# Mild Pitting of Beck **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 12, 2024, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mild-pitting-of-beck/1008691 "2024-10-12T05:25:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 57
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2026, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mild-pitting-of-beck/1008691/1121 "2026-06-26T17:19:44Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > I can’t see how writing little blog posts about the topic of a pitting is fundamentally different from posting random recipes in a pit thread. I believe that moderators eventually DID tell posters to stop doing the random recipe posting. If I recall correctly. ---
**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:** [June 26, 2026, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mild-pitting-of-beck/1008691/1122 "2026-06-26T17:56:10Z")
That would be @Miller , not “moderators”. And that’s not my understanding. But maybe Miller can clarify. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2026, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mild-pitting-of-beck/1008691/1123 "2026-06-26T18:17:56Z")
I dont see a pit thread about me 😇 So I guess I should start a recipe thread in Cafe.🧅🍖 ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2026, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mild-pitting-of-beck/1008691/1124 "2026-06-26T18:30:56Z")
Ah, okay - “moderator” then. I tried to look for something, but it’s a difficult search as a regular poster, so I stopped (there were too many interesting rabbit holes to go down anyway). ---
**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:** [June 26, 2026, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mild-pitting-of-beck/1008691/1125 "2026-06-26T18:56:40Z")
> [@CairoCarol](#): > > I tried to look for something, but it’s a difficult search as a regular poster, so I stopped (there were too many interesting rabbit holes to go down anyway). Every category has a sticky at the top called “About the \_\_\_\_\_ Category” that lists the moderators for that category in it. This is the one for the BBQ Pit: > [@About the The BBQ Pit category](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-the-the-bbq-pit-category/911001): > > For rants about the world or beefs with another poster. Comments and complaints about SDMB administration should go in About This Message Board. Moderators : @Miller But there is one for every category. If you ever want to find out who is the mod for a particular area, just look for that sticky. ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2026, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mild-pitting-of-beck/1008691/1126 "2026-06-26T19:36:29Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > Every category has a sticky at the top I think it’s just pinned. If you’ve unpinned it at any time it will have disappeared by now. ---
**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:** [June 26, 2026, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mild-pitting-of-beck/1008691/1127 "2026-06-26T19:41:34Z")
> [@pjd](#): > > I think it’s just pinned. In Discourse that’s what a “sticky” is. There isn’t any other kind of sticky thread. You can make your own and unmake one that’s there by default. But you are right that if a person unpins it, it might be missing, so it was good of you to point that out. It’s certainly possible that a person might not see it if they unpinned it for whatever reason. ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2026, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mild-pitting-of-beck/1008691/1128 "2026-06-26T19:44:15Z")
imho, a sticky would not be allowed to be unstuck by a user, whereas a pinned post can. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2026, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mild-pitting-of-beck/1008691/1129 "2026-06-26T19:48:26Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > It’s certainly possible that a person might not see it if they unpinned it for whatever reason. Wait, people actually read the pinned posts? I figured that pin symbol was an indication to “skip this to get to the real posts” until you get tired enough of seeing them to unpin them. ---
**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:** [June 26, 2026, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mild-pitting-of-beck/1008691/1130 "2026-06-26T19:49:57Z")
Doing some checking, all “pinned” topics are removable. So, it’s just a matter of semantics whether you consider a “pinned” topic to be a sticky or not. I consider the default pinned topics to be stickies, since they serve the same role in Discourse that a sticky thread would. > [@TroutMan](#): > > Wait, people actually read the pinned posts? I do all the time. I refer to them frequently when I want to remind myself who is a mod for a category or if there are special rules for the category. But I might be weird. (Well, I know I **am** weird, but I guess I’m not sure this is an example of that.) ---
