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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMIRT has banned the same troll 50 times in the past 5 hours...
Yup, you read that right.
50 times in the past 5 hours.
If you've never done a term on MIRT, I would highly encourage you to volunteer and do so.
It's quite an eye-opening experience.
Sid
greatauntoftriplets
(175,745 posts)cyberswede
(26,117 posts)greatauntoftriplets
(175,745 posts)Sissyk
(12,665 posts)Scuba
(53,475 posts)greatauntoftriplets
(175,745 posts)ProudToBeBlueInRhody
(16,399 posts)I love to ride my bicycle!
Edit: Eh, I was wrong? Even though they are a racist too....
greatauntoftriplets
(175,745 posts)ProudToBeBlueInRhody
(16,399 posts)greatauntoftriplets
(175,745 posts)trumad
(41,692 posts)steve2470
(37,457 posts)2naSalit
(86,664 posts)they are stalking you and have found so many others to annoy here. I suspect that it's much like a viral infection that you don't notice until it's almost too late.
BlancheSplanchnik
(20,219 posts)2naSalit
(86,664 posts)Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)mountain grammy
(26,630 posts)leveymg
(36,418 posts)Cirque du So-What
(25,949 posts)You've got FR cooties. Report for de-lousing toot sweet.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,071 posts)But somehow I think you already know that.
Cirque du So-What
(25,949 posts)I like playing around with language - any language. For some reason, I find the words 'toot sweet' funny when I see them in type.
MynameisBlarney
(2,979 posts)They are like beggar lice.
icymist
(15,888 posts)Orsino
(37,428 posts)MIRT is not an organization, acronym, or other website, but rather someone at work cleaning up DU.
I just couldn't tell from the OP.
uppityperson
(115,677 posts)Orsino
(37,428 posts)Cool!
uppityperson
(115,677 posts)forum in April. You can look at the previous call for volunteers to figure out when the next one will be.
TrollBuster9090
(5,954 posts)Do they have HORSES?
mahina
(17,678 posts)TrollBuster9090
(5,954 posts)icymist
(15,888 posts)nxylas
(6,440 posts)But basically means the same thing.
meow2u3
(24,764 posts)one_voice
(20,043 posts)agree with you on trying it.
For a lot of different reasons.
Behind the Aegis
(53,962 posts)...and lots of fishers today!
HappyMe
(20,277 posts)Persistent weirdo.
zappaman
(20,606 posts)BainsBane
(53,035 posts)Or a different one?
uppityperson
(115,677 posts)greatauntoftriplets
(175,745 posts)You must be taking him out fast!
Behind the Aegis
(53,962 posts)He has many mediums of hate in which to paint.
zappaman
(20,606 posts)You would think he'd get bored...
BainsBane
(53,035 posts)Plus he finds me irresistible.
cyberswede
(26,117 posts)Response to BainsBane (Reply #22)
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Hekate
(90,733 posts)RussBLib
(9,025 posts)what kind of a misfit do you have to be to pull shit like that? And which denomination would they profess to belong to, I wonder?
BainsBane
(53,035 posts)you can tell by how he refers to the site. I suspect he has been active on DI, but 51 in a few hours is a lot. Makes me wonder if he's on time out over there.
Response to BainsBane (Reply #8)
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uppityperson
(115,677 posts)BainsBane
(53,035 posts)I've gone through options in my mind, but I do not know who it is. I made some observations above in this subthread, but I don't know his identity.
uppityperson
(115,677 posts)Response to uppityperson (Reply #9)
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greatauntoftriplets
(175,745 posts)Wish I was there to help.
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)He was pissed one night.
greatauntoftriplets
(175,745 posts)Do remember the mess the day after.
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)Even with the religion room debates and the upcoming primary debates that day was the worst.
greatauntoftriplets
(175,745 posts)Didn't let it interfere with my bedtime, though!
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)greatauntoftriplets
(175,745 posts)11 Bravo
(23,926 posts)will NOT be bringing potato salad to the next MENSA picnic!
BainsBane
(53,035 posts)I can't remember the term, but it was really disgusting and racist. I had to look it up on urban dictionary.
