# Philster, please enjoy this mild pitting **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 19, 2004, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philster-please-enjoy-this-mild-pitting/235223 "2004-03-19T16:17:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2004, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philster-please-enjoy-this-mild-pitting/235223/1 "2004-03-19T16:17:34Z")
In [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=245849) you close an otherwise informative post by saying > [@](#): > > Sixth: You just recieved valuable information from someone who - TADA! - is not guessing. So what’s with the snarky? It doesn’t appear that anyone who responded before you gave wrong information; in fact many of your points were made prior to your post. If someone gave wrong advice, point it out specifically; don’t shit in the thread with that kind of noise. ---
**Author:** ![askeptic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@askeptic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/askeptic)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2004, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philster-please-enjoy-this-mild-pitting/235223/2 "2004-03-20T00:03:44Z")
Philster stated in the begining of his post something to the effect that he worked for a credit reporting company. I felt that his post was informative and valuable. The comment to which you object seemed to be the simple truth. He works for a credit reporting agency, which no previous poster claimed, therefore he was not guessing. He had inside information. I for one appreciate that he took the time to share it. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2004, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philster-please-enjoy-this-mild-pitting/235223/3 "2004-03-20T00:12:54Z")
The implication to me was that the people who posted before he did were guessing. Perhaps I’m the only one who took it that way. I’ll never criticise someone here for offering accurate information, but of the five non-snarky points he offered, two of them were offered by others first. No one appeared to be guessing. Hence, my wonder at the snark. ---
**Author:** ![askeptic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@askeptic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/askeptic)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2004, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philster-please-enjoy-this-mild-pitting/235223/4 "2004-03-20T00:28:15Z")
Hey this IS the Pit. I will not defend Philster again, if he doesn’t feel the need then neither do I. But Otto shouldn’t you have at least called me a scum sucking fucktard, at least twice? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2004, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philster-please-enjoy-this-mild-pitting/235223/5 "2004-03-20T02:51:02Z")
Whatever, you scum sucking fucktard. Scum sucking fucktard. ---
**Author:** ![askeptic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@askeptic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/askeptic)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2004, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philster-please-enjoy-this-mild-pitting/235223/6 "2004-03-20T02:55:16Z")
What? No fuckin smiley? Now I am offended! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![torie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/77aa72/32.png) [@torie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/torie)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2004, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philster-please-enjoy-this-mild-pitting/235223/7 "2004-03-20T02:58:32Z")
Shit, Now I’M offended. Both of you are scumsucking fucktards times three!! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2004, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philster-please-enjoy-this-mild-pitting/235223/8 "2004-03-20T04:01:20Z")
I _triple_ dog scumsucking fucktard the lot of you. A breach of etiquette, to be sure, but I’m going for the throat. ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2004, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philster-please-enjoy-this-mild-pitting/235223/9 "2004-03-20T04:12:24Z")
> [@askeptic](#): > > What? No fuckin smiley? Now I am offended! 😃 Smilies are for fucktards, ya scum sucking fucktard. ---
**Author:** ![trudi\_fermelli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/839c29/32.png) [@trudi\_fermelli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/trudi_fermelli)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2004, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philster-please-enjoy-this-mild-pitting/235223/10 "2004-03-20T19:35:15Z")
😃😃😃 Gee! That was fun! First day in SDMB and I got the Philster pitting me in the wrong board 😉 Must have said something right 😃 ---
**Author:** ![askeptic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@askeptic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/askeptic)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2004, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philster-please-enjoy-this-mild-pitting/235223/11 "2004-03-20T19:44:24Z")
> [@trudi fermelli](#): > > 😃😃😃 > > Gee! That was fun! > > First day in SDMB and I got the Philster pitting me in the wrong board 😉 Must have said something right 😃 Link? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![trudi\_fermelli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/839c29/32.png) [@trudi\_fermelli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/trudi_fermelli)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2004, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philster-please-enjoy-this-mild-pitting/235223/12 "2004-03-20T19:55:18Z")
> [@askeptic](#): > > Link? 🙂 Soz, won’t feign knowledge here, I am completely newbie (day 2) and haven’t figured out how to connect threads by links…any help? 😕 The IMHO thread I was referring to was Credit Repair and Otto brought it over here to pit 😃 ---
**Author:** ![askeptic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@askeptic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/askeptic)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2004, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philster-please-enjoy-this-mild-pitting/235223/13 "2004-03-20T20:49:20Z")
I will probably get in trouble for this for a couple of reasons. First there will be several people who are going to say this should be addressed in the GQ forum and not in the pit. Second, several nit wits are going to post saying yea but you didn’t spell it correctly. Thirdly, I am not to good at computer stuff and the following tip may be just stupid. That said, here is how I do it. start at the page to which you want to Link to. Select the URL from the address bar, click right mouse button, select Copy. Then in the Reply Thread, click the edit option that looks like a globe with a chain link under it. Type the name you want displayed hit Enter. Paste the URL you copied from the page to which you want to Link in the next window that pops up then hit enter again. The link appears in the body of your text. Maybe a stupid way to do it but it gets the job done. Hope it helps. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![trudi\_fermelli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/839c29/32.png) [@trudi\_fermelli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/trudi_fermelli)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2004, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philster-please-enjoy-this-mild-pitting/235223/14 "2004-03-20T20:58:24Z")
Gee Thanks 😃 Hay if they don’t like it let them pit me for it here, I’m tough I can take it!! 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Philster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philster-please-enjoy-this-mild-pitting/235223/15 "2004-03-24T16:16:50Z")
Damn. I got pitted over the weekend when my PC was busy crashing browsers? Sumbitch! ALRIGHT! “Ta-Da” was meant to imply that it was gift wrapped advice. I roughed up Trudi because she seemed condescinding in a thread that wasn’t looking for that advice. As to any other snarky in my posts from that thread, you have to see some other threads about credit. People have ideas that are just all over the place, and others gobble up their advice like it’s magic. Damn. Late to my own pitting. ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philster-please-enjoy-this-mild-pitting/235223/16 "2004-03-24T16:59:17Z")
Better late than never. Just don’t let it happen again. Sorry, I mean “just don’t let it happen again, fucktard.” ---
**Author:** ![Ponder\_Stibbons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponder_stibbons/32/343_2.png) [@Ponder\_Stibbons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponder_Stibbons)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philster-please-enjoy-this-mild-pitting/235223/17 "2004-03-24T20:12:44Z")
[hijack] Hey, what’s a “fucktard” anyway? Is it short for “fucking bastard”? Or maybe “fucker who should be hoist by his own petard”? Just wondering. Ya bunch of fucktards. [/hijack] ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2004, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philster-please-enjoy-this-mild-pitting/235223/18 "2004-03-24T20:18:35Z")
I think “fucktard” is a combination of “fuck” and “retard.” How could you not know that, you scum sucking fucktard?