# Pit worthy?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-worthy/682489>\
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**Created:** [February 28, 2014, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-worthy/682489 "2014-02-28T05:09:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2014, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-worthy/682489/1 "2014-02-28T05:09:15Z")

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Just for future reference…

Should we start a separate thread in The Pit if we just want to Force Choke or use an Unforgivable Curse on another poster? How about a Transformation Spell? 😕

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**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2014, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-worthy/682489/2 "2014-02-28T17:37:46Z")

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The spell thing is an interesting question. You couldn’t use a spell to kill someone, as that would violate the “wishing death on someone” rule. But what rule does, say, turning someone into a scorpion violate?

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**Author:** ![Crotalus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crotalus/32/41_2.png) [@Crotalus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crotalus)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2014, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-worthy/682489/3 "2014-02-28T17:40:55Z")

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> [@Boyo\_Jim](#):
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> The spell thing is an interesting question. You couldn’t use a spell to kill someone, as that would violate the “wishing death on someone” rule. But what rule does, say, turning someone into a scorpion violate?

If you did that to me, I would consider you a jerk, so rule number 1.

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**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2014, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-worthy/682489/4 "2014-02-28T20:05:21Z")

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> [@Crotalus](#):
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> If you did that to me, I would consider you a jerk, so rule number 1.

What if I cast a spell to turn you into a friendly Golden Retriever that children love?

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**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2014, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-worthy/682489/5 "2014-03-01T00:23:28Z")

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> [@Crotalus](#):
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> If you did that to me, I would consider you a jerk, so rule number 1.

> [@Boyo\_Jim](#):
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> What if I cast a spell to turn you into a friendly Golden Retriever that children love?

Hey, don’t! M’kay? :eek:

At least wait until a Moderator weighs in on this.

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**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2014, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-worthy/682489/6 "2014-03-02T22:40:56Z")

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> [@Ranger\_Jeff](#):
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> Just for future reference…
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> Should we start a separate thread in The Pit if we just want to Force Choke or use an Unforgivable Curse on another poster? How about a Transformation Spell? 😕

The only “Unforgivable Curse” I could see allowed on the board would be the one that allows you to control someone. But I think that might fall afoul of the rule against Junior Moderating.

(The other two would break the law.)

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**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2014, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-worthy/682489/7 "2014-03-02T23:50:14Z")

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> [@BigT](#):
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> The only “Unforgivable Curse” I could see allowed on the board would be the one that allows you to control someone. But I think that might fall afoul of the rule against Junior Moderating.
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> (The other two would break the law.)

I’m not sure how imperius cursing someone into buggering themself would exactly be Junior Moderating.

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**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-worthy/682489/8 "2014-03-03T15:26:41Z")

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