**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:** [June 26, 2026, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mild-pitting-of-beck/1008691/1131 "2026-06-26T19:51:15Z")
I’m going to post this here for visibility, but any discussion of it should go in an ATMB thread. A lot of people have been reporting Beck’s posts in this thread for hijacking, being off topic, or even trolling. I’ve rejected all of those flags. None of Beck’s posts in this thread have violated any rules. Hijacking isn’t really a rule violation in the Pit. As the more rules-light forum, we tolerate more topic drift here than in the more formal forums. But, beyond that, deliberately derailing a thread is a traditional way of showing disagreement with an OP: whether its the classic reverse pitting, where the OP of a pit thread ends up the roastee, or its the other posters turning a Pit thread against a poster into a love-in, or posting something completely off-topic, such as sharing recipes. Beck’s strategy here isn’t even off-topic. The thread’s about her, after all, and she’s posting about herself. A few people have accused her of trolling, and this one bothers me a bit. Yeah, she’s posting to piss you off - _in the thread that was created specifically for people to insult her._ Of course she’s trying to disrupt the thread. You would, too, if it were about you. She’s not trolling, she’s winning the thread. As the Pit mod, one thing I strive to avoid is telling people how they’re allowed to respond to being attacked. The Pit only functions so long as it’s viewed as a neutral space for Dopers to sort out their differences. Once I start telling people how they’re allowed to engage in those fights, I’m putting my finger on the scale, and that neutrality is gone. ---
**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:** [June 26, 2026, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mild-pitting-of-beck/1008691/1132 "2026-06-26T19:52:02Z")
Also: > [@CairoCarol](#): > > I believe that moderators eventually DID tell posters to stop doing the random recipe posting. If I recall correctly. No, the recipe thing is still allowed. ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2026, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mild-pitting-of-beck/1008691/1133 "2026-06-26T19:52:33Z")
D’oh ! In order to verify to myself that an unpinned post would disappeared, I unpinned it and it disappeared. 🙄. What a dingbat. And now I can’t find it. Searching for “About” finds nothing. Could some kind soul please post a link to it so I can repin it ! Thanks. ---
**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:** [June 26, 2026, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mild-pitting-of-beck/1008691/1134 "2026-06-26T19:53:33Z")
> [@pjd](#): > > Could some kind soul please post a link to it so I can repin it ! I’d be glad to help, which one? I posted the link to “About the The BBQ Pit Category” thread earlier, but I can repost that or any other one. > [@About the The BBQ Pit category](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-the-the-bbq-pit-category/911001): > > For rants about the world or beefs with another poster. Comments and complaints about SDMB administration should go in About This Message Board. Moderators : @Miller I can see how that would really suck if you couldn’t find it again! ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2026, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mild-pitting-of-beck/1008691/1135 "2026-06-26T19:55:53Z")
Note you can search for pinned threads with the advanced search. This one finds all pinned threads (there are only 45), or you can add other filters like only search in The BBQ Pit. [https://boards.straightdope.com/search?expanded=true&q=in%3Apinned%20order%3Alatest](https://boards.straightdope.com/search?expanded=true&q=in%3Apinned%20order%3Alatest) ---
**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:** [June 26, 2026, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mild-pitting-of-beck/1008691/1136 "2026-06-26T19:56:16Z")
> [@TroutMan](#): > > This one finds all pinned threads (there are only 45), or you can add other filters like only search in The BBQ Pit. That’s freaking cool. ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2026, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mild-pitting-of-beck/1008691/1137 "2026-06-26T19:56:25Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > I posted the link to “About the The BBQ Pit Category” thread earlier, Oh yes ! Cheers. On searching, it appears that I am alone in thinking there is or should be a difference between pinned and sticky posts. Discourse can’t do it at individual post level. ---
**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:** [June 26, 2026, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mild-pitting-of-beck/1008691/1138 "2026-06-26T19:57:57Z")
> [@pjd](#): > > On searching, it appears that I am alone in thinking there is or should be a difference between pinned and sticky posts. Discourse can’t do it at individual > post level. I get what you mean though about a “sticky” being something that a regular user can’t avoid having pinned, as that’s how it normally works other places. And I don’t think Discourse even uses the “sticky” term, so I probably shouldn’t use it here either. (I’m just used to it from other forums.) ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2026, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mild-pitting-of-beck/1008691/1139 "2026-06-26T19:59:16Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > I can see how that would really suck if you couldn’t find it again! I have recovered it… I didn’t realise there was so little in it ! (ie just what was in the preview where you posted the link !) ---
**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:** [June 26, 2026, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mild-pitting-of-beck/1008691/1140 "2026-06-26T20:02:39Z")
Irony alert: I just a moment ago realized that I’d somehow unpinned the “About” thread for The Game Room. I used @TroutMan’s link to find it. It wasn’t showing up in searches. I have it pinned again. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mild-pitting-of-beck/1008691.md?page=56) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mild-pitting-of-beck/1008691.md?page=58)