Doing Skinner's light work for him. MIRT, you rock!

[Brother Buzz]

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=profile&uid=319755&sub=trans

[Rex]

1. Meltdown on Oscar night!

You would think they are trying out for an award or sumthin.

[malaise]

72. Delish

[winter is coming]

2. I love snarky pizzas. n/t

[hrmjustin]

3. Great work Mirt!

[NuclearDem]

5. Damn you Sid!

[Rex]

6. Sid the grand mastermind behind the entire web.

I always wondered why my internet runs slow at times...

This is my suspicious look.

[pinboy3niner]

7. Skinner Dithers!

[Cha]

8. LOL!

[Rex]

9. You KNEW it was true! All the yodeling threads, hidden moose pics all over the place.

Grovelbot having a Canadian accent. "Donate to DU eh."

This is my more suspicious look, which although looks just like my suspicious look...it is more.

[SidDithers]

11. The dude lost his shit, eh?...

Funny stuff.

Sid

[KMOD]

14. I always knew about you, Sid,

just so you know.

[Rex]

18. Someone pulled a Walt Starr on you and Skinner.

I guess you got under their skin and into all those mushy parts.

[Cha]

42. To El Sid.. or as pinboy says.. "Skinner Dithers"!

rofl

Number23 http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=6264795

[SidDithers]

43. Mahalo Cha!...

Sid

[Cha]

45. A'ole pilikia, Sid!

[FSogol]

78. Hilarious.

[JI7]

16. it is funny seeing them lose it over that smiley

[uppityperson]

19. Well...

[tammywammy]

10. ...

[Violet_Crumble]

12. I thought MIRT were only to deal with new low-count members...

This person had a flameout but they would have been flagged for review and unable to post anymore, so I'm not getting where the urgency was to nuke them and not do what normally happens and send it up to Skinner to deal with.

[Brother Buzz]

17. You're totally correct...

So it must Skinner's wicked cool sense of humor; there were some shots at MIRT during the burnout.

[Violet_Crumble]

24. I'm pretty sure it wasn't Skinner who nuked them...

When Skinner or EarlG nuke the nuke page says it's them who did it. I've seen ones flagged for rreview before that I was positive they'd nuke once they saw what they'd posted, but they didn't, so even though I think this was nukeworthy, I wouldn't have been able to say for sure that they would have ended up nuked by either of the admin...

[CaliforniaPeggy]

20. We are allowed under certain circumstances, to ban members who are going nuts. n/t

[Violet_Crumble]

25. But they were flagged for review and unable to post n/t

[cwydro]

121. I love this!

[zappaman]

21. Everyone on MIRT is a sock of Skinner's.

Fuck....I just outed myself.

[In_The_Wind]

74. Well.

I enjoyed being one of Skinner's socks.

[greatauntoftriplets]

118. My Skinner sock had a hole in it!

[In_The_Wind]

119. That's 'cause your sock was working so darned hard.

[greatauntoftriplets]

120. LOL.

[uppityperson]

23. Not being on MIRT at the moment, it is difficult to know what all was discussed, etc.

You do know of course that if Admin feels this was done in error, they will reinstate them.

[Violet_Crumble]

28. True that...

Last term a long-term DUer nearly got nuked because people didn't notice till it was nearly too late that they were a long-term DUer and were hands off territory. I think with the flagged for review function shutting anyone flaming out down it'd be an incredibly rare situation that would warrant MIRT stepping outside the boundaries and rapidly nuking.

[Rex]

26. The poster gave the admin an f-off thread. Didn't you notice?

So MIRT just hasten the demise? Seriously you really think someone that tells the owners of a site to f-off is going to be nice here when they get out of timeout land?

[Violet_Crumble]

29. Well, yeah. I noiticed...

But the point is that when someone's flagged for review and they're a long-term DUer they get sent to admin anyway. They may have nuked them, and they might not have...

[uppityperson]

30. Ramses however was not a long ter, DUer. He wasn't even a 2 month old DUer

Member since: Thu Dec 25, 2014, 02:07 PM
Banned Feb 23, 2015


ETA I made a mistake, MohRakTah is another not long termer so I am editing and deleting him from this post.

Under 2 months membership does not make one a "long-term DUer", even if a zombie.

If you have a problem with a ban, you should know well enough the proper procedure is to contact Admin.

[Violet_Crumble]

33. Ah! The penny just dropped. Now I've got no problems with the nuke...

I had a zillion browsers open and somehow saw 2004 instead of 2014. If I did emoticons on a regular basis, I'd be doing the blushing one right now. Teaches me to think I can do without my glasses, which is kind of scary coz I drove around today without them...