11 Bravo
(23,926 posts)I'm sorry you had to listen to that garbage.
sharp_stick
(14,400 posts)if you have to find the definition on urban dictionary.
stevenleser
(32,886 posts)riqster
(13,986 posts)Baitball Blogger
(46,745 posts)This one is on a mission.
Spazito
(50,393 posts)'Library Girl' keeps them busy enough re the same troll over and over again but I have little doubt 'she' is not the only serial troll.
tkmorris
(11,138 posts)You're correct, there are several return serial trolls. LG is probably the best known though, because she is prolific and sticks to the same general M.O. which can be spotted pretty much just from the username/avatar selection.
Spazito
(50,393 posts)bizarre.
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hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)Well done!
Response to SidDithers (Original post)
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uppityperson
(115,677 posts)chips and dip.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=modsystem#mirteam
cyberswede
(26,117 posts)Giving away secrets...
uppityperson
(115,677 posts)cyberswede
(26,117 posts)I knew you were thinking it.
niyad
(113,460 posts)uppityperson
(115,677 posts)Very nice.
niyad
(113,460 posts)drm604
(16,230 posts)50 / 5 = 10
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drm604
(16,230 posts)There's only one right answer. 50 in 5 hours has to be an average of 10 per hour. The number of minutes per hour isn't relevant.
If there were only 6 per hour than in 5 hours you'd have 6*5 which equals 30, not 50.
Cirque du So-What
(25,949 posts)unemployment.
arcane1
(38,613 posts)Katashi_itto
(10,175 posts)Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)But I've seen "that guy" who never seems to go away because he sets up 75-100 sock accounts in advance, and just switches as needed...He's been here since the Trayvon Martin case...The trick is his tone and writing style never changes, so he's really easy to spot...
I hope to god I never serve on MIRT, because I'll be banning two-thirds of the posters here, and then I'll be banning myself...
TBF
(32,071 posts)I did MIRT the very first 2 terms, skipped a year or two and did it again. I'm a little further left than many so I don't sign up that often. I figure if I hit it every few years I can help get a few others have missed.
The thing I found really interesting is how hard everyone works together to make group decisions on banning. In this kind of place where it's kind of like herding cats I wouldn't have expected such teamwork but it always seems to come together. It can be a time-consuming venture though!
Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)TBF
(32,071 posts)or so before he needs people. You just say you're interested and if he chooses you you'll see the folder come up one day.
HereSince1628
(36,063 posts)msanthrope
(37,549 posts)HereSince1628
(36,063 posts)Seems quite unusual someone would be so persistent, tho in a multi-verse where all possibilities are playing out I suppose it could be our universe's turn...
It would take one real persistent person to find 50 different address locations to open accounts under.
msanthrope
(37,549 posts)Sunlei
(22,651 posts)TBF
(32,071 posts)libraries or places like coffee shops. I'm convinced some of them are paid trolls because why on earth would you put so much work into disrupting if you weren't paid for it.
NoJusticeNoPeace
(5,018 posts)If it is a racist and misogynist, then this is a very important illustration of the difference between left and right.
stevenleser
(32,886 posts)MIRT is a decent sized group. One person is not going to be able to overwhelm that group with accounts. As you note, it requires different email addresses, etc, to even have a hope of not being immediately removed.
So its not only a huge amount of work, to anyone who isnt a complete moron its a lot of work that is a complete waste.
NoJusticeNoPeace
(5,018 posts)A liberal will make 50 accounts at a rightwing board to argue that poor people need food, or that women need equal rights or that AfAm need equal rights (not that I have done that)
A TeaParTY will make 50 accounts to make sure he is able to tell us how much he hates women and black people.
IDemo
(16,926 posts)followed by a lengthy list of reasons to tell us how much he hates women and black people.
freshwest
(53,661 posts)IDemo
(16,926 posts)Or just by the same POV?
ismnotwasm
(41,995 posts)This guy knows them
IDemo
(16,926 posts)I wasn't sure if the perp did or not, though.
BainsBane
(53,035 posts)You can just tell. He especially likes to troll HOF and the African American group.
