# Most common reason to be Pitted Appears to be Dishonesty?

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> [@Gyrate](#):
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> You appear to be simultaneously asserting that the Pit has no effect on the people being Pitted but also drives them away in droves.

As satisfying as it is to take someone to the shed, I’ve not seen much in the way of that having a positive effect on change of behavior. In some cases, it results in driving posters away. I grant that in some cases, the desired effect may be to drive a poster away.

[QED](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-mr-hoogly/946900)

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