# 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:** 9\ **Page:** 17
**Author:** ![wring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@wring](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wring)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2005, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-of-pit-rules/121051/321 "2005-05-06T22:57:44Z")
**Lynn** just posted this message to the sticky of pit rules > [@](#): > > Don’t post addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, or other methods of contact in order to facilitate campaigns for or against an issue. For instance, if you are outraged by a school principal’s actions against a student, DO NOT POST either the student’s OR the principal’s address, phone number, etc., even if the information is publically available. Do not urge other people to look up such information and contact the subjects, either. This has always been our policy all over the SDMB, but apparently some people don’t know about it, or don’t think it applies in the Pit. It does. If I interpret this correctly, I cannot post urging folks to contact their congressional representative when some idiot politician proposes to make, say, internet BB’s illegal? I cannot suggest to folks that if they wish to protest the administration’s actions that, say, it’d be easy to look up the address of the White house? or that simply by putting “White House, Washington DC” would be sufficient? When some faux news service prints some wrong information, I cannot link to the editorial page of said news service? I understand the example given. But the statement as written would also make these other actions wrong. Clarification please? ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2005, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-of-pit-rules/121051/322 "2005-05-07T03:44:03Z")
As I understand current policy, yes, both actions are wrong. I’ll take it up in mod email, and let you know about the outcome. Lynn For the Straight Dope ---
**Author:** ![Avenger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9de0a6/32.png) [@Avenger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avenger)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2005, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-of-pit-rules/121051/323 "2005-05-07T09:19:46Z")
> [@wring](#): > > **Lynn** just posted this message to the sticky of pit rules > > If I interpret this correctly, I cannot post urging folks to contact their congressional representative when some idiot politician proposes to make, say, internet BB’s illegal? I cannot suggest to folks that if they wish to protest the administration’s actions that, say, it’d be easy to look up the address of the White house? or that simply by putting “White House, Washington DC” would be sufficient? > > When some faux news service prints some wrong information, I cannot link to the editorial page of said news service? > > I understand the example given. But the statement as written would also make these other actions wrong. > Clarification please? That doesn’t seem particularly unreasonable. You’re free to make clear your views on a particular subject and, if other people agree with you to the extent that they want to make a protest in this way, they are perfectly capable of finding out the way to do so. Internet campaigns along the lines of ‘lets all mail this person’ are pretty lame. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2005, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-of-pit-rules/121051/324 "2005-07-14T15:31:06Z")
> [@wring](#): > > If I interpret this correctly, I cannot post urging folks to contact their congressional representative when some idiot politician proposes to make, say, internet BB’s illegal? I cannot suggest to folks that if they wish to protest the administration’s actions that, say, it’d be easy to look up the address of the White house? > But the statement as written would also make these other actions wrong. > Clarification please? I also agree. Most Elected politicians have a special public address where they expect and desire such comment. As long as it is a such a publicly held address for an Elected Official, I can’t see the harm. Or, failing that, a link to their Government home page should be acceptable. I also agree with **Wikkit** - maybe there needs to be a warning or something that PIT threads can & do turn on you. One did one me, but it was hardly a trainwreck, so I could laugh it off, and say “well, it’s OK by me if the Mods close it, but other dudes are having fun, so if they decide to keep it open, that’s OK too.” ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2006, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-of-pit-rules/121051/325 "2006-02-06T03:53:20Z")
Just wondering… Does anyone have any fucking idea what the god damn rules are now? Or should we just start over? ---
**Author:** ![DrLoveGun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@DrLoveGun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrLoveGun)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2006, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-of-pit-rules/121051/326 "2006-02-08T16:17:09Z")
So are we now making up the rules as we go along? I’m sure that’s the mods job, but really people. I’ve now been warned for [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=308149) which I started a year ago. Not because its a zombie, but because it violates the rules. Where was my warning in March? And who decides that the rules aren’t good, and we need to change them. I pit, because I can, and I don’t think I need someone telling me I can’t be upset at something in my life, on the boards or off. If you don’t want to read it, don’t open it. I don’t care if you like me, this isn’t a popularity contest after all. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2006, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-of-pit-rules/121051/327 "2006-02-08T16:43:35Z")
> [@DrLoveGun](#): > > So are we now making up the rules as we go along? I’m sure that’s the mods job, but really people. I’ve now been warned for [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=308149) which I started a year ago. Not because its a zombie, but because it violates the rules. Where was my warning in March? And who decides that the rules aren’t good, and we need to change them. I pit, because I can, and I don’t think I need someone telling me I can’t be upset at something in my life, on the boards or off. If you don’t want to read it, don’t open it. I don’t care if you like me, this isn’t a popularity contest after all. Is this what a meltdown looks like up close? ---
**Author:** ![DrLoveGun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@DrLoveGun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrLoveGun)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2006, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-of-pit-rules/121051/328 "2006-02-08T21:13:19Z")
> [@Lord Ashtar](#): > > Is this what a meltdown looks like up close? No meltdown, just the need to point out the stupid and absurd. Even harder than fighting ignorance I tells ya. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2006, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-of-pit-rules/121051/329 "2006-02-08T21:21:20Z")
> [@DrLoveGun](#): > > I’ve now been warned for [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=308149) which I started a year ago. Not because its a zombie, but because it violates the rules. Where was my warning in March? Again, you totally missed the point. Are you being purposefully obtuse? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-of-pit-rules/121051.md?page=16)