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EarlG

(22,639 posts)
Tue Nov 22, 2022, 01:03 PM Nov 2022

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.

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, November 2022 - February 2023

NEW THIS TERM

Brother Buzz
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DinahMoeHum
Docreed2003
FSogol
GP6971
greatauntoftriplets
herding cats
iwillalwayswonderwhy
Kali
littlemissmartypants
mn9driver
NewHendoLib
NNadir
Violet_Crumble

RETURNING FOR A SECOND TERM

Behind the Aegis
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Demsrule86
discntnt_irny_srcsm
KelleyKramer
Kingofalldems
KS Toronado
Lucinda
marble falls
Rhiannon12866
Spazito
William769

Retiring members

Akoto
brer cat
Comfortably_Numb
DashOneBravo
Habitation
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intheflow
FakeNoose
Lasher
LeftishBrit
live love laugh
llashram
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ShazzieB
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Texasgal

36 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
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Say hello to our new MIR Team! (Original Post) EarlG Nov 2022 OP
Thank you for your time in making DU good riverbendviewgal Nov 2022 #1
Thanks to all who can step up for this important work! Maeve Nov 2022 #2
Thanks to all. FalloutShelter Nov 2022 #3
Thank you new members, returning members and retiring members bronxiteforever Nov 2022 #4
❤️ ✿❧🌿❧✿ ❤️ Lucinda Nov 2022 #5
Thanks to all. TomSlick Nov 2022 #6
Thank you so very much! mahina Nov 2022 #7
So many familar names! Marthe48 Nov 2022 #8
Thank you all Bristlecone Nov 2022 #9
Thanks to past and present members. You make this place better for all. Firestorm49 Nov 2022 #10
+1 spooky3 Nov 2022 #11
EarlG....... Upthevibe Nov 2022 #12
Thank you all so much! OhNo-Really Nov 2022 #13
Hellooooooooooooo, MIR Team! Iggo Nov 2022 #14
Thank you! Nululu Nov 2022 #15
Thank you one and all. TNNurse Nov 2022 #16
Hat is off to all of you! pandr32 Nov 2022 #17
Thank you all for everything you do! yardwork Nov 2022 #18
Kick & highly recommended. William769 Nov 2022 #19
Kick! MontanaMama Nov 2022 #20
Thanks to all of you! Different Drummer Nov 2022 #21
Thank you. Biophilic Nov 2022 #22
Props to this whole list IbogaProject Nov 2022 #23
Thank you to all barbtries Nov 2022 #24
Yay!! I'm so excited! ❤️ littlemissmartypants Nov 2022 #25
✌Thanks to all.👍 SergeStorms Nov 2022 #26
Thank you everyone!! AmBlue Nov 2022 #27
K&R! Omaha Steve Nov 2022 #28
Thank you all proud patriot Nov 2022 #29
Thank you for making this site so addicting. ha nt LittleGirl Nov 2022 #30
Good luck yankee87 Nov 2022 #31
thank you to the incoming, the remaining, and the retiring nt orleans Nov 2022 #32
Thanks to all who do this important job--thank you! Timeflyer Nov 2022 #33
serious busines llashram Nov 2022 #34
The teams must do a good job Rural_Progressive Nov 2022 #35
Thank you EliteLiberal Dec 2022 #36

riverbendviewgal

(4,331 posts)
1. Thank you for your time in making DU good
Tue Nov 22, 2022, 01:07 PM
Nov 2022

Every one for staying, joining, and to those retiring.

Maeve

(43,046 posts)
2. Thanks to all who can step up for this important work!
Tue Nov 22, 2022, 01:10 PM
Nov 2022

Real life keeps getting in my way lately but I know quite a few of these quiet heroes....

FalloutShelter

(12,843 posts)
3. Thanks to all.
Tue Nov 22, 2022, 01:13 PM
Nov 2022

bronxiteforever

(9,562 posts)
4. Thank you new members, returning members and retiring members
Tue Nov 22, 2022, 01:15 PM
Nov 2022

Lucinda

(31,170 posts)
5. ❤️ ✿❧🌿❧✿ ❤️
Tue Nov 22, 2022, 01:26 PM
Nov 2022

TomSlick

(11,973 posts)
6. Thanks to all.
Tue Nov 22, 2022, 01:44 PM
Nov 2022

MIRT is an important job.

mahina

(19,054 posts)
7. Thank you so very much!
Tue Nov 22, 2022, 01:45 PM
Nov 2022

Marthe48

(19,350 posts)
8. So many familar names!
Tue Nov 22, 2022, 02:02 PM
Nov 2022

Thank you

Bristlecone

(10,524 posts)
9. Thank you all
Tue Nov 22, 2022, 02:02 PM
Nov 2022

Firestorm49

(4,223 posts)
10. Thanks to past and present members. You make this place better for all.
Tue Nov 22, 2022, 02:10 PM
Nov 2022

spooky3

(36,430 posts)
11. +1
Tue Nov 22, 2022, 02:18 PM
Nov 2022

Upthevibe

(9,251 posts)
12. EarlG.......
Tue Nov 22, 2022, 02:21 PM
Nov 2022

Thank you for introducing them and thanks to them for helping out!

