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Related: About this forumWe are now accepting new volunteers to serve on the MIR Team from January - April 2019
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, January 23.
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.
Kingofalldems
(39,196 posts)herding cats
(19,612 posts)One thing, I'll be gone out of pocket a lot the last week of this month. After that I'll be around my normal amount.
Thanks for the consideration.
Behind the Aegis
(54,821 posts)I miss the onslaught of mail.
UrbScotty
(23,987 posts)backtoblue
(11,676 posts)ismnotwasm
(42,433 posts)Id love to go again
FSogol
(46,380 posts)Docreed2003
(17,718 posts)TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)MoonRiver
(36,969 posts)Response to EarlG (Original post)
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USALiberal
(10,877 posts)ehrnst
(32,640 posts)octoberlib
(14,971 posts)jcgoldie
(12,046 posts)The way things stand I can't go a day without participating here anyway.
boston bean
(36,450 posts)berni_mccoy
(23,018 posts)EllieBC
(3,319 posts)I assume things are going to get heavier here as we march towards November 2020.
BumRushDaShow
(141,329 posts)Would help to give me a better appreciation for what MIRT has to deal with!
Eliot Rosewater
(32,528 posts)BumRushDaShow
(141,329 posts)Brother Buzz
(37,660 posts)This is exactly why you are not trusted with the keys to the MIR Team liquor cabinet!
GP6971
(32,786 posts)here on the left coast.
backtoblue
(11,676 posts)LittleGirl
(8,393 posts)to volunteer but would like to start after April as I'm in the process of moving until then.
Thanks.
littlemissmartypants
(25,114 posts)LittleGirl
(8,393 posts)I would become one.
Heartstrings
(7,349 posts)catbyte
(35,686 posts)Initech
(101,662 posts)littlemissmartypants
(25,114 posts)Hobo
(762 posts)gordianot
(15,494 posts)rzemanfl
(30,272 posts)IronLionZion
(46,898 posts)As primary season ramps up, there will be plenty of trolls I'm sure.
hueymahl
(2,640 posts)TeamPooka
(25,228 posts)marybourg
(13,129 posts)software, I can do it.
uppityperson
(115,814 posts)I rarely use a computer, tablets take longer to copy paste but it's all workable.
marybourg
(13,129 posts)or an entire post and then laboriously delete any excess.
ProudProgressiveNow
(6,165 posts)pandr32
(12,139 posts)Please consider me from the beginning of March throughout the remainder of the year due to travel away during February.
Throckmorton
(3,579 posts)ProudMNDemocrat
(19,013 posts)RockaFowler
(7,429 posts)littlemissmartypants
(25,114 posts)salin
(48,958 posts)Pachamama
(17,008 posts)angrychair
(9,675 posts)shenmue
(38,537 posts)redstatebluegirl
(12,474 posts)Politicub
(12,286 posts)Thanks for the opportunity.
uppityperson
(115,814 posts)TrogL
(32,825 posts)Im on here all day every day so I may as well make myself useful
Stargazer09
(2,158 posts)I would like to help keep this site running smoothly.
tiredtoo
(2,949 posts)The Mouth
(3,273 posts)Regards, and thanks for all you do.
littlemissmartypants
(25,114 posts)uppityperson
(115,814 posts)populistdriven
(5,679 posts)Did it a year ago & had a learning curve for most of it so looking forward to being more effective this time.
dsc
(52,595 posts)Roland99
(53,345 posts)MyNameIsKhan
(2,205 posts)guillaumeb
(42,649 posts)bearsfootball516
(6,485 posts)RainCaster
(11,503 posts)Old Vet
(2,001 posts)Kind of Blue
(8,709 posts)So I'll like to try.
littlemissmartypants
(25,114 posts)jrthin
(4,942 posts)Different Drummer
(8,443 posts)Oppaloopa
(895 posts)littlemissmartypants
(25,114 posts)patricia92243
(12,806 posts)applegrove
(122,920 posts)ok_cpu
(2,154 posts)maddiemom
(5,106 posts)cally
(21,704 posts)DownriverDem
(6,606 posts)I think it's great that members themselves are the ones that decide.
samnsara
(18,281 posts)sharedvalues
(6,916 posts)Aviation Pro
(13,346 posts)n/t
sabbat hunter
(6,888 posts)volunteer please.
littlemissmartypants
(25,114 posts)alittlelark
(18,912 posts)littlemissmartypants
(25,114 posts)alittlelark
(18,912 posts)The fact that the owners of my favorite website favored one primary candidate over another due to their spouses connection to the candidate...... So many shades of 'not right'.....
littlemissmartypants
(25,114 posts)Yonnie3
(18,086 posts)The actual requirement is stated in the announcement, my emphasis below.
littlemissmartypants
(25,114 posts)VOX
(22,976 posts)Thanks so much for your kind consideration.
my2sense
(2,645 posts)Thanks!
Equinox Moon
(6,344 posts)Thanks!
Cryptoad
(8,254 posts)YOHABLO
(7,358 posts)musicblind
(4,562 posts)Jeffersons Ghost
(15,235 posts)patricia92243
(12,806 posts)Jarqui
(10,436 posts)But I'd like to understand a little more about what help I'm going to provide to make sure I feel that I will be able and reliable to do so.
uppityperson
(115,814 posts)That said, if you don't think you will participate, don't volunteer. Some members are very active, some not so much.It's a great experience though and I recommend everyone give it a try.
bluevoter4life
(791 posts)NewsCenter28
(1,837 posts)This site has helped to keep me sane even dating back to the Bush years. Feel free to pick me and I'll do my best to not let you down!
bobGandolf
(871 posts)I meet the requirements though it might not look like it. I had a different account under bobburgster. I started a new account because there was no way to change my name without starting over. Let me know, and I will try my best to help DU.