# Beware ye all who might post threads that might be construed as humurous in the PIT.. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [May 25, 2004, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beware-ye-all-who-might-post-threads-that-might-be-construed-as-humurous-in-the-pit/246963 "2004-05-25T10:03:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2004, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beware-ye-all-who-might-post-threads-that-might-be-construed-as-humurous-in-the-pit/246963/1 "2004-05-25T10:03:31Z")
I’ve fallen foul of Lynn Bodoni in the past, but I’ve forgotten and forgiven all of that. 😉 But today, when **elmwood** had his thread closed, I felt even MORE indignant than when my OWN threads were closed and I was suspended. Lynn, you need to get a _Sense of Humour_. I KNOW that ‘Joke’ threads are not permitted in the Pit, but sometimes a bit of levity sort of diffuses the angst that casts its smelly scent over the (otherwise negative) forum. And **elmwood’s** thread was just the stuff to brighten ones day. A bit of tongue-in-cheek stuff to give us a bit of perspective on an otherwise miserable workday. Why’d you have to go and close it down? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2004, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beware-ye-all-who-might-post-threads-that-might-be-construed-as-humurous-in-the-pit/246963/2 "2004-05-25T10:12:05Z")
As far as I understand it, funny threads are permitted in the pit, just not pointless funny ones. ---
**Author:** ![buttonjockey308](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bcef8e/32.png) [@buttonjockey308](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buttonjockey308)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2004, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beware-ye-all-who-might-post-threads-that-might-be-construed-as-humurous-in-the-pit/246963/3 "2004-05-25T10:13:41Z")
Rules are rules, fer fucks sake! I mean if we didn’t have rules, why, we’d all have to think for ourselves, and no one wants that, for the love of god, eyes front, mouth shut, hands at your sides, and be a good little poster. One more smart assed comment out of you, and…and…meh, fuck it, i’m with ya. Cry Latitude! ---
**Author:** ![Darkhold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90db22/32.png) [@Darkhold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darkhold)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2004, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beware-ye-all-who-might-post-threads-that-might-be-construed-as-humurous-in-the-pit/246963/4 "2004-05-25T10:13:59Z")
My pet theory is she was still cranky over [This](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=257293) thread. ---
**Author:** ![buttonjockey308](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bcef8e/32.png) [@buttonjockey308](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buttonjockey308)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2004, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beware-ye-all-who-might-post-threads-that-might-be-construed-as-humurous-in-the-pit/246963/5 "2004-05-25T10:15:17Z")
Oh crap, shoulda previewed… Isn’t the whole thing kinda, well, pointless? I mean we’re footing the bill for the bandwidth now, so it’s not like that’s a real consideration, is it? Or is it, I dunno. Just seems a little heavy handed to me is all. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2004, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beware-ye-all-who-might-post-threads-that-might-be-construed-as-humurous-in-the-pit/246963/6 "2004-05-25T10:46:45Z")
> [@buttonjockey308](#): > > Oh crap, shoulda previewed… > > Isn’t the whole thing kinda, well, pointless? I mean we’re footing the bill for the bandwidth now, so it’s not like that’s a real consideration, is it? Or is it, I dunno. Just seems a little heavy handed to me is all. We’re not footing the bill for the bandwidth, we’re paying subscriptions for membership according to a set of terms; we’re customers, not shareholders. ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2004, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beware-ye-all-who-might-post-threads-that-might-be-construed-as-humurous-in-the-pit/246963/7 "2004-05-25T11:23:52Z")
This isn’t nam, kambuckta. There are rules here. ---
**Author:** ![elmwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmwood/32/3060_2.png) [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2004, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beware-ye-all-who-might-post-threads-that-might-be-construed-as-humurous-in-the-pit/246963/8 "2004-05-25T11:29:55Z")
'Twas intended as a parody thread, and I neglected to link to the original posts. My intent wasn’t to run afoul of the rules. It probably should have been in MPSIMS to begin with. Nonetheless, I’m taken aback at the “do it again, and I’ll ban you”-style warning. There are other joke threads in the pit, the most recent being [this one](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=257744), posted earlier than mine yet escaping the wrath of Lynn. There’s even a pseudo-mod post in that thread – a severe offense, considering the response such posts have gotten in the past – which also went without warning. Threads that are racist seem to incur less severe warnings than my post. It seems like the equivalent getting an LAPD-style beatdown from the cops for driving 37 MPH in a 35 zone. Early last night, I sent Lynn an e-mail apologizing, and asking why the warning was so harsh. No response. Guess I somehow ended up on her shit list a while back for some reason; that’s all I can think of. Thanks for coming to my defense, **kambuckta**. ---
**Author:** ![elmwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmwood/32/3060_2.png) [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2004, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beware-ye-all-who-might-post-threads-that-might-be-construed-as-humurous-in-the-pit/246963/9 "2004-05-25T11:31:25Z")
… and if I deserve flames, it’s for previewing twice, yet still leaving typos in my post. Damn ADD. ---
**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2004, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beware-ye-all-who-might-post-threads-that-might-be-construed-as-humurous-in-the-pit/246963/10 "2004-05-25T11:41:42Z")
Don’t assume too much, elmwood. Sometimes Lynn and Tuba are AFK at times and can’t respond right away. ---
