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EarlG

(22,540 posts)
Fri Jul 6, 2012, 12:53 PM Jul 2012

Say hello to our new MIR Team!

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

The job of the Malicious Intruder Removal Team is to ban people who join DU with the intent to disrupt. MIR Team members are volunteers, and they serve for a three-month term. The members serving on the current team were selected on a first-come-first-served basis. (Note that we do not select anyone whose Transparency page is displayed.)

If you are a member of the MIR Team, you should have access to the access-restricted Malicious Intruder Removal Forum. It should appear as a red folder on your Forums & Groups page, and in the left column of any page (if you view DU in "Standard" mode).

Thank you to everyone who volunteered!

The MIR Team, July-October 2012

NEW THIS TERM

aintitfunny
Behind the Aegis
Bobbie Jo
CaliforniaPeggy
Control-Z
dmr
EvolveOrConvolve
Fearless
fishwax
Grateful for Hope
Hassin Bin Sober
Hatchling
hlthe2b
Kali
kdmorris
LiberalLoner
libodem
Little Star
Neoma
tammywammy
Texasgal
The empressof all
tkmorris
TriMera
Vanje
Warren DeMontague
zappaman
ZombieHorde

RETURNING FROM THE PREVIOUS TERM

Broderick
DURHAM D
LeftishBrit
PassingFair
Paulie
pinto
Ruby the Liberal
ScreamingMeemie
tjwmason
UrbScotty
Vincardog
Violet_Crumble

Retiring members

cbayer
cyberswede
dixiegrrrrl
Douglas Carpenter
gkhouston
greatauntoftriplets
greyl
hootinholler
Jazzgirl
La Lioness Priyanka
Lone_Star_Dem
maddezmom
MaineDem
mopinko
Morning Dew
msanthrope
NRaleighLiberal
OKNancy
one_voice
ornotna
pacalo
Scout
Stinky The Clown
TBF
uppityperson
WhollyHeretic
William769
yardwork
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Say hello to our new MIR Team! (Original Post) EarlG Jul 2012 OP
WooHoo! Welcome new MIRTers! cyberswede Jul 2012 #1
Post removed Post removed Jul 2012 #28
Congratulations! Good luck, have fun and please read the 2 comprehensive threads in MIRT uppityperson Jul 2012 #2
Thank you, everybody Auggie Jul 2012 #3
Thanks for all you do and continue to do! Love ya'll! Firebrand Gary Jul 2012 #4
Good luck to the new team. William769 Jul 2012 #5
I've never known you to be retiring?! NRaleighLiberal Jul 2012 #7
Whoosh....the red folder vanished! Good luck to the new members and returnees. DU is in great hands NRaleighLiberal Jul 2012 #6
It will weird to read posts without a "hunting eye". dixiegrrrrl Jul 2012 #35
Good luck and maddezmom Jul 2012 #8
Welcome to all the new members... one_voice Jul 2012 #9
Thanks for your service to the outgoing and welcome to the incoming. nm rhett o rick Jul 2012 #10
Many thanks to the retirees tjwmason Jul 2012 #11
How does MIR work? Kolesar Jul 2012 #12
When you send a post to a jury Ruby the Liberal Jul 2012 #14
thanks...eom Kolesar Jul 2012 #31
Happy Hunting to all the new MIRT members! Stinky The Clown Jul 2012 #13
And here I thought I could clean out my inbox now... cyberswede Jul 2012 #15
click, delete, click, delete, click, delete, click, delete. Odd having no new msgs today uppityperson Jul 2012 #20
I know! I'm lonely! cyberswede Jul 2012 #22
Well.... uppityperson Jul 2012 #23
Oh you... cyberswede Jul 2012 #26
reread the old announcement, i was confused Scout Jul 2012 #16
Welcome to the new members and a salute to the continuing ones! dixiegrrrrl Jul 2012 #17
Congrats, and good luck all! ncrainbowgrrl Jul 2012 #18
I am really going to miss a couple of things. cbayer Jul 2012 #19
Good luck to the new team ornotna Jul 2012 #21
You Guys Have Fun! Tuesday Afternoon Jul 2012 #24
It's easy..you just have to be vewy vewy quiet. dixiegrrrrl Jul 2012 #36
Count me in Aerows Jul 2012 #25
Good luck to you all! pacalo Jul 2012 #27
Hail MIRT! JNelson6563 Jul 2012 #29
Congrats and good luck to the new members Morning Dew Jul 2012 #30
So howzit going, MIRT volume 3? I am having wicked withdrawl...retirement is tough! NRaleighLiberal Jul 2012 #32
I'm feeling a little useless Control-Z Jul 2012 #33
You will. I felt pretty lost and useless the first week, too, but it got better. gkhouston Jul 2012 #40
Thanks, gkhouston. n/t Control-Z Jul 2012 #42
I think that kdmorris Jul 2012 #34
Just another day in the MIR forum Paulie Jul 2012 #37
just as I suspected. Keep having fun, all! I've sent just a few alerts.... NRaleighLiberal Jul 2012 #38
Mmhmm. Better limit yourself to "watching" or the admins will have to add a new button. gkhouston Jul 2012 #41
right? mopinko Jul 2012 #39
Spam deleted by fishwax (MIR Team) sports2012 Sep 2012 #43
hello woofwoof01 Sep 2012 #44
snort grantcart Sep 2012 #45
really lame question - Kali Sep 2012 #46
If my calculations are correct William769 Sep 2012 #47