MIRT can't do IP checks, but the administrators can. He must use proxy servers or the software would be blocking him.
Gormy Cuss
(30,884 posts)Baitball Blogger
(46,745 posts)first I heard about this. That are cleaning up fast before he gets much traction.
DonCoquixote
(13,616 posts)Because people at a site that rhymes with "percussionist" are probably giving him attaboys and stiching sock puppets for him..
Wounded Bear
(58,673 posts)My internet skills are so bad.
2naSalit
(86,664 posts)Agnosticsherbet
(11,619 posts)it clearly skews his point of view.
villager
(26,001 posts)Or is it the clearly limited linguistic ability that keeps giving said troll away?
TBF
(32,071 posts)Only admin. Probably using a proxy.
villager
(26,001 posts)How does MIRT know, for sure, it's the same one?
Word and language choice?
TBF
(32,071 posts)And word choice. Some have particular subjects they focus on.
sheshe2
(83,811 posts)Persistent fellow
Thank you Sid and all of MIRT Fine job!
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)rurallib
(62,431 posts)someone posted about it one night. I went over there and couldn't believe it. Talk about people with no lives.
The reason I post this is to suggest maybe this clown move his act over to that site. He can be with his own kind and he can roll in their shit as well as his own.
Thank you MIRT. I have admired you folks from afar. I know I have neither the patience nor attitude to take on such a job.
mopinko
(70,144 posts)i have some fans on the slimy side. it's pretty creepy. (if you google my user name you will get all the slime you can stand.)
they visit all the time, but they also love to troll.
weird obsessions.
rurallib
(62,431 posts)pathetic people
mopinko
(70,144 posts)they crawl my fb pages, and report back.
and the one in my hood? ugh what a slimeball.
Tommy_Carcetti
(43,185 posts)....the Right Wing Neanderthal Dwelling Place?
I only came across them recently. Disgusting set of people. Although I'm a little disappointed I'm not one of their favorite targets. The only major mention of me was a post wherein I was referred to as a "pussi." I'm not exactly sure what a "pussi" is, but I'm thinking it's a person who is too afraid to spell out the word "pussy".
The thing about Right Wing Neanderthal Dwelling Place is, they're a bit like the Westboro Baptist Church. At first, you are disgusted by their mere existence....and then when you realize how tiny a group they are, you can't help but be amazed how incredibly pathetic they are to devout as much time to what they do and how little a life they have.
iandhr
(6,852 posts)are they using different screen names with the same email address.
Also who are we discussing maybe I haven't seen some of the post you are talking about
TrollBuster9090
(5,954 posts)Good job, Sid!
Ten times per hour is a bit shocking, but I can't say I'm totally surprised.
Arkansas Granny
(31,519 posts)tenderfoot
(8,437 posts)ColesCountyDem
(6,943 posts)If it walks like a duck, etc., it's probably a duck.
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)ColesCountyDem
(6,943 posts)I'm not quite sure how to apply, etc. .
Thanks in advance!
uppityperson
(115,677 posts)Last time they put up the notice for new volunteers was Jan 27, so they will do so again about 3 months later. Here is the link from the last time, giving what you need to do to apply.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10134434
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.
ColesCountyDem
(6,943 posts)Dont call me Shirley
(10,998 posts)Response to SidDithers (Original post)
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SidDithers
(44,228 posts)Welcome to DU.
Sid
blm
(113,071 posts)He gets kicked off then comes back with half-dozen more - like a Hydra. He's relentless.
He's in Plainfield, NJ.
His last fake group page was just today, Elizabeth Warren 2016, to catfish Dems at the MSNBC pages.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Elizabeth-Warren-2016/1794343440791656
If anything gets tracked to Plainfield or North Plainfield, NJ, it's him.
BainsBane
(53,035 posts)There is always Yahoo or Stormfront.
greatauntoftriplets
(175,745 posts)Censorship, indeed.
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)cyberswede
(26,117 posts)not really - it takes 5 second to ban an asshole.
