# Discussion of Pit rules **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 27, 2002, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-of-pit-rules/121051 "2002-07-27T02:18:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2002, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-of-pit-rules/121051/181 "2002-11-26T18:55:01Z")
I must be a dunce, because I can’t find any email addresses in the FAQ (the one at the top of the page). I’m sure they’re in there somewhere, but I’m having trouble finding them. If you mean the FAQs in the ATMB forum, I don’t see email addresses for anyone within the posts themselves; click on “email” on your post, and an unlogged person won’t be able to access the link, just as with the Forum Leaders page. > [@](#): > > Some people want to allow their friends at the board to e-mail them Then wouldn’t they email through their own address book? ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2002, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-of-pit-rules/121051/182 "2002-11-26T19:00:18Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by dantheman \* > I must be a dunce, because I can’t find any email addresses in the FAQ No comment. [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?postid=1930292#post1930292) > [@](#): > > Then wouldn’t they email through their own address book? 😕 I am poster X, and if poster Y wants to e-mail me, I want them to be able to find my e-mail address on the board. So I put it in my profile. ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2002, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-of-pit-rules/121051/183 "2002-11-26T19:25:15Z")
Ok. So it’s buried in a FAQ thread, rather than the FAQ itself. As for your second comment, you said “friends.” If people want their friends to contact them, wouldn’t they do so through their own address book? You probably mean that Poster X would like people he or she knows - not just friends, but all benign acquaintances - to be able to email him or her through the board. But you also said “and not be harrassed by other members”; you probably meant “by nonmembers or banned people.” I said: > [@](#): > > As for harassing other posters, if posters themselves were worried about it, they’d hide their email addresses. A member doesn’t have to be banned to be a harrasser, after all. And you said: > [@](#): > > Some people want to allow their friends at the board to e-mail them, and yet not be harassed by other members. And someone harassing other posters via e-mail is a candidate for banning. My point still stands - if they’re worried about being harrassed by registered members, they should hide their email addresses. ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2002, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-of-pit-rules/121051/184 "2002-11-26T19:28:04Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by dantheman \* > So it’s buried in a FAQ thread, rather than the FAQ itself. Which is what my previous post said: “Have you ever tried to read the FAQ threads in ATMB? Good information in there.” > [@](#): > > You probably mean that Poster X would like people he or she knows - not just friends, but all benign acquaintances - to be able to email him or her through the board. But you also said “and not be harrassed by other members”; you probably meant “by nonmembers or banned people.” That is correct. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Ace\_of\_Swords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e495f1/32.png) [@The\_Ace\_of\_Swords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Ace_of_Swords)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2002, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-of-pit-rules/121051/185 "2002-11-26T19:33:44Z")
For clarification: I was suggesting that Moderators have accessible e-mail accounts to non-logged in folks, and those “other posters” you refer to are not affected. That would be “what we could do about that.” My apologies for annoying you with such tiny issues. ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2002, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-of-pit-rules/121051/186 "2002-11-26T19:39:13Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by The Ace of Swords \* > I was suggesting that Moderators have accessible e-mail accounts to non-logged in folks, and those “other posters” you refer to are not affected. You can’t set up vBulletin to say “only certain profiles should be visible to non-members”. It’s all or none. But then, you might ask, shouldn’t staff e-mail addresses be available to non-members if they have problems signing on the the SDMB? And my answer is, as before, if you can’t sign on to the SDMB, you can find an administrator e-mail in the FAQ. Some will then say “but I don’t read the FAQ threads”. Then I answer “you should read the FAQ threads.” ---
**Author:** ![The\_Ace\_of\_Swords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e495f1/32.png) [@The\_Ace\_of\_Swords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Ace_of_Swords)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2002, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-of-pit-rules/121051/187 "2002-11-26T19:50:47Z")
Ah. Guess I’ve got some studying to do. ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2002, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-of-pit-rules/121051/188 "2002-11-26T20:04:48Z")
Arnold, the whole idea of the FAQs is so that the info in them is easily found by members. If such an extremely relevant bit of information as the email addresses of staff is buried in a FAQ, few people are going to see it who really need it. Why don’t you do a FAQ sticky just for these email addresses? That’d solve all of these issues, wouldn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2002, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-of-pit-rules/121051/189 "2002-11-26T20:12:00Z")
No it wouldn’t. There will still be people that say “Well I never go to ATMB, I never even knew about the FAQ threads.” ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2002, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-of-pit-rules/121051/190 "2002-11-26T20:13:30Z")
But this way you’d have a specific FAQ thread to which to point them. ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2002, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-of-pit-rules/121051/191 "2002-11-26T20:56:18Z")
Sorry dantheman I’m not convinced. ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2002, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-of-pit-rules/121051/192 "2002-11-26T22:18:13Z")
Just trying to save you some work, Arnold. ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2003, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-of-pit-rules/121051/193 "2003-01-01T11:29:22Z")
Is “how about them Bears” really a non sequitur? As I understand it, a non sequitur is a conclusion illogically drawn from the “facts,” as presented. “How about them Bears” strikes me as a timeout, hijack, purposeful re-direct. But not a non sequitur. ---
**Author:** ![Wikkit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c0e974/32.png) [@Wikkit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wikkit)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2003, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-of-pit-rules/121051/194 "2003-01-02T03:25:38Z")
non se·qui·tur n. [list=1][li]An inference or conclusion that does not follow from the premises or evidence. [/li][li]A statement that does not follow logically from what preceded it.[/list=1]I think pie and the rest fall under #2.[/li] “Non sequitur” from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Ellis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@Michael\_Ellis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_Ellis)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2003, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-of-pit-rules/121051/195 "2003-01-13T06:49:51Z")
_Non sequitur_ is a funny comic strip. ---
**Author:** ![Wikkit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c0e974/32.png) [@Wikkit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wikkit)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2003, 8:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-of-pit-rules/121051/196 "2003-01-13T08:39:10Z")
I’m not a big fan of it, although I do read about forty other web comics every day. It’s too repetitive for my tastes, a mortal error in any creative medium for which a full archive is easily accessible. ---
**Author:** ![Desmostylus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c57346/32.png) [@Desmostylus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Desmostylus)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2003, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-of-pit-rules/121051/197 "2003-01-13T09:23:25Z")
_Non sequitur_, example: **Wikkit** enjoys web comics, and so therefore, **Wikkit** enjoys _Spiderman_. ---
**Author:** ![Wikkit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c0e974/32.png) [@Wikkit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wikkit)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2003, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-of-pit-rules/121051/198 "2003-01-13T10:12:23Z")
Good example, but you’re still clinging to the first definition, as did **levdrakon**. An inference that doesn’t follow from the evidence. I, on the other hand, argue that the square root of cheese is equal to the value of a six cups of shit-covered rat fur. ---
**Author:** ![Desmostylus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c57346/32.png) [@Desmostylus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Desmostylus)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2003, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-of-pit-rules/121051/199 "2003-01-13T10:44:04Z")
My hovercraft is full of eels. ---
**Author:** ![Wikkit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c0e974/32.png) [@Wikkit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wikkit)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2003, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-of-pit-rules/121051/200 "2003-01-13T10:48:57Z")
Now you’re not even trying. That followed perfectly logically in the holistic view of this board; it would have been as if I had posted “When come back, bring pie.” Gotcha ya. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-of-pit-rules/121051.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-of-pit-rules/121051.md?page=11)