# Mods and Admins--What do you want the pit to be like?

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**Created:** [February 16, 2009, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-and-admins-what-do-you-want-the-pit-to-be-like/486168 "2009-02-16T21:21:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![Trepa\_Mayfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@Trepa\_Mayfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trepa_Mayfield)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2009, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-and-admins-what-do-you-want-the-pit-to-be-like/486168/1 "2009-02-16T21:21:20Z")

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There’s all this debate over the changing rules in the BBQ Pit. People are being freaked out over rumors–people are going to close it, soften it, whatever. Maybe, if you guys came in and specified where you are going with these changes, it would help calm everyone down.

Inspired by NineToTheSky

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**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2009, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-and-admins-what-do-you-want-the-pit-to-be-like/486168/2 "2009-02-16T21:32:23Z")

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Ed said here:

> **[A change of moderators in the Pit](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=506830)**
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> The SDMB staff has been debating some changes in the rules for the Pit, and it’s become apparent we have some philosophical differences. Accordingly, giraffe has resigned and fluiddruid has requested reassignment to the Game Room, which we’ve done....

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> We’re still discussing the Pit rule changes and I hope to have more to say this week.

Under the circumstances it’s not appropriate for any of us to make comments.