[LeftishBrit]

65. No worries; I've experienced the same

My favourite is once reading 'New Specialist Loft Conversion' as 'New Socialist Left Conversion'. Oh, and the time that I was looking at someone's CV and momentarily misread their 'M.Sc in Computation' as an 'M.Sc in Copulation'. Some students probably deserve the latter!

[pinboy3niner]

68. I recently misread "Brian Williams' Fraudulence" as "Brian Williams' Flatulence"

The odor of that misreading still lingers.

[awoke_in_2003]

140. You'd fart too...

if your helicopter was shot down over Iraq.

[Violet_Crumble]

69. LOL. That second one is hilarious...

Both you and pinboy3niner have funnier ones than mine. Back when my eyes first started going bad I used to make a lot of mistakes when I was publishing on the website, but they were 'oh crap!' moments. Anyway, I felt kind of stupid once I read Uppity's post and it all made sense. I did go back and check the date with my glasses on though coz I really didn't think my eyes were that bad. Clearly they are

[Downwinder]

88. Try Optic neuritis. I could not see the first letters of any word.

Kept finding myself in the wrong rest room.

[Hekate]

70. ? Moh's profile says he's only been a member since April 2014

I agree about Ramses' fate, though. Two months here spent screwing with peoples' minds (announced by his screen name no less) and a final flameout. Congratulations, dude.

[uppityperson]

124. I made a mistake, thanks for pointing it out.

[Puglover]

79. Where exactly do you see that MohRakTah

has been on DU for 11 years? He/She hasn't been here a year yet. Joined in April of 2014.

However even that short of a tenure I realize a PPR is out of MIRTs limits to take action.

[uppityperson]

123. I made a mistake, thanks for pointing it out, seriously

[Puglover]

125. ...

[Rex]

31. It is the unwritten Walt Starr rule at play.

So to me, which group did the PPR doesn't really matter. Poster was going to get shit canned for trolling. Or is there some debate in that?

[Violet_Crumble]

35. All's good. Uppity explained it. I would have voted to nuke as well...

I'll just sit back and be amused by the passive-aggressive sub-thread below

[Rex]

39. I'll check back in the morning to read all the fine comments.

Have a good un.

[Violet_Crumble]

41. I wish someone would make passive aggressive fun of my typos...

I don't make them often and when I do they're sitting there ripe to be made fun of. You have a good morning? too, Rex

[Rex]

44. Dam now I feel bad, I was going to but thought better of it.

Next time! I will bring the snark heavy and hard...g'night.

[JI7]

34. what is considered long term ? this one was 2 months

[Violet_Crumble]

37. I didn't have my glasses on which explains the typo and misreading the date...

Numbers are the worst for me. Anyway, 2 months is definitely not long-term. The grey area comes when they've been round a year or more and are hovering between 500-1000 posts. At least that's the grey area for me...

[LeftishBrit]

62. This was indeed a new member, though a prolific poster

They joined at Christmas 2014:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=profile&uid=319755

[JI7]

71. i'm sure they have been banned under previous names

[JI7]

13. sexist, racist, anti semite , should have been banned long time ago

[SidDithers]

15. Yup. MIRT did good...

Sid

[William769]

22. Despite what certain people think.

[SidDithers]

32. Amazing what people will complain about...

Sid

[William769]

38. ROFLMAO!

Read up thread.

[freshwest]

49. Rats, I can't see it. Was it a fan?

[Cha]

46. Yeah, there was nothing ambigious about this..

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026264493

[William769]

48. Agreed.

Someone smelled my blood, but failed.

[joshcryer]

36. +1

[Cha]

47. What else could they do!?..

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026264493

[herding cats]

27. What a weird night.

I guess the Oscars are more stressful for some than I realized?

In light of his recent promotion, I'm currently trying to remember if I've ever ticked of Sid Dithers, or is that Mr Dithers now?

[pnwmom]

51. I believe it's Lord Dithers now

(for those of us who were not watching the Oscars tonight because Downton Abbey was so much better.)

[Hekate]

59. Downton Abbey, for sure. And Grantchester (swoon).

I thought Lady Rose's wedding went off very well, considering her awful mother's behavior. Maggie Smith as the Dowager Countess always has good lines. When some snob complained that "no one" ever has a wedding at the Registry Office, she came back with her attendance at the 1878 wedding of Lady Somebody and Lord Rothschild, so there.

I demand to know why the "seasons" are so damned short for my favorite shows!

[pnwmom]

63. I loved Lord Grantham's

very understated reaction to the disclosure about Marigold.

