# 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:** 1\ **Showing post:** 787
**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:** [May 7, 2021, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drdeth/933971/787 "2021-05-07T00:28:59Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Isn’t that against the rules? Don’t PMs have to follow the same rules as the board itself? They absolutely do, as you know from your own recent thread. > [@Question about Private Messages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-private-messages/940501/1): > > If I understand correctly (and if I am not, please let me know) one must follow the same rules posting PMs as one would posting on the board itself. Since there are different rules for different forums, is there a particular forum’s rules that apply to PMs, or can one get away with posting “BBQ Pit” style? > [@Question about Private Messages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-private-messages/940501/13): > > Yes. It’s against the rules. PMs have an expectation of privacy, so you are correct. Something like this would generally break the don’t be a jerk rule. DD is clueless in this as everything of course. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drdeth/933971)._