# I pit DrDeth **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 28, 2021, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drdeth/933971 "2021-02-28T19:52:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 59
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2021, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drdeth/933971/1165 "2021-08-19T14:55:52Z")
I must say I never thought about getting suspended so your Pit thread would be closed. Well played DrDeth, well played indeed! ---
**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:** [August 19, 2021, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drdeth/933971/1166 "2021-08-19T14:56:37Z")
> [@wguy123](#): > > He’s also anti-bike lanes. Really? Because he comes across as a bit of a cyclepath himself HEYOOOOOOOOO ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2021, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drdeth/933971/1167 "2021-08-19T14:56:54Z")
> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > Hopefully he’ll show some humility and genuine change when he returns from vacation. Like he did with previous suspension? What’s this, his third? ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2021, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drdeth/933971/1168 "2021-08-19T14:57:27Z")
[![](https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/009/255/1328554698663.jpg) ](https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/009/255/1328554698663.jpg) ---
**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:** [August 19, 2021, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drdeth/933971/1169 "2021-08-19T14:57:54Z")
Just easing the sting of the thread closing. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2021, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drdeth/933971/1170 "2021-08-19T14:59:12Z")
I’m here for 8 more hours. Try the veal. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2021, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drdeth/933971/1171 "2021-08-19T15:08:58Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > Like he did with previous suspension? What’s this, his third? Springs eternal, man. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2021, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drdeth/933971/1172 "2021-08-19T15:11:04Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > Like he did with previous suspension? What’s this, his third? Patterned after the Swedish Prison System. ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2021, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drdeth/933971/1173 "2021-08-19T15:14:52Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > Like he did with previous suspension? What’s this, his third? I wonder if there are any examples of posters who were suspended a couple times or more and then actually changed. People who are capable of change probably do so before needing to be suspended. ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2021, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drdeth/933971/1174 "2021-08-19T15:16:11Z")
Are we saying an physician can not heal himself? ---
**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:** [August 19, 2021, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drdeth/933971/1175 "2021-08-19T15:18:58Z")
> [@TokyoBayer](#): > > I wonder if there are any examples of posters who were suspended a couple times or more and then actually changed. People who are capable of change probably do so before needing to be suspended. I think before suspensions were a thing, there were a few who were banned and had their request to be un-banned granted. @lissener, for one. ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2021, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drdeth/933971/1176 "2021-08-19T15:35:41Z")
Since there is no new content from this poster to slag off, could someone please do me a solid and tell me why this particular poster is so reviled by the community. Cliffs Notes please! ---
**Author:** ![Do\_Not\_Taunt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/do_not_taunt/32/2968_2.png) [@Do\_Not\_Taunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Do_Not_Taunt)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2021, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drdeth/933971/1177 "2021-08-19T15:36:44Z")
He intentionally inverts the usage of English’s two indefinite articles. ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2021, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drdeth/933971/1178 "2021-08-19T15:37:56Z")
I say we hang him! ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2021, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drdeth/933971/1179 "2021-08-19T15:47:59Z")
Username checks out. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2021, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drdeth/933971/1180 "2021-08-19T16:02:12Z")
> [@crowmanyclouds](#): > > Are we saying an physician can not heal himself? Bertrand Russell is spinning in his grave. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2021, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drdeth/933971/1181 "2021-08-19T16:05:15Z")
> [@Do\_Not\_Taunt](#): > > He intentionally inverts the usage of English’s two indefinite articles. In addition to that. he has a habit of making improper calls to authority. Such as citing his dad for the source of very unlikely (or impossible) claims, or insisting that an anecdote should be taken as evidence. And then he will get very upset and take it personal when anyone questions them. He especially had a persecution complex about his dad for some time. (Think of Bobby Boucher, the main character from the film _The Waterboy_, getting angry when people questioned things his mom told him, such as alligators being angry because they don’t have toothbrushes for all of their teeth.) He also has a frequent problem coming into an issue mid-discussion, confusing things or missing part of the discussion, then reacting poorly when people try to correct him. I believe this most recent suspension is because of that behavior. The time I had him on ignore was also for similar behavior; he came into a discussion where I had made a mistake, had been corrected, and acknowledged the mistake. He came into the thread much later and started needling me about the mistake. Frankly it pissed me off and I snapped a bit, got noted, and put him on ignore, because it wasn’t just a mistake, he was being a complete asshole about it. I took him off ignore since he seemed to be making an attempt to improve some of his behaviors, and I hadn’t had any problems with him since doing so. (I’ve only had 2 people on ignore ever, and currently have 1 person on ignore. It takes a lot for me to do that.) ETA: Also, due to people discussing him in the Pit, he hates the BBQ Pit, and has been on a crusade to get it shut down. He has tackled that with his usual dogged unreasoning tenacity and been in trouble for that too. Despite the fact that some people actually defend him here from time to time. He doesn’t take criticism very well, clearly. (I guess that describes almost anyone, but I mean he doesn’t take even gentle guidance well.) Though every now and then he does act decent and admits a mistake and even apologizes, he shows his humanity from time to time, but not that often. ---
**Author:** ![CardboardBoxx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardboardboxx/32/7079_2.png) [@CardboardBoxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CardboardBoxx)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2021, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drdeth/933971/1182 "2021-08-19T16:11:30Z")
He doesn’t. He never uses an. It’s not an inversion, it’s being too dumb to remember the rule so using a every single time. ---
**Author:** ![Do\_Not\_Taunt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/do_not_taunt/32/2968_2.png) [@Do\_Not\_Taunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Do_Not_Taunt)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2021, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drdeth/933971/1183 "2021-08-19T16:14:36Z")
My mistake - I thought I saw that he was inverting them. No native English speaker is ‘too dumb’ to use a/an correctly. That’s not a thing. He’s doing it on purpose. ---
**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:** [August 19, 2021, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drdeth/933971/1184 "2021-08-19T16:17:14Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > He also has a frequent problem coming into an issue mid-discussion, confusing things or missing part of the discussion, then reacting poorly when people try to correct him. Sometimes coming in with something he found via Google without bothering to verify the result(s) then reacting poorly when people point out that the he’s not supported by his own cite(s). > [@Atamasama](#): > > Also, due to people discussing him in the Pit, he hates the BBQ Pit, and has been on a crusade to get it shut down. Yet he has no problem with the Pit when it suits some point he’s trying to make. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drdeth/933971.md?page=58) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drdeth/933971.md?page=60)