# New Pit rules **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 24, 2009, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-pit-rules/487221 "2009-02-24T17:04:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-pit-rules/487221/1 "2009-02-24T17:04:08Z")
I love them! I’m so glad we finally have these rules! My life is now complete! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)🙂 ---
**Author:** ![bbs2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-pit-rules/487221/2 "2009-02-24T17:07:36Z")
No cutesy threads, sorry, you beautiful and smart person. ---
**Author:** ![SoulFrost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f07891/32.png) [@SoulFrost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SoulFrost)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-pit-rules/487221/3 "2009-02-24T17:08:42Z")
Ahhhmmmmmm… you’re in trouble! You didn’t put in a link! [New Pit Insanity](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=507985) I’m especially fond of > [@](#): > > **No abusive remarks directed at other posters** > > Don’t direct obscenities or vulgarities at other posters - this includes everything from “fuck you” on up. If you don’t like another poster, you’re free to make that plain. That doesn’t mean you can say anything you want. Creative insults are permitted; crude vituperation is not. We’ll be the judge of what constitutes abuse. and > [@](#): > > **No complaints about SDMB administration in the Pit** > > All comments or complaints about SDMB administration should go in the About This Message Board forum, not in the Pit. Pitting of SDMB staff is permitted for views they express as ordinary posters. It’s like a sunny spot near the window. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-pit-rules/487221/4 "2009-02-24T17:08:49Z")
Try the coolaid - it’s fantastic! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![SoulFrost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f07891/32.png) [@SoulFrost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SoulFrost)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-pit-rules/487221/5 "2009-02-24T17:10:44Z")
**Ed** makes the best koolaid. This is yummy! ---
**Author:** ![Jimmy\_Joe\_Meager](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bb73d2/32.png) [@Jimmy\_Joe\_Meager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimmy_Joe_Meager)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-pit-rules/487221/6 "2009-02-24T17:17:10Z")
I for one welcome our new overlords. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-pit-rules/487221/7 "2009-02-24T17:18:29Z")
Isn’t that supposed to be Flavor-Aid? ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-pit-rules/487221/8 "2009-02-24T17:21:45Z")
I actually like them- although I must say that the “no abusive remarks directed at other posters” thing kinda cuts the possibilities vis-a-vis Pit content in half. ---
**Author:** ![pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-pit-rules/487221/9 "2009-02-24T17:22:02Z")
Sad day for the Dope. What a bunch of wusses–I’ve said my last “Fuck You,” it seems. ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-pit-rules/487221/10 "2009-02-24T17:23:06Z")
Are we going to change it to the “toast marshmallows and sing kumbaya” pit? ---
**Author:** ![Claptree](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58f4c7/32.png) [@Claptree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claptree)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-pit-rules/487221/11 "2009-02-24T17:24:54Z")
So, basically, no expressions of anger or discontent directed at anyone here. How fluffy! And pink! ETA: MPSIMP? ---
**Author:** ![El\_Cid\_Viscoso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/41988e/32.png) [@El\_Cid\_Viscoso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Cid_Viscoso)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-pit-rules/487221/12 "2009-02-24T17:25:12Z")
> [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](#): > > Sad day for the Dope. What a bunch of wusses–I’ve said my last “Fuck You,” it seems. Second to last. ---
**Author:** ![Brad\_the\_Impaler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8dc957/32.png) [@Brad\_the\_Impaler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brad_the_Impaler)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-pit-rules/487221/13 "2009-02-24T17:26:30Z")
This is a fantastic idea. It really seems like TPTB listened to the staff and members and gave us all exactly what we wanted. Another stellar example of the type of customer service we’ve grown to expect and love from this place. I think the new unicorns & sunshine Pit will be great. Well done! ---
**Author:** ![Jeff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-pit-rules/487221/14 "2009-02-24T17:31:22Z")
This kool-aid takes like tap water. We require a new set of cutesy fluffy pony smilies for our cutesy friendly pit. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-pit-rules/487221/15 "2009-02-24T17:31:43Z")
I cant wait for the next RO thread about some horrible unspeakable thing. “Gosh darn that terrible mother for chopping up her children and sewing them together in the form of one giant Volton-like child. Gosh darn her straight to **heck**!!” ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-pit-rules/487221/16 "2009-02-24T17:31:46Z")
This thread is a perfect example of why I didn’t want to moderate under the new rules. Not only am I not particularly interested in warning people for saying bad words, but I knew the unintended consequences would be huge. Case in point: how do you deal with obvious sarcasm? What do you do when “you’re a wonderful man!” becomes well-known code for “you’re a stupid asshole!”? Give it a few years and this place will be incomprehensible to outsiders. It’ll be like those languages twins teach each other. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![wring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@wring](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wring)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-pit-rules/487221/17 "2009-02-24T17:31:50Z")
> [@Claptree](#): > > So, basically, no expressions of anger or discontent directed at anyone here. How fluffy! And pink! One wonders why there is a pit, then. From the sound of it, anything one could post in the pit could also be posted in whatever thread originated the pitting. One also hopes that this post isnt considered to be a complaint about the administration of the board. ---
**Author:** ![Kid\_A\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Kid\_A\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kid_A_1)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-pit-rules/487221/18 "2009-02-24T17:32:48Z")
I don’t like these new rules. They are poopy. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-pit-rules/487221/19 "2009-02-24T17:35:37Z")
Watch it. Oops. I junior-modded. BAD **kaylasdad99**! _BAD!_ ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-pit-rules/487221/20 "2009-02-24T17:36:33Z")
Hey, no complaining! This is the Pit! 🙂 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-pit-rules/487221.md?page=2)