# Can't win Great Debates then link from the Pit to try and gain support. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 19, 2009, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-win-great-debates-then-link-from-the-pit-to-try-and-gain-support/506901 "2009-08-19T00:09:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2009, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-win-great-debates-then-link-from-the-pit-to-try-and-gain-support/506901/1 "2009-08-19T00:09:30Z")
Anybody else think some people that want to win a Great Debate are going to the Pit when they want to get support? It’s not really that they couldn’t have said what they did in Great Debates instead of the Pit. They just seem to be looking for validation of their point and to get more people involved in the hopes of being able to run back to Great Debates and say look at my support. If you don’t see it happening that’s fine, I’m just wondering if I’m by myself on this impression. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2009, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-win-great-debates-then-link-from-the-pit-to-try-and-gain-support/506901/2 "2009-08-19T00:47:50Z")
Well, sort of. I see it as they lost the debate, now they want to win the insult war. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![wierdaaron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/eada6e/32.png) [@wierdaaron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wierdaaron)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2009, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-win-great-debates-then-link-from-the-pit-to-try-and-gain-support/506901/3 "2009-08-19T00:51:28Z")
**Lose Great Debate by having opponent link from the Pit so complain about it in IMHO to try to gain sympathy.** /jk ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2009, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-win-great-debates-then-link-from-the-pit-to-try-and-gain-support/506901/4 "2009-08-19T00:55:15Z")
Let me know when somebody does that.:rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2009, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-win-great-debates-then-link-from-the-pit-to-try-and-gain-support/506901/5 "2009-08-19T00:57:37Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > Well, sort of. I see it as they lost the debate, now they want to win the insult war. :rolleyes: Yeh. Maybe they don’t want to even go back to the Great Debate thread after the thrashing. ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2009, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-win-great-debates-then-link-from-the-pit-to-try-and-gain-support/506901/6 "2009-08-19T02:43:08Z")
No one ever wins a Great Debate. They just get tired of posting the same argument over and over again. ---
**Author:** ![athelas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5e9695/32.png) [@athelas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/athelas)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2009, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-win-great-debates-then-link-from-the-pit-to-try-and-gain-support/506901/7 "2009-08-19T02:57:39Z")
> [@msmith537](#): > > No one ever wins a Great Debate. They just get tired of posting the same argument over and over again. The Pit is the same, just with swearing involved.