cyberswede

(26,117 posts)
1. WooHoo! Welcome new MIRTers!
Fri Jul 6, 2012, 12:55 PM
Jul 2012

Last edited Fri Jul 6, 2012, 04:02 PM - Edit history (1)

I hope you enjoy your tenure as much as I did!

You have some great alumni to show you the ropes, too!

Kick some troll ass, please!!



Response to cyberswede (Reply #1)

uppityperson

(115,871 posts)
2. Congratulations! Good luck, have fun and please read the 2 comprehensive threads in MIRT
Fri Jul 6, 2012, 12:56 PM
Jul 2012

Know your Troll and How to MIRT, culled from past MIRT and moderator's experiences.

Have fun and go get them.

Auggie

(31,802 posts)
3. Thank you, everybody
Fri Jul 6, 2012, 12:56 PM
Jul 2012

Firebrand Gary

(5,044 posts)
4. Thanks for all you do and continue to do! Love ya'll!
Fri Jul 6, 2012, 01:01 PM
Jul 2012

William769

(55,828 posts)
5. Good luck to the new team.
Fri Jul 6, 2012, 01:02 PM
Jul 2012

From a retiring Team Member.

NRaleighLiberal

(60,504 posts)
7. I've never known you to be retiring?!
Fri Jul 6, 2012, 01:06 PM
Jul 2012




NRaleighLiberal

(60,504 posts)
6. Whoosh....the red folder vanished! Good luck to the new members and returnees. DU is in great hands
Fri Jul 6, 2012, 01:05 PM
Jul 2012

Got to go remove my MIRT uniform and get my civvies back on!



Fare thee well, my MIRT friends whom I enjoyed working with so much!

Watch out, DU...here I come!

dixiegrrrrl

(60,011 posts)
35. It will weird to read posts without a "hunting eye".
Sun Jul 8, 2012, 11:22 AM
Jul 2012

Think we can adjust? :evil grin:

maddezmom

(135,060 posts)
8. Good luck and
Fri Jul 6, 2012, 01:11 PM
Jul 2012

Happy Hunting.

one_voice

(20,043 posts)
9. Welcome to all the new members...
Fri Jul 6, 2012, 01:28 PM
Jul 2012

and good luck. Welcome back to the returning members. Happy hunting.

And to the retiring/returning members, it was really a great experience serving with all of you! I would do it again in a heartbeat. See ya in the halls of DU.

To Skinner/Elad/EarlG thanks for the wonderful opportunity! I'll be signing up again.

 

rhett o rick

(55,981 posts)
10. Thanks for your service to the outgoing and welcome to the incoming. nm
Fri Jul 6, 2012, 01:30 PM
Jul 2012

tjwmason

(14,819 posts)
11. Many thanks to the retirees
Fri Jul 6, 2012, 01:38 PM
Jul 2012

You were invaluable teaching us newbies a few short months ago, and it's been a pleasure learning from you and serving alongside you.

