# Ed, WTF? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 23, 2009, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ed-wtf/482650 "2009-01-23T15:46:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 56
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2009, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ed-wtf/482650/56 "2009-01-24T10:37:02Z")
> [@Liberal](#): > > Ed’s a good egg. All you have to do is present your case in a calm and respectful manner. He’s proven that when he is confronted with a reasonable argument, he will change his mind. A couple of people already tried that in the other thread. This was **Ed** ’s response: > [@Quick, Giraffe, before some asshole locks this.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-giraffe-before-some-asshole-locks-this/481949/82): > > We’ve had this discussion in the past. We don’t draw distinctions between real threats, implied threats, hypothetical threats, metaphorical threats, or any other kind of threat. There are few lines you can’t cross in the Pit but this is one of them. No threats. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ed-wtf/482650)._