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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
(38,456 posts)herding cats
(19,564 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
(53,956 posts)I miss the onslaught of mail.
UrbScotty
(23,980 posts)backtoblue
(11,343 posts)ismnotwasm
(41,979 posts)Id love to go again
FSogol
(45,484 posts)Docreed2003
(16,858 posts)TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)MoonRiver
(36,926 posts)Response to EarlG (Original post)
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USALiberal
(10,877 posts)ehrnst
(32,640 posts)octoberlib
(14,971 posts)jcgoldie
(11,631 posts)The way things stand I can't go a day without participating here anyway.
boston bean
(36,221 posts)berni_mccoy
(23,018 posts)EllieBC
(3,014 posts)I assume things are going to get heavier here as we march towards November 2020.
BumRushDaShow
(128,965 posts)Would help to give me a better appreciation for what MIRT has to deal with!
Eliot Rosewater
(31,109 posts)BumRushDaShow
(128,965 posts)Brother Buzz
(36,427 posts)This is exactly why you are not trusted with the keys to the MIR Team liquor cabinet!
GP6971
(31,154 posts)here on the left coast.
backtoblue
(11,343 posts)LittleGirl
(8,287 posts)to volunteer but would like to start after April as I'm in the process of moving until then.
Thanks.
littlemissmartypants
(22,656 posts)LittleGirl
(8,287 posts)I would become one.
Heartstrings
(7,349 posts)catbyte
(34,384 posts)Initech
(100,071 posts)littlemissmartypants
(22,656 posts)Hobo
(757 posts)gordianot
(15,238 posts)rzemanfl
(29,557 posts)IronLionZion
(45,442 posts)As primary season ramps up, there will be plenty of trolls I'm sure.
hueymahl
(2,496 posts)TeamPooka
(24,225 posts)marybourg
(12,631 posts)software, I can do it.
uppityperson
(115,677 posts)I rarely use a computer, tablets take longer to copy paste but it's all workable.
marybourg
(12,631 posts)or an entire post and then laboriously delete any excess.
ProudProgressiveNow
(6,129 posts)pandr32
(11,582 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
(16,785 posts)RockaFowler
(7,429 posts)littlemissmartypants
(22,656 posts)salin
(48,955 posts)Pachamama
(16,887 posts)angrychair
(8,699 posts)shenmue
(38,506 posts)redstatebluegirl
(12,265 posts)Politicub
(12,165 posts)Thanks for the opportunity.
uppityperson
(115,677 posts)TrogL
(32,822 posts)Im on here all day every day so I may as well make myself useful
Stargazer09
(2,132 posts)I would like to help keep this site running smoothly.
tiredtoo
(2,949 posts)The Mouth
(3,150 posts)Regards, and thanks for all you do.
littlemissmartypants
(22,656 posts)uppityperson
(115,677 posts)populistdriven
(5,644 posts)Did it a year ago & had a learning curve for most of it so looking forward to being more effective this time.
dsc
(52,161 posts)Roland99
(53,342 posts)MyNameIsKhan
(2,205 posts)guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)bearsfootball516
(6,377 posts)RainCaster
(10,872 posts)Old Vet
(2,001 posts)Kind of Blue
(8,709 posts)So I'll like to try.
littlemissmartypants
(22,656 posts)jrthin
(4,836 posts)Different Drummer
(7,615 posts)Oppaloopa
(867 posts)littlemissmartypants
(22,656 posts)patricia92243
(12,595 posts)applegrove
(118,651 posts)ok_cpu
(2,051 posts)maddiemom
(5,106 posts)cally
(21,593 posts)DownriverDem
(6,228 posts)I think it's great that members themselves are the ones that decide.
samnsara
(17,622 posts)sharedvalues
(6,916 posts)Aviation Pro
(12,167 posts)n/t
sabbat hunter
(6,829 posts)volunteer please.
littlemissmartypants
(22,656 posts)alittlelark
(18,890 posts)littlemissmartypants
(22,656 posts)alittlelark
(18,890 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
(22,656 posts)Yonnie3
(17,437 posts)The actual requirement is stated in the announcement, my emphasis below.
littlemissmartypants
(22,656 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
(4,484 posts)Jeffersons Ghost
(15,235 posts)patricia92243
(12,595 posts)Jarqui
(10,125 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
(115,677 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
(787 posts)NewsCenter28
(1,835 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.