# Pit rules

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-rules/121050>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [July 27, 2002, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-rules/121050 "2002-07-27T02:16:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2003, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-rules/121050/3 "2003-12-12T01:06:29Z")

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If the ONLY reason you are here on the SDMB is to complain about the message board, the way it’s run, the staff, or other posters, this is a violation of the “Don’t Be A Jerk” rule. I would think that this is self-evident, but apparently it’s not. So if your posts are ONLY bitching about the board, the staff, or other posters, don’t be surprised if you are banned without warning.

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