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jeff47

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32. Google, yahoo, MSN, etc. will hand out infinite email addresses.

Reply to 7962 (Reply #25)

Fri May 29, 2015, 02:22 PM

May 2015

And they produce enough "legitimate" members that the domain can't be blocked.

Your IP address comes from your ISP, and likely changes frequently. Banning the troll's IP only works until they get a new IP. And at that point, a "legitimate" member may get the old IP.

There really isn't a way to keep someone out forever. The only thing to do is "pull the weeds" constantly.

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How to notify MIRT about a potential MI, troll [View all] uppityperson May 2015 OP

Well said! greatauntoftriplets May 2015 #1

I concur! Well said! NYC_SKP May 2015 #5

I've said it before: Serving on MIRT renewed my faith in DU arcane1 May 2015 #9

Okay Kelvin Mace May 2015 #2

Sure! MIRT = Malicious Intruder Removal Team arcane1 May 2015 #7

Thanks! Kelvin Mace May 2015 #12

Here's more information, if you're interested: Rhiannon12866 May 2015 #15

Sure, sorry. Here you go, with links! Malicious Intruder Removal Team =MIRT uppityperson May 2015 #11

Thanks for the links Kelvin Mace May 2015 #13

KnR Hekate May 2015 #3

Pleasure serving on mirt and with you. hrmjustin May 2015 #4

Alerting! arcane1 May 2015 #6

Hiding! Send it to MIRT!!111 greatauntoftriplets May 2015 #10

Excellent summary! Thank you! Rhiannon12866 May 2015 #8

I'm alerting on this Omaha Steve May 2015 #14

They haven't caught up with me yet. nt onehandle May 2015 #16

Guess the 5th Amendment protection against Double-jeopardy doesn't apply to DU jury decisions? leveymg May 2015 #17

MIRT can not override a DU jury. They are different things though work together at times. uppityperson May 2015 #19

Here's the problem: the jury system does not have a direct call button for MIRT. Gormy Cuss May 2015 #28

Jurors rule on Community Standards, MIRT on trolls. Jurors aren't to consider uppityperson May 2015 #29

Right, thus jurors shouldn't base their votes on whether MIRT should look at the poster Gormy Cuss May 2015 #31

They indirectly do. It's the hide button. jeff47 May 2015 #30

We can't overturn a jury verdict. hrmjustin May 2015 #20

I had no idea what MIRT was until I read this. d_legendary1 May 2015 #18

But I hate to "narc." McCamy Taylor May 2015 #21

There is a frequent flyer who blasts through with really nasty crap uppityperson May 2015 #22

Seems as though someone like that would be dropped for good. 7962 May 2015 #25

They change ip addresses, been banned thousands of times uppityperson May 2015 #26

Google, yahoo, MSN, etc. will hand out infinite email addresses. jeff47 May 2015 #32

I tend to think the same way. lpbk2713 May 2015 #23

Then go into your profile and turn off jury service. (nt) jeff47 May 2015 #33

Then don't "intervene" at all. If you don't want to use your judgment, no one is forcing you to do MADem May 2015 #35

+1 7962 May 2015 #24

What the hell, targeting us Michiganders... demmiblue May 2015 #27

Eeder a Yooper er sumpn dam closta wun, eh? Jackpine Radical May 2015 #34

K&R ismnotwasm May 2015 #36

Thanks, just quoted it Babel_17 Mar 2016 #37

Wow, how did you find this archived thread? This is funny. And you are welcome uppityperson Mar 2016 #38

I used the site search and this thread was near the top Babel_17 Mar 2016 #39

(T)HANKS uppityperson Mar 2016 #40