Welcome to the new folk - good to see you on board.

Kolesar

(31,182 posts)
12. How does MIR work?
Fri Jul 6, 2012, 01:39 PM
Jul 2012

If I understand correctly, the "alert" link is not used. How do I MIR-alert?

Ruby the Liberal

(26,312 posts)
14. When you send a post to a jury
Fri Jul 6, 2012, 01:43 PM
Jul 2012

there is an option to check off "TOS alert" when you select the Community Standards option.

Admin gets the jury results on all TOS alerts and MIRT, when the post is hidden by the jury.

Kolesar

(31,182 posts)
31. thanks...eom
Sat Jul 7, 2012, 12:29 PM
Jul 2012

Stinky The Clown

(68,461 posts)
13. Happy Hunting to all the new MIRT members!
Fri Jul 6, 2012, 01:41 PM
Jul 2012

To all the other retirees . . . . Wow! Just like that the red folder is gone. I can see all my old posts in MIRT on my My Posts list but can't access them any more.

Odd feeling . . . . .

cyberswede

(26,117 posts)
15. And here I thought I could clean out my inbox now...
Fri Jul 6, 2012, 02:04 PM
Jul 2012

but I can't unless I want to delete everything.

uppityperson

(115,871 posts)
20. click, delete, click, delete, click, delete, click, delete. Odd having no new msgs today
Fri Jul 6, 2012, 06:23 PM
Jul 2012

cyberswede

(26,117 posts)
22. I know! I'm lonely!
Fri Jul 6, 2012, 09:17 PM
Jul 2012


not really

uppityperson

(115,871 posts)
23. Well....
Fri Jul 6, 2012, 09:23 PM
Jul 2012

Hi

cyberswede

(26,117 posts)
26. Oh you...
Fri Jul 6, 2012, 11:08 PM
Jul 2012

thanks for making me LOL!

Scout

(8,625 posts)
16. reread the old announcement, i was confused
Fri Jul 6, 2012, 04:00 PM
Jul 2012

i was looking forward to continuing, now that i am at home instead of at work for a while, and could spend more time online.

also looking forward to participating with NEW members.

oh well, next time i will read the announcement better the first time.

dixiegrrrrl

(60,011 posts)
17. Welcome to the new members and a salute to the continuing ones!
Fri Jul 6, 2012, 04:14 PM
Jul 2012

MIRT Forum is the most supportive place I have found on DU.
I really enjoyed being a member and will probably volunteer again at a later date.

go get those spammers!!!!

ncrainbowgrrl

(18,968 posts)
18. Congrats, and good luck all!
Fri Jul 6, 2012, 04:44 PM
Jul 2012

cbayer

(146,218 posts)
19. I am really going to miss a couple of things.
Fri Jul 6, 2012, 04:57 PM
Jul 2012

First, and most importantly, the camaraderie and respect that, for the most part, were the hallmarks of the mod forum and the MIRT team. It is replicated in few other places on the site and has been an incredibly valuable and rewarding experience.

Second, troll hunting. Having been one of the resident experts on a couple of repeating trolls, it is going to be an interesting experience to not be able to nuke them.

What I won't miss from MIRT is the pm's. Way too many and, with my current horrendous internet question, taking up way too much of my time deleting. I hope you find a way to fix that soon.

It has been my distinct pleasure to work with you, Skinner, elad and to have hopefully assisted you in achieving your goals of electing democrats. It has been very meaningful to me.

ornotna

(11,070 posts)
21. Good luck to the new team
Fri Jul 6, 2012, 06:30 PM
Jul 2012

I think you're going to find this a most rewarding experience.

Looks like DU is in good hands.

