# Mild Pitting of Beck

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mild-pitting-of-beck/1008691>\
**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")\
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**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2026, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mild-pitting-of-beck/1008691/1172 "2026-06-27T16:24:36Z")

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> [@chela](#):
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> Why else do people back link to the pit thread

As has been pointed out to you, _ **nobody intentionally “back links to the pit thread”. That is something Discourse does automatically** _.

Here: I’m posting the URL for a post you made. I’m doing absolutely nothing more than posting the URL

> [@Today in nature I saw](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-in-nature-i-saw/915854/4219):
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> Saw fireflies/lightening bugs last night first time this season.

Go look at that post and you will see that it now has a “back link” to this pit thread. You probably also got a notification that you have been linked.

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