**Author:** ![Futile\_Gesture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f05b48/32.png) [@Futile\_Gesture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Futile_Gesture)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2004, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beware-ye-all-who-might-post-threads-that-might-be-construed-as-humurous-in-the-pit/246963/11 "2004-05-25T11:47:22Z")
Humour can be subjective and misunderstood, especially with touchy subjects. The problem with humour posts in the pit is: **OP** : Outrageous rant meant as joke. **Thread** : You \*&!%%#! [pile-on] **OP** : Hey! I was just joking, you jerks! **Thread** : Bridge dweller! etc… etc… Or **OP** : Outrageous rant. **Thread** : Ha, ha! Good one! **OP** :Why are you laughing? I’m serious, you jerks! **Thread** : No, that’s just too daft to be serious. Lived under any good bridges recently? etc… etc… The pit is for rants, not jokes. ---
**Author:** ![htns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ba8739/32.png) [@htns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/htns)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2004, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beware-ye-all-who-might-post-threads-that-might-be-construed-as-humurous-in-the-pit/246963/12 "2004-05-25T11:53:41Z")
> [@Mangetout](#): > > We’re not footing the bill for the bandwidth, we’re paying subscriptions for membership according to a set of terms; we’re customers, not shareholders. Still, the OP has a valid point. If you’re gonna charge money, you don’t piss off the customers. While I’m not gonna say “the customer is always right”, I will say that the customer keeps you in business, and the SDMB best realize this. Heavy handed treatment ain’t gonna fly under a pay to post plan. Besides, wasn’t the whole point of paying to cover bandwith costs? Just checking. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2004, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beware-ye-all-who-might-post-threads-that-might-be-construed-as-humurous-in-the-pit/246963/13 "2004-05-25T12:51:20Z")
> [@htns](#): > > Besides, wasn’t the whole point of paying to cover bandwith costs? Just checking. You won’t see me denying this, but being a paying customer doesn’t give you any special rights. I understand that it is important to keep the customers sweet, but not at all costs. I suppose we just differ on where the line is drawn. ---
**Author:** ![elmwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmwood/32/3060_2.png) [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2004, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beware-ye-all-who-might-post-threads-that-might-be-construed-as-humurous-in-the-pit/246963/14 "2004-05-25T14:28:22Z")
> [@Una Persson](#): > > Don’t assume too much, elmwood. Sometimes Lynn and Tuba are AFK at times and can’t respond right away. Maybe, but she’s posted several times here since I sent my e-mail. [Another recent joke thread is still open](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=257744). I don’t aways get to my e-mail right away, but I would have assumed she would have spotted this thread. My whole life, it seems as if a different set of rules apply for me versus most other people. Considering the tolerance of other joke threads, the only think I can assume right now is shit-listing for some reason I’m unaware of. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Metacom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecae2f/32.png) [@Metacom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Metacom)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2004, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beware-ye-all-who-might-post-threads-that-might-be-construed-as-humurous-in-the-pit/246963/15 "2004-05-25T14:40:01Z")
**Elmwood** , for what it’s worth, I interpreted your OP has being a tongue-in-cheek rant at the SDMB’s sacred cows (we’ve got a whole herd of 'em: fat cows, gay cows, cows that don’t date fat cows, cows that drive SUV’s, fat gay athiest cows for Jesus, etc.). I also foresaw its closing right off the bat–it wasn’t verbose, explicit, and there wasn’t a single “FUCK!” in it, and it could easily have been interpreted as a joke. Lynn’s warning did seem kinda harsh, especially for such a subjective rule (another moderator participated in it!) adressing what would seem to be relatively innofensive behaviour (in the grand scheme of things). But, in the end, it’s her board… ---
**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2004, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beware-ye-all-who-might-post-threads-that-might-be-construed-as-humurous-in-the-pit/246963/16 "2004-05-25T14:50:13Z")
> [@Una Persson](#): > > Sometimes Lynn and Tuba are AFK Awfully Freaking Keltic??? ---
**Author:** ![MysteryFellow63427](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e4f/32.png) [@MysteryFellow63427](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysteryFellow63427)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2004, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beware-ye-all-who-might-post-threads-that-might-be-construed-as-humurous-in-the-pit/246963/17 "2004-05-25T14:56:35Z")
Away From Keyboard. ---
**Author:** ![elmwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmwood/32/3060_2.png) [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2004, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beware-ye-all-who-might-post-threads-that-might-be-construed-as-humurous-in-the-pit/246963/18 "2004-05-25T15:00:51Z")
> [@Metacom](#): > > I also foresaw its closing right off the bat–it wasn’t verbose, explicit, and there wasn’t a single “FUCK!” in it. Too late to post “FUCK!” in there now, since it’s closed, and we can;'t edit posts. Fuck. Chingar. Merde. ---
**Author:** ![Mtgman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@Mtgman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mtgman)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2004, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beware-ye-all-who-might-post-threads-that-might-be-construed-as-humurous-in-the-pit/246963/19 "2004-05-25T15:53:04Z")
I just wanted to add “bad-tipper” to the description of the person who would trigger the biggest pit thread in history. I didn’t get the chance before it was closed. Enjoy, Steven ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2004, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beware-ye-all-who-might-post-threads-that-might-be-construed-as-humurous-in-the-pit/246963/20 "2004-05-25T15:55:51Z")
See my last post in descussion of pit rules for relevance. I posted a stupid thread here recently. But it was based on a moment of frustration. I guess humourourous threads get ‘judged’ before they are closed. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beware-ye-all-who-might-post-threads-that-might-be-construed-as-humurous-in-the-pit/246963.md?page=2)