Tuesday Afternoon

(56,912 posts)
24. You Guys Have Fun!
Fri Jul 6, 2012, 09:30 PM
Jul 2012

Troll Hunting. It Just Sounds like so much FUN.

dixiegrrrrl

(60,011 posts)
36. It's easy..you just have to be vewy vewy quiet.
Sun Jul 8, 2012, 11:29 AM
Jul 2012

[IMG][/IMG]

 

Aerows

(39,961 posts)
25. Count me in
Fri Jul 6, 2012, 09:38 PM
Jul 2012

if someone drops out. I love DU.

pacalo

(24,738 posts)
27. Good luck to you all!
Fri Jul 6, 2012, 11:09 PM
Jul 2012

You'll be enlightened by the amount of work that goes into monitoring & will gain a lot of perspective on newbie trolls.

Real life prevents me from continuing on at this time, but I will definitely sign up again when the time is right.

Give one a swat for me:

JNelson6563

(28,151 posts)
29. Hail MIRT!
Sat Jul 7, 2012, 07:11 AM
Jul 2012

Success to you all! I even see a few names I have serious respect for!

Rock on everyone!

Julie

Morning Dew

(6,539 posts)
30. Congrats and good luck to the new members
Sat Jul 7, 2012, 11:41 AM
Jul 2012

You have a great group of returning members to help you learn the ropes.


some trolls !!

NRaleighLiberal

(60,504 posts)
32. So howzit going, MIRT volume 3? I am having wicked withdrawl...retirement is tough!
Sat Jul 7, 2012, 10:06 PM
Jul 2012

Control-Z

(15,684 posts)
33. I'm feeling a little useless
Sun Jul 8, 2012, 12:31 AM
Jul 2012

at the moment. Tomorrow's another day. I'll get the hang of it (hopefully).

gkhouston

(21,642 posts)
40. You will. I felt pretty lost and useless the first week, too, but it got better.
Mon Jul 9, 2012, 08:25 PM
Jul 2012

Hang in there.

Control-Z

(15,684 posts)
42. Thanks, gkhouston. n/t
Tue Jul 10, 2012, 01:30 PM
Jul 2012

kdmorris

(5,649 posts)
34. I think that
Sun Jul 8, 2012, 12:31 AM
Jul 2012

"hold on to your seat" is a good description of how I'm feeling right now. I'm sure I will get used to it one day, but right now... I'm a wee bit lost.

I can say a hearty thank you to those of you who went before us and left such incredible documentation!!

Paulie

(8,464 posts)
37. Just another day in the MIR forum
Mon Jul 9, 2012, 12:09 AM
Jul 2012

You should see all the self deletes for dupe threads.

Good times and good works continue, and the new crew are doing a fantastic job!

NRaleighLiberal

(60,504 posts)
38. just as I suspected. Keep having fun, all! I've sent just a few alerts....
Mon Jul 9, 2012, 08:20 AM
Jul 2012

and they've been hidden - so I do watch from "afar"!

gkhouston

(21,642 posts)
41. Mmhmm. Better limit yourself to "watching" or the admins will have to add a new button.
Mon Jul 9, 2012, 08:27 PM
Jul 2012

"Overripe tomato attack".

mopinko

(71,817 posts)
39. right?
Mon Jul 9, 2012, 12:47 PM
Jul 2012

ugh. totally do not know what to do with myself.
get some work done for a change? nah, that couldn't be it.
what to do, what to do.

 

sports2012

(1 post)
43. Spam deleted by fishwax (MIR Team)
Sat Sep 1, 2012, 11:57 AM
Sep 2012
 

woofwoof01

(7 posts)
44. hello
Tue Sep 4, 2012, 07:00 PM
Sep 2012

everyone!!!!

grantcart

(53,061 posts)
45. snort
Sun Sep 9, 2012, 05:57 AM
Sep 2012


sit

fetch

go run after that car

lol

Kali

(55,740 posts)
46. really lame question -
Sun Sep 23, 2012, 05:14 PM
Sep 2012

are we on THROUGH October? I can stay (not that I do much) but for some reason I thought it was a 90 day thing and was wondering why there hadn't been a new call for volunteers.

William769

(55,828 posts)
47. If my calculations are correct
Sun Sep 23, 2012, 08:12 PM
Sep 2012

The term expires on or about October 6th. But since it was your first term, you are allowed to serve two terms in a row if you so desire unless things have changed.

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