Time for a shout out and applause for the DUers who are on the Malicious Intruder Response Team

[irisblue]

These times be cray cray

[MustLoveBeagles]

1. Thank you for all that you do MIRT

[jrthin]

2. A big thank you to them!

[SheltieLover]

3. Ty!

[TreasonousBastard]

4. I was on MIRT for a term and even though it was kinda quiet, I couldn't keep up. There's people...

on there who can sniff out a troll better than a pig sniffs mushrooms.

[WheelWalker]

7. I agree. I served two terms but simply don't have the speed, dexterity or insight

to make a meaningful contribution to the team. I was just a dead horse in the harness. We should all be grateful for those with the special gifts required for an effective MIRT.

[lagomorph777]

62. sometimes I smell trolls - is there a way to point them out to MIRT?

[marble falls]

75. Go to announcements in the main window and find the MIRT team post, contact anyone of them.

[NoRoadUntravelled]

81. I wasn't aware of this. Good to know.

[DownriverDem]

69. Me neither

It was one email after another alert. I would rather be on the jury for comments.

[StarryNite]

5. Thank you MIRT!

[2naSalit]

6. Many thanks!

[Mike 03]

8. Thank you. We appreciate every single one of you.

[Ferrets are Cool]

9. Thank you

[Hekate]

10. They rock!

Always!

[pazzyanne]

11. Thank you, MIRT!

You do a necessary job that I couldn't.

[paleotn]

12. Yes.

[Tommymac]

13. Thanks!

Bad Guys:

[ProfessorGAC]

14. Good Call, Iris!

This thread was a fine idea!

[warmfeet]

15. Please get rid of them,

and thank you.

[nolabear]

16. Thank you all for your service!

[empedocles]

17. Yay

[bluestarone]

18. THANKS to all of you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ancianita]

19. ABSOLUTELY! THANK YOU ALL, MIRT!

: sofajump:

[gademocrat7]

20. Thank you!

Your efforts are greatly appreciated.

[cp]

21. Thank you!

Three cheers!!!

[BobTheSubgenius]

22. Thank you, one and all!

I've said it several times over the last few years - this is the best, most smooth-running and harmonious site of its type that I've ever seen. Not even close, actually.

These people are an example of why it's like that.

[proud patriot]

23. Yes ,, Thanks Guys

[flibbitygiblets]

24. Thank you MIRT!! And thanks to the DU jurors also.

Re: the latter, what a truly democratic way to deal with disagreements and issues. DU is a haven of sanity, information and civil, intelligent exchange of ideas unlike anything else I'm aware of.

[seta1950]

44. I totally agree

Love it here, thanks to all who make it possible, this site has saved my sanity many times.

[Granny M]

25. Thank you!

[Sedona]

26. Its a lot harder than you think in normal times

I was MIRT once long ago.

I can't imagine how tough it is now.

Hang in there MIRTers.

You are appreciated

[Politicub]

27. Love you MIRT team!!

[AllaN01Bear]

28. hear , hear.

[BlueIdaho]

29. Never has so few done so much for so many.

A Salute to you all.

[littlemissmartypants]

30. Go MIRT! Keep squashing those malicious intruders like bugs!

And thanks for your service! As a MIRT alumnus, during a less critical time and having been barely able to keep up, I am amazed at those who volunteer for duty during election time.



Thanks for starting the thread, irisblue.

❤ lmsp

[SergeStorms]

31. It's nice to have guardians watching our backs....

fronts, sides, flanks, above and below. As a technologically challenged "old fart" I know little of what you do, but I've seen what can happen when you're not there. Thanks a million!

[dlk]

32. Really appreciate it!

Bravo/brava!!!

[cry baby]

33. Cheers to MIRT!

[CaptainTruth]

34. Thank you!!!

[Silver Gaia]

35. YES! Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Based on past experience during relatively "quiet" times, MIRT must feel like a full-time job right now!

Deepest gratitude and respect to all of you!

