# I Pit Martin Hyde

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-martin-hyde/944407>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [June 16, 2021, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-martin-hyde/944407 "2021-06-16T16:18:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2021, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-martin-hyde/944407/76 "2021-06-18T19:24:49Z")

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New rule:

> [@New Rule about Thread Titles when Pitting Other Posters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-rule-about-thread-titles-when-pitting-other-posters/944549/1):
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> Discourse has a feature where if you put a link to another thread into a post, it creates a back-link in the linked thread. Which has caused a minor issue with the Pit forum when someone Pits another poster, and the thread title contains a personal insult: the insulting thread title appears in the linked thread, effectively subverting the rule against insulting posters outside of the Pit. As there is no ready technical solution to this, we’re implementing a new rule regarding Pit threads that target other posters:
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> **Pit threads targeting other posters cannot contain direct insults in their titles.**

I’ve got absolutely no problem with the title change, or the rule itself.

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