Say hello to our new MIR Team!

[EarlG]

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.

If you are a member of the MIR Team, you should now 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). New MIRT members (and veterans who need a refresher) should check out the "How To" threads pinned to the top of the MIRT forum.

Thank you to everyone who volunteered! Volunteers were selected on a first-come-first-served basis.

The MIR Team, September - December 2021

NEW THIS TERM

Behind the Aegis
BumRushDaShow
Demsrule86
George II
IrishAfricanAmerican
KelleyKramer
Kingofalldems
littlemissmartypants
Lulu KC
marble falls
mcar
Rhiannon12866
SidDithers
Spazito
StarfishSaver
The Polack MSgt
uppityperson

RETURNING FOR A SECOND TERM

berniesandersmittens
brer cat
catbyte
DashOneBravo
discntnt_irny_srcsm
FireUpChips10
Hobo
ismnotwasm
iwillalwayswonderwhy
Jim G.
LeftishBrit
mn9driver
MoonRiver
SheltieLover

Retiring members

berni_mccoy
Bleacher Creature
BlueLucy
Brother Buzz
canetoad
Comfortably_Numb
Docreed2003
flibbitygiblets
GP6971
greatauntoftriplets
MerryHolidays
NewHendoLib
NNadir
Pachamama
ShazzieB
tenderfoot
TomSlick
Under The Radar
whopis01

[spooky3]

1. Thank you to all! Nt

[Harker]

2. Sic 'em! n/t

[NewHendoLib]

3. that's a great team (then again, they all are!).

Now to embark on my post MIRT vacation!

[Hugh_Lebowski]

4. Dang now I'ma hafta start being nice to all these people?!?

[proud patriot]

5. Thanks

my hats off to each of you

[Hekate]

6. KnR! You'll be hearing from me....

[livetohike]

7. Thank you to all past and present MIRT members! n/t

[irisblue]

8. thanks

[Bleacher Creature]

9. The legend that is BRDS is back on the beat, so bad news for any trolls out there!! NT

[mgardener]

10. Thanks to all

Who help keep this site safe and interesting!

[ancianita]

11. A great team!

Thanks in advance for your work!

[TygrBright]

12. Much thanks to DUers who step up to do this important thing! n/t

[lucca18]

13. Thank you! 😍

[FakeNoose]

14. Thank you all - so much! - for what you do

Thanks to the retiring members, too!

[jrthin]

15. It's not as easy as it seems, so thanks for doing the hard work.

[ailsagirl]

16. My thanks to all of you!!

[SergeStorms]

17. Looks like a great lineup...

of new and returning members. Thank you, one and all.

To our retiring members, thank you so much for your service. It's greatly appreciated, and enjoy your retirement. 🏖

And as always, thank you, EarlG, for keeping the machinery running so smoothly.

[orleans]

18. thank you everybody.

appreciate you all doing the work so i don't have to

[ShazzieB]

19. Welcome aboard, new MIRTers, and welcome back, returnees!

I just finished my first term on MIRT, and I can tell you newbies that you are going to learn an amazing amount about what goes on here and feel a part of DU in a whole new way!

If you are anything like me, you may be a little confused in the beginning, as there is tons to learn. You'll pick up a lot just from following the discussions on the MIRT board, but don't hesitate to ask questions if you don't understand something. Everybody was new once, and everybody remembers what that was like. I found long time team members to be unfailingly warm and helpful and I was never made to feel like I was being stupid or a pest.

I can seen from EarlG's post that the new team includes a lot of extremely knowledgeable and experienced members, so I know DU will be in good hands. Good luck, everybody!

[a kennedy]

20. A horrible and thankless job......someone has to do it, and I'M SO THANKFUL IT'S YOU GUYS AND GALS.

1st off, can I say guys and gals??? Or is that not ok. BUT I do want to say, really, thanks for doing this job. ❤️

[NNadir]

21. Very nice people, diligent, hardworking. Unless one does it, one cannot imagine...

...between the trolls, the spammers, and some very nutty obsessives, how much these teams do to keep DU functioning unobstructed.

[AllaN01Bear]

22. hihowdi!!!!!!!!.

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[ryebreadneo]

23. thank you guys

you are the best!