Dear DUers

[malaise]

Ignore the bait and the bots.
That is all.

[MLAA]

1. Good advice😉

[Hekate]

2. Also: alert on the ones with over 100 posts, and write MIRT for the ones with fewer.

We certainly do have an infestation just now, don't we?

[Brother Buzz]

3. It's proper to alert on ALL offensive posts

In many ways, the jury system can send a troll back to the bridge faster then MIR Team can.

[malaise]

4. Good spot

An infestation with a vengeance

[dalton99a]

12. +1

[LakeArenal]

5. Be cool, honey bunnies.

[NoMoreRepugs]

6. Roaches always seek cover when the storm arrives.

[erlewyne]

7. Trump does not fool me but I have a problem.

I can't spell bar mitzvah.

[pecosbob]

8. thanks...I needed that about now

[rzemanfl]

9. You know what they call it when the bait is dragged behind a

moving boat.

[MontanaMama]

10. Same thing that I call it when

my spouse’s fly is unzipped!

[rzemanfl]

11. LOL. n/t

[malaise]

14. Howling with laughter

[MontanaMama]

16. Makes sense, right?

[malaise]

17. What?

I'm slow sometimes

[brucefan]

21. Trolling!

[rzemanfl]

22. Trolling. You need to fish more. n/t

[malaise]

29. Bwaaaaaaah

Too good.

[libdem4life]

37. Oh, thank you for asking. I didn't know either,

but didn't want to admit it. LOL

[malaise]

38. LOL

I am shameless - never too old to learn

[oasis]

13. K and R

[marble falls]

15. What Malaise said. We aren't done yet.

[Ferrets are Cool]

18. Agreed!!

[BigmanPigman]

19. I have been on DU for almost 2 years and I still

can't spot a bot or a troll. I hope someone points them out to me since I am clueless.

[malaise]

20. Back in the day it used to be great fun

to spot one on a thread. He/she was sent to the graveyard complete with graphics. Pizza was served.

[JonLP24]

23. I remember during DU2 when mod response time was a little slower

People would post in the lounge "live one in GD".

[malaise]

25. Yep

Threads were started in GD - live one but we followed the rules and never said which thread.
Tears of laughter would stream down faces as we watched the removal.

[GulfCoast66]

28. Look for OPs that have nothing to do with current events

But get DUers arguing. There have been several today.

And low total post.

My rule of thumb.

[guillaumeb]

30. Often they are removed so fast that replying can be difficult.

I tried to reply to one recently and the poster had already been removed only minutes after they posted.

[SergeStorms]

24. And there's always that little button on the bottom left....

of each post that says, "Trash this thread". I've used that a couple of times since the election results. Why take a chance? Out of sight, out of mind.

[malaise]

26. I must use it more often

Disrupters disrupt.

[guillaumeb]

27. What if this is a part of the bait?

Back to my bunker.

[Maru Kitteh]

31. I had an asshole troll. It was

underwhelming.

[vlyons]

32. Where do I see how many posts someone has made

or how many posts I've made?

[Kaleva]

33. Left click on your name or their name.

You'll see on the right their join date and number of posts.

Here is yours:

"Profile Information
Gender: Female
Hometown: Texas
Member since: Mon Aug 1, 2011, 06:53 AM
Number of posts: 5,029"

[Zoonart]

34. Hip to that.

[Glamrock]

35. My dear Malaise

That's like telling my dog to leave that cheese on the floor alone. Never gonna happen.

[malaise]

36. LOL