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Fiendish Thingy

(24,142 posts)
Fri Nov 8, 2024, 10:33 PM Nov 2024

Just curious: any stats on the number of malicious intruders MIRT had to repel on election night?

I saw a couple I could tell were headed to the graveyard, and there seem to be a few more lurking in the shadows, occasionally peeking out, but all in all, pretty smooth and peaceful, especially considering…

Thanks to the MIRT team!

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Just curious: any stats on the number of malicious intruders MIRT had to repel on election night? (Original Post) Fiendish Thingy Nov 2024 OP
I was surprised how few there were. TwilightZone Nov 2024 #1

TwilightZone

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1. I was surprised how few there were.
Fri Nov 8, 2024, 10:44 PM
Nov 2024

Many of the new users were (seemingly) legit, and a lot of the troll accounts looked like the same stuff we see all the time.

Either MIRT was intercepting them before they really hit the main stage or there just weren't that many, relatively speaking.

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