# I forget, do we have a general HurricaneDitka Pit thread? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 6, 2018, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-forget-do-we-have-a-general-hurricaneditka-pit-thread/805952 "2018-01-06T00:15:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 68
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2019, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-forget-do-we-have-a-general-hurricaneditka-pit-thread/805952/1341 "2019-10-23T14:30:10Z")
Wow. This thread took an odd turn. Perhaps a nice liedown and a day or two away from the messageboard would help, **septimus**? ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2019, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-forget-do-we-have-a-general-hurricaneditka-pit-thread/805952/1342 "2019-10-23T14:31:41Z")
> [@septimus](#): > > Just to be clear: > > In a recent GD thread, someone listed HD as a “moderate.” I responded by posting a link to one of the Sealion’s posts and then was warned that just quoting HD and asking if his own words seemed “moderate” was _unacceptable_. _ **I am on notice that if I do so again I am likely to be BANNED.** _ > > Avoiding new mentions of the insipid HD is for _ **my self-protection** _: I’d prefer not to be BANNED. How unbelievably ridiculous. Really? I can affirm nobody else dabbles in this knuckleheaded absurdity. ---
**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2019, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-forget-do-we-have-a-general-hurricaneditka-pit-thread/805952/1343 "2019-10-23T14:31:54Z")
> [@septimus](#): > > Just to be clear: > > In a recent GD thread, someone listed HD as a “moderate.” I responded by posting a link to one of the Sealion’s posts and then was warned that just quoting HD and asking if his own words seemed “moderate” was _unacceptable_. _ **I am on notice that if I do so again I am likely to be BANNED.** _ > > Avoiding new mentions of the insipid HD is for _ **my self-protection** _: I’d prefer not to be BANNED. You know, writing HD instead of herricaneDitka is the same as saying “GD” instead of god damn. You are still thinking it. ---
**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2019, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-forget-do-we-have-a-general-hurricaneditka-pit-thread/805952/1344 "2019-10-23T14:34:00Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Would somebody do me a solid and ask him where in my post I mentioned the guy’s name? Sorry. Mea culpa. I’ve dis-Ignored you. Another name on the Ignored list didn’t mention HD’s name, but did insult me as if asking to be Ignored. In future, I will ignore mentions of HD in _this_ thread, and possibly in BBQ Pit threads generally. As I say, I’m not acting out of spite or malice. **I want to minimize the chance that I will get BANNED by responding to post(s) about HD.** I hope that one of the newly-ignored will send me a PM. I’m curious if I’ll see it. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2019, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-forget-do-we-have-a-general-hurricaneditka-pit-thread/805952/1345 "2019-10-23T14:42:50Z")
Am I ignored? Nevermind, you can’t see that. Possibly. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2019, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-forget-do-we-have-a-general-hurricaneditka-pit-thread/805952/1346 "2019-10-23T14:47:26Z")
> [@septimus](#): > > Sorry. Mea culpa. I’ve dis-Ignored you. > > Another name on the Ignored list didn’t mention HD’s name, but did insult me as if asking to be Ignored. > > In future, I will ignore mentions of HD in _this_ thread, and possibly in BBQ Pit threads generally. > > As I say, I’m not acting out of spite or malice. **I want to minimize the chance that I will get BANNED by responding to post(s) about HD.** > > I hope that one of the newly-ignored will send me a PM. I’m curious if I’ll see it. Be a man and don’t respond. How’s that for a solution? ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2019, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-forget-do-we-have-a-general-hurricaneditka-pit-thread/805952/1347 "2019-10-23T14:51:15Z")
Thanks, **manson1972**. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2019, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-forget-do-we-have-a-general-hurricaneditka-pit-thread/805952/1348 "2019-10-23T14:52:04Z")
Well, if anyone needs me, I’ll be on the veranda, since **septimus** is already on the cross. ---
**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2019, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-forget-do-we-have-a-general-hurricaneditka-pit-thread/805952/1349 "2019-10-23T14:52:38Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Thanks, **manson1972**. I don’t know if it worked. I might be on the Ignore list. Hey, can someone ask Septimus if he got my message about kaylasdad99? ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2019, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-forget-do-we-have-a-general-hurricaneditka-pit-thread/805952/1350 "2019-10-23T14:52:44Z")
> [@septimus](#): > > go into the generated script and replace his full name with “HD” or a “.”. I’m pretty sure that that is generally frowned upon by mods. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2019, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-forget-do-we-have-a-general-hurricaneditka-pit-thread/805952/1351 "2019-10-23T14:52:44Z")
