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, June - September 2021

NEW THIS TERM

berni_mccoy
berniesandersmittens
BlueLucy
brer cat
canetoad
catbyte
Comfortably_Numb
DashOneBravo
discntnt_irny_srcsm
FireUpChips10
Hobo
ismnotwasm
iwillalwayswonderwhy
Jim G.
LeftishBrit
MerryBlooms
MerryHolidays
mn9driver
MoonRiver
Pachamama
ShazzieB
SheltieLover
trof
Under The Radar

RETURNING FOR A SECOND TERM

Bleacher Creature
Brother Buzz
Docreed2003
flibbitygiblets
greatauntoftriplets
GP6971
NewHendoLib
NNadir
tenderfoot
TomSlick
whopis01

Retiring members

BComplex
Behind the Aegis
BumRushDaShow
Cadfael
Corgigal
Demsrule86
DinahMoeHum
George II
herding cats
Irish_Dem
KelleyKramer
Kingofalldems
kozar
marble falls
mcar
meow2u3
MrModerate
NurseJackie
RainCaster
Soph0571
Spazito
WA-03 Democrat
wryter2000

[Firestorm49]

1. Thank you, past and present members.

[livetohike]

2. Thank you everyone! n/t

[gademocrat7]

3. Thank you all!

I appreciate your efforts.

[Nululu]

4. Thanks for volunteering!

[MackinacBridge]

5. Thank you, volunteers

As a fairly new member, I'd seen a reference or two to a MIR Team and picked up on that it must be moderators of some sort. But learning just now what the acronym stands for made me chuckle.

[BigmanPigman]

6. ....

[Pepsidog]

7. Go get em!

[TNNurse]

8. Thank you one and all.

[FakeNoose]

9. Thanks guys!

You're the ones who keep DU safe for all of us!

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

10. Congratulations and best wishes to all.

Being on the MIR team looks like a lot of work, which is why I've never volunteered. I'm grateful to those who do.

[hibbing]

11. Thank you!

[mysteryowl]

12. I like the changes.

I hope I am not breaking the rules by saying, I like seeing the list contain more progressive screen name people.
Thanks! It will make a difference on DU.

[argyl]

13. There are so many of the best of DU people I see on all three lists.

Thanks for what you do. DU wouldn't work without the work you've both done and are preparing to do.