But we get to savor it all day.
uppityperson
(115,677 posts)every single page on DU. Just in case you can't find it by looking at the bottom of each and every page on DU, here is the link. It might be a good idea to refresh your memory of what terms you agreed to abide by.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=termsofservice
I guess you are fine with someone not following the terms they agreed to and sharting all over DU?
Paulie
(8,462 posts)La Lioness Priyanka
(53,866 posts)greatauntoftriplets
(175,745 posts)Erich Bloodaxe BSN
(14,733 posts)Or is he using one other, non-troll users use?
(Edit, I see others have suggested this already now. Oh well.)
TheBlackAdder
(28,209 posts)Still In Wisconsin
(4,450 posts)I am wondering how/why banning somebody once doesn't do the trick. Does he/she just pop up with a new username?
Also, who is MIRT?
Again, total newbie questions, but I'm just wondering.
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)They deal with poster 100 poster or less.
Rex
(65,616 posts)They can hide behind a proxy server (spoofing) or be a hacker. MIRT is the team that has the horrible duty of taking out the trash. Many times that trash falls into a replicator and ends up back here over and over. Same trash, different IP address.
Think of it as if you could just change your mailing address on a whim. People have to hunt down your new address and by that time you already have a new one.
Still In Wisconsin
(4,450 posts)uppityperson
(115,677 posts)Still In Wisconsin
(4,450 posts)Sounds like a thankless but vital job.
mopinko
(70,144 posts)is quite illuminating.
i should do another stint. i miss nuking people.
Warpy
(111,292 posts)I used to do IRC when I was working nights and there was nothing on TV on my nights off but infomercials and those got old the first night. There was one persistent racist troll that used to get the whole AOL domain killed for hours at a time so he'd go away and annoy another network. If you were on AOL (not me, thank goodness), you'd be kept off the network for hours right along with him.
I still spot him once in a while all over the net. His style is unmistakable.
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)The Little Librarians of Lemuria, that is
BainsBane
(53,035 posts)Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)Someone better warn her that the competition is chomping at her heels.
William769
(55,147 posts)muriel_volestrangler
(101,322 posts)That racist troll became a tedious problem there, but seemed to have quietened down.
JonLP24
(29,322 posts)to post something that most of us won't even see by the time anyone comes across it.
I wouldn't know what to do if he was unable to access DU anymore but that just seems to be a very pointless way to do whatever he was trying to unless giving MIRT more work was the motive.
Cerridwen
(13,258 posts)I guess fifty-one or #51 would be too obvious.
Does MIRT think it's the same person or just a twitter-posse with more time than sense?
Tommy_Carcetti
(43,185 posts)Fifty one never made it beyond 23.
Cerridwen
(13,258 posts)It just made me LOL in real life. I knew what you meant and "moo" doesn't fit the context (that I can see) and it was sort of a "slap stick" type typo. I'm having a goofy day.
Thanks for helping it along.
As to #51's demise, I'm not too surprised. I wonder how high s/he can count? <--- rhetorical question
Tommy_Carcetti
(43,185 posts)This being one of them:
Sorry you are having a goofy day. I've had quite a goofy/shitty DU day so we can commiserate.
Cerridwen
(13,258 posts)I'm not that familiar with that program.
Sorry for your goofy/shitty day, too.
I'm may head "out" to either play Minecraft (a video game; in case you're not familiar with it) or to watch some youtube. Some days politics makes my teeth itch. Today would be one such.
Tommy_Carcetti
(43,185 posts)My kids are obsessed with that thing.
Cerridwen
(13,258 posts)Don't tell 'em some of us "old folks" play, too. M'kay? lol
Terra Alta
(5,158 posts)I was literally like
Great work, my fellow MIRTers.
Kali
(55,014 posts)holy shit!
hifiguy
(33,688 posts)and they do it so very well.
niyad
(113,460 posts)mmonk
(52,589 posts)LeftishBrit
(41,208 posts)(Actually I can think of two possibilities - how sad is that?!)
But 50 times in 5 hours? They need to get a life.
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)"Yoopers" on the Upper Peninsula refer to the rest of the state as "trolls", because they live under the bridge.