# Know of any good places to post controversial topics, especially for anti-Pit people? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 24, 2021, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/know-of-any-good-places-to-post-controversial-topics-especially-for-anti-pit-people/947179 "2021-07-24T06:10:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 8
**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:** [July 28, 2021, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/know-of-any-good-places-to-post-controversial-topics-especially-for-anti-pit-people/947179/141 "2021-07-28T16:18:08Z")
> [@scabpicker](#): > > Yes, but you were quoting and replying to me, so that was terribly unclear. You’re unaware of the pronoun “one”? Messageboards can be really useful. Sometimes you post something stupid in anger, but then you come back the next day, reflect on what you wrote, apologize for being an asshole, and resolve to do better–and you end up thereby experiencing some genuine personal growth. (Please don’t take “you” in that paragraph personally) ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2021, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/know-of-any-good-places-to-post-controversial-topics-especially-for-anti-pit-people/947179/142 "2021-07-28T16:20:25Z")
Yes, I agree. Mr. Dibble could take this advice to heart. ---
**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:** [July 28, 2021, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/know-of-any-good-places-to-post-controversial-topics-especially-for-anti-pit-people/947179/143 "2021-07-28T16:21:15Z")
At least you have the integrity to live up to your user title. ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2021, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/know-of-any-good-places-to-post-controversial-topics-especially-for-anti-pit-people/947179/144 "2021-07-28T16:21:52Z")
Not the first person to note it. ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2021, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/know-of-any-good-places-to-post-controversial-topics-especially-for-anti-pit-people/947179/145 "2021-07-28T16:29:39Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > Only to someone looking for a fight, apparently. I will note, you came quoting and looking for me. I simply stated an opinion you either don’t understand (perhaps I stated it poorly, but I don’t see how) or you actually do disagree with it, and think we should be consistently ruled by our emotions when we consider a controversial topic. > [@MrDibble](#): > > Woah, time travel. Heheheh, that was kind of neat. ---
**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:** [July 28, 2021, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/know-of-any-good-places-to-post-controversial-topics-especially-for-anti-pit-people/947179/146 "2021-07-28T16:40:51Z")
Responding to a post you(specific you) made in an open thread is not “coming looking for you”(specific you), you (specific you) grade school throwback, this is not recess and we are not behind the bikesheds. Grow the fuck up. I understood your (specific your) wannabe-Vulcan idiocy just fine. I _do_ disagree with it. And it’s there where you (specific you) lack understanding. If you(specific you) bothered to read the rest of the thread, you’d (specific you) have seen that I referenced classic rhetoric and the trivium, so only an unschooled failure of a logic-school dropout would think that meant being “ruled by our emotions”. ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2021, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/know-of-any-good-places-to-post-controversial-topics-especially-for-anti-pit-people/947179/147 "2021-07-28T16:53:03Z")
Nah, I simply mean that people sometimes need to step back and generally not post on controversial subjects while they’re terribly upset. If you don’t like my advice, that’s fine. I really thought you misunderstood. Sorry. ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2021, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/know-of-any-good-places-to-post-controversial-topics-especially-for-anti-pit-people/947179/148 "2021-07-28T17:00:07Z")
> [@scabpicker](#): > > Nah, I simply mean that people sometimes need to step back and generally not post on controversial subjects while they’re terribly upset. Do you disagree that certain things SHOULD upset you? ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2021, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/know-of-any-good-places-to-post-controversial-topics-especially-for-anti-pit-people/947179/149 "2021-07-28T17:09:19Z")
I’m pretty sure I’ve never stated otherwise. ETA: Seriously, I’ve deleted about half the posts I’ve composed for this place without posting them for a variety of reasons. Some portion of that was because yeah, I was upset and my post would just pollute the discussion. ---
