# How should the Pit be changed, if at all? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [July 19, 2021, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-the-pit-be-changed-if-at-all/946859 "2021-07-19T23:19:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 789
**Author:** ![ShadowFacts](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shadowfacts/32/2934_2.png) [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2021, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-the-pit-be-changed-if-at-all/946859/789 "2021-09-01T14:03:10Z")
> [@Kimstu](#): > > Again, it would help to have specific examples of the behavior you’re complaining about rather than just the general vague complaint. Well, I’m not Filmore, but here are some that I think resemble what they are talking about: [Sam Stone pitted for gullibility re: Trump, expanded into a general pitting of everything Stoney](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sam-stone-believes-trumps-tweets/922633) [This thread about MordecaiB began with a pitting about board wars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-mordecaib/946419), but shortly morphed into an omnibus pitting, including someone urging everyone to “heap more scorn” on MordecaiB [This thread pitting octopus for…something , I don’t know](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/octopus-has-a-point/939062), quickly turned into an omnibus bashing thread I’d like to make it clear that I am not defending these pitted posters or arguing that their pittings were not “justified,” whatever that means. I strongly disagree with all three of them on just about everything. However, when I read filmore’s description of pittings “becoming a Festivus pole for airing of all grievances against the person,” I knew I had seen this happen many, many times. I can’t believe that anyone who spends regular time in the Pit would suggest it doesn’t happen. If I had the time, I’m sure I could link to many more. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-the-pit-be-changed-if-at-all/946859)._