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In reply to the discussion: Why is DU's popularity waning? (Title edited, explanation within.) [View all]hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)It is a group of people a with different opinions and ideas so it is not a group of people who all say yes to banning right away.
You must remember that about a good chunck of mirt work is dealing with a dozen or so returning trolls that can't let go. Hence when we say we banned thousands it is really for the most part banning the same pain in the ass. Also mirt bans people that we don't see because they haven't posted yet. Their username is what gives it away and if the computer doesn't get them mirt does.
Spam is another issue mirt deals with often. The night crew deals with it a lot.
Now as for bans based on what side a new poster takes this is done by consensus. Part of mirts job is to keep tabs on posters that they have concerns on and make sure they are not causing issues.
If a really new poster gets a hide than their account is frozen and it is up to mirt to decide if they need to be banned. If tgere is no agreement or the team thinks the poster is ok then the team notifies tge admins and they make their judgment.
If a poster comes in acting more to the right of the site then mirt will act. It is their job to make that call. Now we have had members on mirt who take different views on how quickly to ban or whether to ban at all.
It is important to remember that the admins support the decisions made by mirt or they would overturn them.
The jury system has it's drawbacks and bad decisions are made all the time.