OhNo-Really

(3,996 posts)
13. Thank you all so much!
Tue Nov 22, 2022, 02:22 PM
Nov 2022



Iggo

(48,540 posts)
14. Hellooooooooooooo, MIR Team!
Tue Nov 22, 2022, 02:48 PM
Nov 2022

Nululu

(956 posts)
15. Thank you!
Tue Nov 22, 2022, 02:57 PM
Nov 2022

Place wouldn't work without you

TNNurse

(7,163 posts)
16. Thank you one and all.
Tue Nov 22, 2022, 02:59 PM
Nov 2022

pandr32

(12,283 posts)
17. Hat is off to all of you!
Tue Nov 22, 2022, 03:02 PM
Nov 2022

yardwork

(64,776 posts)
18. Thank you all for everything you do!
Tue Nov 22, 2022, 03:03 PM
Nov 2022

William769

(55,883 posts)
19. Kick & highly recommended.
Tue Nov 22, 2022, 03:25 PM
Nov 2022

MontanaMama

(24,087 posts)
20. Kick!
Tue Nov 22, 2022, 03:28 PM
Nov 2022

Looks like a bang up MIRT squad. Trolls beware!!

Thank you to all of you doing this work to keep DU safe and working for all of us.

Different Drummer

(8,790 posts)
21. Thanks to all of you!
Tue Nov 22, 2022, 03:41 PM
Nov 2022

Biophilic

(4,995 posts)
22. Thank you.
Tue Nov 22, 2022, 03:45 PM
Nov 2022

IbogaProject

(3,799 posts)
23. Props to this whole list
Tue Nov 22, 2022, 03:54 PM
Nov 2022

You're like our bouncers to toss out any trouble makers.

barbtries

(29,955 posts)
24. Thank you to all
Tue Nov 22, 2022, 04:00 PM
Nov 2022

for keeping DU a wonderful source and community.

littlemissmartypants

(25,910 posts)
25. Yay!! I'm so excited! ❤️
Tue Nov 22, 2022, 09:03 PM
Nov 2022

SergeStorms

(19,339 posts)
26. ✌Thanks to all.👍
Tue Nov 22, 2022, 09:25 PM
Nov 2022

Much appreciated.

AmBlue

(3,444 posts)
27. Thank you everyone!!
Tue Nov 22, 2022, 09:32 PM
Nov 2022

Omaha Steve

(103,798 posts)
28. K&R!
Tue Nov 22, 2022, 10:35 PM
Nov 2022

proud patriot

(101,210 posts)
29. Thank you all
Tue Nov 22, 2022, 11:05 PM
Nov 2022

LittleGirl

(8,499 posts)
30. Thank you for making this site so addicting. ha nt
Wed Nov 23, 2022, 01:02 AM
Nov 2022

yankee87

(2,384 posts)
31. Good luck
Wed Nov 23, 2022, 03:23 AM
Nov 2022

Good luck and I’m sure you’ll do a GREAT job.

orleans

(35,275 posts)
32. thank you to the incoming, the remaining, and the retiring nt
Wed Nov 23, 2022, 03:24 AM
Nov 2022

Timeflyer

(2,726 posts)
33. Thanks to all who do this important job--thank you!
Wed Nov 23, 2022, 08:55 AM
Nov 2022

llashram

(6,269 posts)
34. serious busines
Wed Nov 23, 2022, 09:50 AM
Nov 2022

congrats...

Rural_Progressive

(1,107 posts)
35. The teams must do a good job
Wed Nov 23, 2022, 11:46 AM
Nov 2022

I've neve encountered a troll here yet. How big a job is it to keep this site clear of *ssholes?

EliteLiberal

(7 posts)
36. Thank you
Thu Dec 8, 2022, 06:47 PM
Dec 2022

Thank you everyone for your time! I've been returning to this site for years after a friend recommendation and I finally joined today. Did not realize how serious the "left" part of the site functions and always wondered how a bunch of yahoos haven't corrupted the whole thing. Keep it up!

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