And the developing friendship between the Dowager and Mrs. Crawley. (And I certainly hope Mrs. Crawley doesn't let those nasty young men get the best of her.)

And Lady Mary being . . . Lady Mary.

[Nay]

75. Yeah, we laughed out loud when Lord Grantham said he was finally allowed to

know at least one secret of Downton.

[Hekate]

131. The women have their own code, and for all their waspishness...

...can present a remarkably united front if they must.

[neverforget]

40. Shocking he flamed out

[Hekate]

50. Jeez, I thought he'd never leave!

What a flippin' troll.

[freshwest]

56. What a relief, huh? He was OTT aggressive even before the flame out.

And the style was very close to someone in the past, but he denied it. I don't keep track of stuff, but seee when the same tactics, phrases and vendettas are repeated.

[Hekate]

58. Seriously, who was that masked man?

His sidekick is still here, same hyper aggressive style. Several DUers seem to get a Bell-like ringing in their ears from that one.

[freshwest]

52. Knew it wouldn't be long.

His screen name was the former brand name for a prophylactic taken from an Egyptian Pharaoh...

[pinboy3niner]

53. When they took the prophylactic from the Pharaoh...

...did he scream for his Mummy?

[William769]

54. ROFLMAO!

[pinboy3niner]

55. He only used the rubber to prevent Chariots of Fire

If you know what I mean.

[Hekate]

60. I'm glad I'm not the only one ...

...who got that vibe from his screen name

[wyldwolf]

57. I've never smiled when ANYONE was banned... until now.

I even told him last night around 8:30 the Walking Dead would be on soon.

[LeftishBrit]

61. This will rank with Walt Starr's flameout!

[Cha]

64. That's right.. Walt Starr is known for a famous flameout among other things, I'm sure

I don't remember what he said, though.

[LeftishBrit]

66. He advised Skinner to 'TOMBSTONE ME RIGHT FUCKING NOW!' Skinner obliged.

[Cha]

67. Ah, right! And, Ramses might as well have..

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026264493

Mahalo, LeftishBrit~

[Nay]

77. I remember that. God, that was funny. "Tombstone me right now!1!" OOOOOOOOKAY. BAI.

[BlueCaliDem]

91. I bet he didn't see THAT coming.

[RandiFan1290]

73. I doubt the admins have that little of a life

and spend that much time posting here.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

76. He had an echo chamber on this board.

Maybe it's time for some sober self reflection.

[FSogol]

82. +1 n/t

[DemocratSinceBirth]

83. I looked when you joined...

You might have been here for it...


There was a poster named Seventh Son who kept pushing DU really, really, really far out and he had an echo chamber. He was always crapping on main stream Democrats.

He outed himself the evening Bush* was re-elected and starting sending poison private messages to other posters telling them he hoped they get AIDS.

[greatauntoftriplets]

89. Jeez, but that was ugly.

But funny 10 years later.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

92. Remember when he said the CIA was giving Jamaican men man breasts...

Remember when he said the CIA was giving Jamaican men man breasts or as they are colloquially known as "moobs".


Some poster here need to learn an important lesson; some times the enemy of my enemy is my enemy too...

[greatauntoftriplets]

94. Yes, and he said so many odd things!

He got pissy with me last night when I pointed out that he had used a link from a right-wing source. His OP that time was hidden. Nine hidden posts, LOL.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

96. Seventh Son or Ramses.

Seventh Son is the one that advanced the "man boobs" theory.

[greatauntoftriplets]

97. Seventhson.

His tinfoil was wound way too tightly!

[DemocratSinceBirth]

98. That was part of his shtick. I doubt he believed it...

That was part of his act. I doubt he believed it...But he took delight in getting others to believe it.

[greatauntoftriplets]

99. During his flameout, he PMed me that his account had been hijacked and that it was someone else.

That seemed incredibly manipulative. He had been banned by the time I read.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

100. He was a piece of work. That only made a sad night sadder.../NT

[greatauntoftriplets]

101. Sigh. Yes to both.

[salin]

108. I think it wasn't tinfoil, but schtick.

[salin]

106. He also wove an interesting back story to give 'cred' to his claims.

IIRC, he claimed his father had been in the diplomatic core and was connected to folks hi up in the intel. agencies. But I also recall that some DUers would call him out for inconsistencies between stories and he would get all hot - and weave some convoluted tail to explain away the inconsistencies.

The whole episode was so strange - that clearly a number of us recall his postings. Odd, eh?

[Hekate]

117. He seemed elaborately unhinged, but got away with it for quite awhile

And yes, "Sometimes the enemy of my enemy is my enemy."