**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:** [July 28, 2021, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/know-of-any-good-places-to-post-controversial-topics-especially-for-anti-pit-people/947179/150 "2021-07-28T17:12:20Z")
Had you only made it “half plus one,” we wouldn’t be here. You fucked up. Everyone does. A simple apology would be grand, instead of offloading responsibility for your fuckup onto others. ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2021, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/know-of-any-good-places-to-post-controversial-topics-especially-for-anti-pit-people/947179/151 "2021-07-28T17:14:27Z")
> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > Had you only made it “half plus one,” we wouldn’t be here. I have no idea what this means. Still don’t see what I need to apologize for. ---
**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:** [July 28, 2021, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/know-of-any-good-places-to-post-controversial-topics-especially-for-anti-pit-people/947179/152 "2021-07-28T17:17:28Z")
> [@scabpicker](#): > > I have no idea what this means. > [@scabpicker](#): > > I’ve deleted about half the posts I’ve composed for this place > [@](#): > > Still don’t see what I need to apologize for. For misunderstanding (no apology needed), getting super-defensive, turning that defensiveness into condescending dickitude, and when the misunderstanding is cleared up, blaming the whole thing on other people. You could do better. At this point, I’m not seeing you have it in you. Maybe next time. ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2021, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/know-of-any-good-places-to-post-controversial-topics-especially-for-anti-pit-people/947179/153 "2021-07-28T17:18:26Z")
Maybe so. We’ll see. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2021, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/know-of-any-good-places-to-post-controversial-topics-especially-for-anti-pit-people/947179/154 "2021-07-28T17:19:43Z")
> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > You could do better. Sure, but that’s hard to do when you’re upset. Maybe once **scabpicker** ’s emotions settle down, he’ll be more reasonable. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2021, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/know-of-any-good-places-to-post-controversial-topics-especially-for-anti-pit-people/947179/155 "2021-07-28T18:12:22Z")
> [@crowmanyclouds](#): > > > [@Atamasama](#): > > > > {…} It’s been so long I forgot. > > That’s a huge problem here. > People remember their nice interactions with Clothahump or Shodan or Bricker and they don’t remember, or never read, the truly heinous things they wrote I’ll cop to that. I mainly encountered **Shodan** in non-controversial threads, so I clearly have missed the nastiness. ---
**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:** [July 28, 2021, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/know-of-any-good-places-to-post-controversial-topics-especially-for-anti-pit-people/947179/156 "2021-07-28T18:15:16Z")
> [@scabpicker](#): > > Still don’t see what I need to apologize for. In real life, sometimes I apologize when people whose opinions I respect are angry with me, even if I don’t really want to apologize. I’ve never regretted doing this. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2021, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/know-of-any-good-places-to-post-controversial-topics-especially-for-anti-pit-people/947179/157 "2021-08-09T16:54:24Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > But when someone brings the receipts, do you _still_ go “But Joe _is_ such a nice guy”? Or do you say “Well, looks like I was mistaken about Joe”? Sadly, this just happened to me. I know “Joe” professionally. He was extremely helpful to me early in my career, and we used to hang out together at industry events. He was smart and funny and fun to hang out with. I had no idea he was a racist. A few weeks ago he sighed on to an email expressing concern with the way in which our professional organization is approaching DEI (Diversity, equity, and inclusion). The wording of the email used some buzz words I associate with racists, but the actual content wasn’t terrible, and I gave him the benefit of the doubt. This weekend, he cosigned an email that included some unambiguously racist content. Yeah, I was mistaken about Joe. 😢 ---
**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 9, 2021, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/know-of-any-good-places-to-post-controversial-topics-especially-for-anti-pit-people/947179/158 "2021-08-09T17:09:48Z")
Sorry to hear that, but you’re better off knowing than not, IMO. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2021, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/know-of-any-good-places-to-post-controversial-topics-especially-for-anti-pit-people/947179/159 "2021-08-09T17:57:16Z")
Yeah, I know. I’m still sad. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/know-of-any-good-places-to-post-controversial-topics-especially-for-anti-pit-people/947179.md?page=7)