[Illumination]

36. Your hard work is appreciated! Thank you so very much!...

[Hortensis]

37. And it does take a lot of work.

[flamingdem]

38. Thanks for ALL you do

[secondwind]

39. Hear, hear!!!

Thanks 😊

[Dem2]

40. Good job

I've seen some questionable posts that were later evaporated, I assume this was their good work!

[crickets]

41. Thank you, MIRT!

Your hard work is appreciated so much!

[niyad]

42. Thank you!

[alittlelark]

43. Love Ya !!!!

[liberalla]

45. Most definitely! Thank you!

[TexasBushwhacker]

46. Gracias!

[orleans]

47. there's a malicious intruder response team?

i don't think i realized this

well, then, absolutely HOORAY! they seem to be doing a great job!

[Sogo]

48. I think they just caught another one tonight!!

Thanks MIRT!!

[writes3000]

49. Very much appreciated, MIRT! And thanks for creating the post, irisblue.

[Firestorm49]

50. Thanks for your vigilance..

[Maeve]

51. Please understand...for most of MIRT members you are thanking us for protecting our home

Which seems...odd. We love this space on the internet, and we guard it as family would.
But appreciation is appreciated.

You are welcome. In all meanings of the word.

[kag]

61. Thanks, Maeve.

We're all trying to do our part in the best way we know how. But knowing that there is a place on the internet where we can come to feel welcome and accepted is of huge importance to...I'm gonna go out on a limb and say...all of us!

[BunnyMcGee]

52. Thank You to the MIRT team

You Rock!

[oasis]

53. Fabulous job they're doing.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

54. Thanks for kicking out

The assholes.
DU wouldn't be the awesome place it is without all of you.

[ailsagirl]

55. THANK YOU!!!!

[greatauntoftriplets]

56. Aw gee, thanks.

[StClone]

57. I missed the bad

Is it possible to get a synopsis of what the perps are posting? I want to be on guard thanks!

[orangecrush]

59. Nope.

[irisblue]

60. From the announcements group, here is the description of what a MIRT member does

"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."

You may, you may never notice a disruptor.

I had a brief stint on MIRT, I am still impressed by the dedication and speed of the troll tossers

[mercuryblues]

70. they delete commercial spam as it comes in. 99% of it you never see

If you do see it alert on it and MIRT takes care of it.

As to what trolls are posting, just look at the TOS, they are violating those rules. Most of them we never see.

[StClone]

80. Thanks!

[mercuryblues]

58. They are the best

[Laura PourMeADrink]

63. Ugh. The disrupters and trolls are here. So obvious

[COL Mustard]

64. I Hadn't Heard About This

But a Troll Patrol makes sense!

Thanks for doing it!!!

[GoneOffShore]

65. Much respect! And you folks fly under the radar!

[Doreen]

66. Thank you MIRT for your constant hard work to protect DU.

[applegrove]

67. I'm not worthy !!!

[True Blue American]

68. My thanks to everyone

Who set up and those who work so hard to keep a clean board.

Your system is perfect My thanks to each and everyone of you. I love it.

[Tender hopper]

71. Thanks guys, you are practically flawless.

I was chalking up the lack of rwnjs to deus ex machina. No wonder this is the best board on the net.

[KPN]

72. Yes, thank you to all who have served especially during the election cycle. I have not noticed as

as many likely trolls as I did in the run-up to 2016. And I know they are out there, so ... fabulous job MIRT volunteers!

[FailureToCommunicate]

73. They also serve, who only sit and...

are vigilant.

[tazmaniac]

74. Thank you MIRT!!! Job well done!!

[Smickey]

76. Outstanding work people, thank you. n/t

[Smackdown2019]

77. Be helpful

May be helpful to not allow new created ID a week prior the election, with a pending wait until election night. Stop fake ID that are trumpers.

[dchill]

78. Thank you!

[Blue Owl]

79. K&R

[NoRoadUntravelled]

82. Thank you!