[FSogol]

102. Yeah, I remember him.

Ramses was also frwrfpos and argiel1234. They all had the exact same posting style and zealotry.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=profile&uid=311513&sub=trans
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=profile&uid=294453&sub=trans

[salin]

107. I don't recall either poster. But dang - he's been doing this for several years.

He likes us.... He really, really likes us.

h/t Sally Fields

[FSogol]

110. He's aready back. When joining, people should have to pass FSogol's Sock Quiz*

by answering the following questions:

Do you usually come in pairs?
Do you sometimes get lost in the dryer?
If you get a hole in you, does someone throw you away?
If you don't stay up, are you sometimes called a quitter?
Do you look silly if someone wears you with sandals?

* Trademark Pending

[salin]

115. lol!

Were you made that people to your tubes and made the internets?

How do you recognize the zombies so quickly? I think you have it down to an art.

[FSogol]

133. Oops, he's gone again!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=6265603

[salin]

135. He's like the old time illusionists

now you see him, now you don't. Look over there! No over here - now you see him, and now you don't!

[zappaman]

137. I love the recs!

No surprises there!

[FSogol]

139. It's like playing "Blues Clues."

[JI7]

141. i remember that fuckwad and how there were people who would give him thanks and shit

for being so informed .

and the thing that is a bigger problem is these fuckers have a good amount of supporters .

it really shouldn't have taken him actually outing himself to get banned.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

142. At the risk of seeming vain he didn't fool me./NT

[JI7]

143. the types he fooled were the RT types of today

i wonder how much longer he would have lasted if he had not outed himself.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

144. What does RT stand for?/NT

[JI7]

145. Russia Today , the Putin mouthpiece

[DemocratSinceBirth]

146. Aha/NT

[BooScout]

80. Bravo!

[DemocratSinceBirth]

81. What did Mok Rah Tah do?

He or she seemed pretty mellow and innocuous.

[Agschmid]

84. Tried to "hang Glen Greenwald"...

[HappyMe]

85. This is about Ramses.

Who apparently self destructed last night.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

86. I can't say I'm not surprised. Somebody else brought up Mok Ra Tah.

That's why I inquired.

I wish he wouldn't have jumped the shark tho.

[freshwest]

103. He's not banned nor flagged. He does get a bit testy, though, at times. Strong opinions.

He'll be back when his current round of hides wears away. Or at least I hope he will. Brought up some interesting things.

[Capt. Obvious]

113. Interesting things

like repeatedly calling for the lynching of a reporter.

[Brother Buzz]

114. He was 'Flagged for Review' last night...

so it looks like the omnipotent Skinner Dithers has made his decree.

[OilemFirchen]

87. NOW I understand.

When I clicked the DU tab this A.M. it smelled all minty fresh.

All hail Sid!

[freshwest]

104. Oh, yeah! 'Got a mind like a steel trap!' It's a good thing, at times.

[greatauntoftriplets]

90. I'd say that was heavy lifting!

I wonder whose zombie that was. Great nuke on MIRT's part.

[BlueCaliDem]

93. Excellent decision by MIRT.

110% concur with it. He was escalating the tensions here on topics that were pretty tame.

[greatauntoftriplets]

95. It certainly was.

He'll be back, though.

[JaneyVee]

105. I called poster "unhinged" and got my post hidden.

Told ya so!

[Bobbie Jo]

109. Yeah

That was a bullshit hide.

I smelled this one a mile away.

You called it, alright.

[FSogol]

111. You should be proud of that hide, you were correct. n/t

[hunter]

116. The last time I posted a photo of my "moob" it got hidden.

Sometimes I'm too subtle. Sometimes I'm too direct.

..it happens.

[KamaAina]

112. Post like an Egyptian!

[BainsBane]

122. I missed all that

but was waiting for that troll to get shit canned for a while now.

[KamaAina]

126. Whee! What fun!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026265603

[Bobbie Jo]

127. LOL!

How can we miss him if he won't go away?

[pinboy3niner]

128. He can't quit us, lol

h/t zappaman.

[Bobbie Jo]

134. Bless his heart.

Maybe next time he'll clap harder.

[Brother Buzz]

129. Did you catch the name before it dropped into the black hole?

One train of thought brought up in this thread might indicate one of these is on his short list. And I do mean short, nudge, nudge, wink wink.

[Hekate]

132. You mean Name Removed wasn't Ramses?

I must know who!

[Brother Buzz]

136. I must know who, too!

Get in line, I asked first

[FSogol]

138. Ramses was banned last night, his obvious, sock, Augustus got name removed today. n/t

[Hekate]

130. He has so many friends here; he'll be right back

Never fear.