> [@Slash1972](#): > > You know, writing HD instead of herricaneDitka is the same as saying “GD” instead of god damn. You are still thinking it. Is it the same as saying GD instead of Great Debates? ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2019, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-forget-do-we-have-a-general-hurricaneditka-pit-thread/805952/1352 "2019-10-23T14:54:39Z")
> [@Slash1972](#): > > I don’t know if it worked. I might be on the Ignore list. > > Hey, can someone ask Septimus if he got my message about kaylasdad99? Nah, he told me I was off the hook. I wonder why you didn’t see that post (he asked, innocently). ---
**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2019, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-forget-do-we-have-a-general-hurricaneditka-pit-thread/805952/1353 "2019-10-23T14:56:20Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Nah, he told me I was off the hook. > > I wonder why you didn’t see that post (he asked, innocently). Oh yeah, now I see it. Putting people on ignore would just lesson my chances of laughing at their posts. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2019, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-forget-do-we-have-a-general-hurricaneditka-pit-thread/805952/1354 "2019-10-23T15:00:42Z")
I have to admit, this thread is a lot more fun, now that it’s the **septimus** show. 😃 FTR, I’ve had Lord Voldemort on Ignore for a couple of years, if I’m not mistaken. ---
**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2019, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-forget-do-we-have-a-general-hurricaneditka-pit-thread/805952/1355 "2019-10-23T15:02:41Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > I have to admit, this thread is a lot more fun, now that it’s the **septimus** show. 😃 FTR, I’ve had Lord Voldemort on Ignore for a couple of years, if I’m not mistaken. You mean LV? ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2019, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-forget-do-we-have-a-general-hurricaneditka-pit-thread/805952/1356 "2019-10-23T15:05:32Z")
No, I mean **HurricaneDi** — hey, WAITAMINUTE! ---
**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2019, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-forget-do-we-have-a-general-hurricaneditka-pit-thread/805952/1357 "2019-10-23T15:06:23Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > No, I mean **HurricaneDi** — hey, WAITAMINUTE! Almost! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2019, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-forget-do-we-have-a-general-hurricaneditka-pit-thread/805952/1358 "2019-10-23T15:08:18Z")
If you can get Septimus to say his name backwards, you will erase his ignore list. Also noticed the guy has started 14 pit threads in the past year, with 4 of them currently on-going. Anger issues, much, Septi? ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2019, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-forget-do-we-have-a-general-hurricaneditka-pit-thread/805952/1359 "2019-10-23T15:09:05Z")
> [@septimus](#): > > Just to be clear: > > In a recent GD thread, someone listed HD as a “moderate.” I responded by posting a link to one of the Sealion’s posts and then was warned that just quoting HD and asking if his own words seemed “moderate” was _unacceptable_. _ **I am on notice that if I do so again I am likely to be BANNED.** _ > > Avoiding new mentions of the insipid HD is for _ **my self-protection** _: I’d prefer not to be BANNED. > [@septimus](#): > > Sorry. Mea culpa. I’ve dis-Ignored you. > > Another name on the Ignored list didn’t mention HD’s name, but did insult me as if asking to be Ignored. > > In future, I will ignore mentions of HD in _this_ thread, and possibly in BBQ Pit threads generally. > > As I say, I’m not acting out of spite or malice. **I want to minimize the chance that I will get BANNED by responding to post(s) about HD.** > > I hope that one of the newly-ignored will send me a PM. I’m curious if I’ll see it. > [@Constructive political compromise -- possible? Desirable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/constructive-political-compromise-possible-desirable/841983/49): > > \*\* > If you continue to bring up McVeigh, “entirely unreasonable”, or anything that I think is along those lines a single time in any GD or Elections thread in any fashion that isn’t specifically and directly related to the topic, you will receive a warning. Do not do this again. > \*\* > [/moderating] 😕 ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2019, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-forget-do-we-have-a-general-hurricaneditka-pit-thread/805952/1360 "2019-10-23T15:15:47Z")
Hey, Ditka, sorry Septi had to hijack your Pit thread. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-forget-do-we-have-a-general-hurricaneditka-pit-thread/805952.md?page=67) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-forget-do-we-have-a-general-hurricaneditka-pit-thread/805952.md?page=69)