# Pitting Jim\_B **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [May 4, 2022, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-jim-b/963958 "2022-05-04T18:23:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 16
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2022, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-jim-b/963958/301 "2022-07-31T17:21:28Z")
> [@GreysonCarlisle](#): > > I think Jim predates Martin. If MH’s claim to have entirely fabricated his MH persona is true, and if Jim is also an entirely fabricated dopey-rando persona, then their sequence of arrival is irrelevant. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2022, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-jim-b/963958/302 "2022-07-31T17:27:45Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > Complaints about moderation are not allowed in the Pit. If you have an issue with how your posts have been moderated, the correct place to take it up is in ATMB. Is praise about moderation allowed here because I love you guys right now. ---
**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2022, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-jim-b/963958/303 "2022-07-31T17:30:21Z")
> [@Jim\_B has been banned for violating the Terms of Service](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-b-has-been-banned-for-violating-the-terms-of-service/968872/1): > > > [@Jim\_B has been banned for violating the Terms of Service](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-b-has-been-banned-for-violating-the-terms-of-service/968872/1): > > > > This is a placeholder post as the mods work on a more complete message. > > That’s going to take some time if it’s going to be complete, Easy peasy: > [@Reorganized SDMB rules](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reorganized-sdmb-rules/968857/1): > > **Troublesome posters. If we think you’re more trouble than you’re worth, and seem unwilling or unable to change your ways, we reserve the right to revoke your posting privileges.** ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2022, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-jim-b/963958/304 "2022-07-31T17:33:14Z")
> [@Reorganized SDMB rules](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reorganized-sdmb-rules/968857/1): > > Easy peasy: > > > [@Reorganized SDMB rules](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reorganized-sdmb-rules/968857/1): > > > > **Troublesome posters. If we think you’re more trouble than you’re worth, and seem unwilling or unable to change your ways, we reserve the right to revoke your posting privileges.** I propose that this be called the Jim\_B Rule from now on. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2022, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-jim-b/963958/305 "2022-07-31T17:53:25Z")
He wouldn’t have been my first choice as the first person to get banned due to that rule. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2022, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-jim-b/963958/306 "2022-07-31T18:08:33Z")
That might be useful for the next poster who might be trolling, or might just be an incredibly bad fit for this board. But it wasn’t needed to ban Jim\_B > [@Jim\_B has been banned for violating the Terms of Service](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-b-has-been-banned-for-violating-the-terms-of-service/968872): > > Jim\_B is being banned for a history of not following our rules and ignoring moderator guidance. He has broken the cardinal rule (don’t be a jerk) specifically by posting hate speech. That and other rule violations are documented (in part, his posting history and list or warnings is extensive) below. The most recent examples are: Complaining about moderation outside of ATMB See and We sometimes cut some slack for newcomers, but Jim\_B was a charter member, and surely knows that ATMB is th… ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2022, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-jim-b/963958/307 "2022-07-31T18:13:58Z")
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**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2022, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-jim-b/963958/308 "2022-07-31T18:14:18Z")
Since the subject of this pitting has been banned, I’m closing this thread. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-jim-b/963958.md?page=15)