use the thread in the MIRT forum. Thanks.

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We are now accepting new volunteers to serve on the MIR Team from December 2023 - March 2024 (Original Post) EarlG Dec 2023 OP
I can serve again. brer cat Dec 2023 #1
OK, I'm ready to serve. DinahMoeHum Dec 2023 #2
I'd like to serve berniesandersmittens Dec 2023 #3
Sure, why not Sympthsical Dec 2023 #4
Sure I'll do it. n/t Valdosta Dec 2023 #5
You have to be a Star Member to serve nt RussBLib Dec 2023 #6
Sure, I can jump back in. FireUpChips10 Dec 2023 #7
I Will Volunteer NowISeetheLight Dec 2023 #8
I will sign up again. sheshe2 Dec 2023 #9
We will be? William769 Dec 2023 #13
Will you be there next term? sheshe2 Dec 2023 #14
Yes. William769 Dec 2023 #15
What's going on? sheshe2 Dec 2023 #16
I'm safe. I moved into my new home in October but only .04 miles from the Caloosahatchee river. William769 Dec 2023 #17
Hugs sheshe2 Dec 2023 #18
Hoping the water/creek hasn't gotten you. KS Toronado Dec 2023 #22
I had no flooding at my house. William769 Dec 2023 #23
I would sabbat hunter Dec 2023 #10
Hi EarlG.. I would like to be on Cha Dec 2023 #11
I would like to serve on the MIR team. yardwork Dec 2023 #12
Hi Earl! chillfactor Dec 2023 #19
I'd be glad to serve. Comfortably_Numb Dec 2023 #20
I would give it a try. kentuck Dec 2023 #21

brer cat

(26,275 posts)
1. I can serve again.
Wed Dec 13, 2023, 12:33 PM
Dec 2023

DinahMoeHum

(22,488 posts)
2. OK, I'm ready to serve.
Wed Dec 13, 2023, 01:14 PM
Dec 2023

Thanks!



berniesandersmittens

(11,682 posts)
3. I'd like to serve
Wed Dec 13, 2023, 01:27 PM
Dec 2023

It's been a while

Sympthsical

(10,231 posts)
4. Sure, why not
Wed Dec 13, 2023, 01:27 PM
Dec 2023

The semester is about to end, and I'll have a bunch of time on my hands.

Valdosta

(331 posts)
5. Sure I'll do it. n/t
Wed Dec 13, 2023, 01:34 PM
Dec 2023

RussBLib

(9,666 posts)
6. You have to be a Star Member to serve nt
Wed Dec 13, 2023, 03:26 PM
Dec 2023

FireUpChips10

(23,987 posts)
7. Sure, I can jump back in.
Wed Dec 13, 2023, 03:46 PM
Dec 2023

NowISeetheLight

(3,991 posts)
8. I Will Volunteer
Wed Dec 13, 2023, 03:52 PM
Dec 2023

I'd like to give it a shot. I assume there is a tutorial on the tools and stuff.

sheshe2

(87,498 posts)
9. I will sign up again.
Wed Dec 13, 2023, 05:29 PM
Dec 2023

Looks like we will be busy.

William769

(55,828 posts)
13. We will be?
Wed Dec 13, 2023, 08:31 PM
Dec 2023


There's a certain someone keeping us on our toes. I lost count on just how many there were today.

sheshe2

(87,498 posts)
14. Will you be there next term?
Wed Dec 13, 2023, 08:44 PM
Dec 2023

Cool.

William769

(55,828 posts)
15. Yes.
Wed Dec 13, 2023, 09:18 PM
Dec 2023

God willing & the creek don't rise which is a distinct possibility here in the next couple of days.

sheshe2

(87,498 posts)
16. What's going on?
Wed Dec 13, 2023, 09:21 PM
Dec 2023

Are you okay?

William769

(55,828 posts)
17. I'm safe. I moved into my new home in October but only .04 miles from the Caloosahatchee river.
Wed Dec 13, 2023, 09:44 PM
Dec 2023
Gusts of up to 40 mph and rain? Coming storms to bring severe weather to SW FL

El Niño will be on full display this week as a low-pressure system works its way from the Gulf of Mexico across the Sunshine State.

Heavy rains and high winds are expected, with forecasts calling for tropical storm force winds over the Lee-Collier area.

“A front that went through a couple of days ago is stalled across the Florida Straits, and we have high pressure in the mid-Atlantic region,” said Jenn Hubbard, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Ruskin. “The pressure gradient is really tight, and that causes winds to increase.”

Winds are expected to be heavy for the next several days, with conditions peaking between Thursday night and Friday for Southwest Florida. Those gusts could reach 40 mph.

https://www.news-press.com/story/news/local/2023/12/13/stormy-weather-swfl-to-see-gusts-of-up-to-40-mph-high-chance-of-rain/71905538007/

So much for mild winters.

sheshe2

(87,498 posts)
18. Hugs
Wed Dec 13, 2023, 09:53 PM
Dec 2023

KS Toronado

(19,574 posts)
22. Hoping the water/creek hasn't gotten you.
Sun Dec 17, 2023, 12:58 PM
Dec 2023

Weatherman said lots of rain for Florida. Lived right on a creek and it got scary every 2/3 years,
when we moved into town we checked elevations and we're now 28 ft higher, one less thing to
worry about.

William769

(55,828 posts)
23. I had no flooding at my house.
Sun Dec 17, 2023, 01:08 PM
Dec 2023

the North bound lanes on the edison bridge are closed coming into North Fort myers due to flooding but the south bound lanes are open. That means I can go to downtown Fort Myers, I just won't be able to get back to North Fort Myers. Where I live on the Caloosahatchee river across from downtown Fort Myers, the river is about a mile wide. Hurricane season ought to be a lot of fun.

sabbat hunter

(6,893 posts)
10. I would
Wed Dec 13, 2023, 06:46 PM
Dec 2023

like to serve please.

Cha

(305,428 posts)
11. Hi EarlG.. I would like to be on
Wed Dec 13, 2023, 07:11 PM
Dec 2023

MIRT.

Mahalo

yardwork

(64,357 posts)
12. I would like to serve on the MIR team.
Wed Dec 13, 2023, 08:03 PM
Dec 2023

Thank you for considering me.

chillfactor

(7,694 posts)
19. Hi Earl!
Thu Dec 14, 2023, 10:46 PM
Dec 2023

I would like to be a member of the team. Being retired I have the time.

Comfortably_Numb

(4,109 posts)
20. I'd be glad to serve.
Fri Dec 15, 2023, 03:44 PM
Dec 2023

kentuck

(112,767 posts)
21. I would give it a try.
Fri Dec 15, 2023, 09:41 PM
Dec 2023

It has been a long time.

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