# IMHO vs Great Debates **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [May 10, 2002, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imho-vs-great-debates/108221 "2002-05-10T03:08:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ice1000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a3d4f5/32.png) [@ice1000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ice1000)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imho-vs-great-debates/108221/1 "2002-05-10T03:08:17Z")
SO if I have a question that doesn’t have a factual answer and I believe that many people will respond, how do I choose wether to post it in IMHO or Great Debates? They seem pretty similar to me… ---
**Author:** ![Caught\_Work](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/919ad9/32.png) [@Caught\_Work](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caught_Work)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imho-vs-great-debates/108221/2 "2002-05-10T03:33:12Z")
The general rule of thumb I would use is: If you would like people’s opinions without necessarily debating with them the substance of such an opinion, then IMHO. eg. Am I a god? If you would like people’s opinions and you would like to debate their position with them, then GD. eg. Is there a god? Of course, that’s IMHO 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Heloise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e36b37/32.png) [@Heloise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heloise)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imho-vs-great-debates/108221/3 "2002-05-10T05:57:30Z")
Why is this in the pit? Were you expecting to get flamed for the question? I think this goes in GQ. Or did you know that and just wanted to cover all the forums? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![ice1000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a3d4f5/32.png) [@ice1000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ice1000)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imho-vs-great-debates/108221/4 "2002-05-10T06:05:21Z")
I thought GQ was for questions with factual answers. I don’t think that the answer is a fact…but that’s debatable. Shoot! Then it would go in GD huh? I’m never going to understand where to post my questions!!! ---
**Author:** ![Heloise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e36b37/32.png) [@Heloise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heloise)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imho-vs-great-debates/108221/5 "2002-05-10T06:07:04Z")
Right. You have a question as to where your questions go. There is a factual answer for that. The question you asked in the pit should be asked in GQ. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imho-vs-great-debates/108221/6 "2002-05-10T06:14:42Z")
Or…why not try ATMB? stv ---
**Author:** ![Heloise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e36b37/32.png) [@Heloise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heloise)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imho-vs-great-debates/108221/7 "2002-05-10T06:18:14Z")
That one, too. I keep forgetting about that one. ---
**Author:** ![Mikahw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Mikahw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mikahw)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imho-vs-great-debates/108221/8 "2002-05-10T06:20:43Z")
Guidelines about where to put those questions about where to put the questions: 😃 “what forum do I put this in?”- ATMB "why is this the forum that this thread goes in? or “why did you move my thread”- Pit ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imho-vs-great-debates/108221/9 "2002-05-10T07:50:31Z")
**Mikahw** : only the latter belongs in the Pit, and even then it depends on the intent. Non-violent questions on how the MB works and what the rules are go in ATMB. I’ll send it there, even though the question in the OP itself was sufficiently answered by **Caught@Work** , who is not a god as far as I know. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imho-vs-great-debates/108221/10 "2002-05-10T12:08:54Z")
Ahem, **Coldfire** , ahem. 😃 stv ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imho-vs-great-debates/108221/11 "2002-05-10T13:59:11Z")
_pats **stv** on the head and tosses him a cookie_ ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2002, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imho-vs-great-debates/108221/12 "2002-05-10T14:02:30Z")
In the [FAQ - guidelines for posting](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=106617) there is a few tips on when a question belongs in ATMB, and when it belongs in The BBQ Pit. The question in the OP could have gone in ATMB.