# 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:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2022, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-jim-b/963958/101 "2022-05-05T15:19:01Z")
> [@octopus](#): > > You can’t honestly deny that labeling certain language or mischaracterizing posters in an attempt to provoke a response to silence or consequence said language or poster is a thing on the internet. Why would I deny it, when you’re doing it right now? ---
**Author:** ![octopus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/octopus/32/3716_2.png) [@octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/octopus)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2022, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-jim-b/963958/102 "2022-05-05T15:23:15Z")
You were so-close to a “Gotcha!” yet you missed because you don’t understand that when I post I am not attempting to silence others. If I don’t like a poster or a topic I can exercise my so-called free will and not engage with said poster or topic. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2022, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-jim-b/963958/103 "2022-05-05T15:23:19Z")
> [@Wolf333](#): > > See: woke, leftist, communist, socialist, cancel culture, etc… Don’t forget “hive mind” and buzzing. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2022, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-jim-b/963958/104 "2022-05-05T15:24:14Z")
> [@octopus](#): > > You were so-close to a “Gotcha!” yet you missed because you don’t understand that when I post I am not attempting to silence others. Coolcoolcool–you weren’t trying to silence others when you were mischaracterizing posters in an attempt to provoke a response. That makes it spiffy keen. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2022, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-jim-b/963958/105 "2022-05-05T15:24:55Z")
> [@octopus](#): > > Are you saying that I am not allowed to participate in a pit thread or that only hostile misanthropes are welcome? If I was saying that, I would say that. I don’t do passive aggressive. I was however mocking your tendency to try and make pit threads about you. > [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > I’ve read that octopuses are intelligent, yet I’m having my doubts. As Bender said, “Not this one, he blew all his money on instant lottery tickets.” ---
**Author:** ![octopus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/octopus/32/3716_2.png) [@octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/octopus)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2022, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-jim-b/963958/106 "2022-05-05T15:29:12Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > If I was saying that, I would say that. I don’t do passive aggressive. I was however mocking your tendency to try and make pit threads about you. I don’t have the power you think I do. The most I do is make a comment and respond to some of the comments that are made to me. I don’t control how or what others post. I am not the fabled Pied Piper of the Pit and these folks responding ain’t my rats. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2022, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-jim-b/963958/107 "2022-05-05T15:30:14Z")
> [@octopus](#): > > I don’t control how or what others post. I am not the fabled Pied Piper of the Pit and these folks responding ain’t my rats. No, but you sure as shit try your best. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2022, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-jim-b/963958/108 "2022-05-05T15:31:32Z")
This is probably where posters start posting recipes. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2022, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-jim-b/963958/109 "2022-05-05T15:32:51Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > This is probably where posters start posting recipes > **[Easy Fried Calamari | How to Make Calamari- The Mediterranean Dish](https://www.themediterraneandish.com/fried-calamari-recipe/)** > > Don't miss these pro tips for light, golden brown crust and tender calamari that is not grease-heavy or rubbery. Best fried calamari recipe! ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2022, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-jim-b/963958/110 "2022-05-05T15:33:04Z")
Holy shit, don’t let that asshole take over this thread! What the fuck? Anyway, I suggest **JimB** be allowed to post all the bullshit he wants, as long as he does it in the Pit so we can ridicule him, call him self-hating and a homophobe, misogynist, etc. The problem is that he puts these ridiculous threads in the regular forums and no one there is allowed to call him an idiot or a transphobe, or an asshole, as necessary. ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2022, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-jim-b/963958/111 "2022-05-05T15:36:44Z")
> [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](#): > > an orgy [of] epileptic worms Band name! ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2022, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-jim-b/963958/112 "2022-05-05T15:40:44Z")
> [@madmonk28](#): > > You’re such a fucking loser. You overestimate his appeal. Stranger ---
**Author:** ![octopus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/octopus/32/3716_2.png) [@octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/octopus)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2022, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-jim-b/963958/113 "2022-05-05T15:41:21Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > If I was saying that, I would say that. I don’t do passive aggressive. I was however mocking your tendency to try and make pit threads about you. Maybe not so low as to be passive aggressive. But you have no issue with off-board gossip mongering. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2022, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-jim-b/963958/114 "2022-05-05T15:41:46Z")
> [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](#): > > You overestimate his appeal. You always get me laughing, **Stranger**. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2022, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-jim-b/963958/115 "2022-05-05T15:43:10Z")
Ah, well on that note, I’ll remind you not to bring up off board crap even in the pit. I will be flagging this for @Miller, but any further off-board stuff in this thread and I’ll suspend you 1 day while he makes his decision. ---
**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:** [May 5, 2022, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-jim-b/963958/116 "2022-05-05T15:49:10Z")
> [@octopus](#): > > Maybe not so low as to be passive aggressive. But you have no issue with off-board gossip mongering. [Moderating] As noted, if you have an issue with how someone behaves on a different board, go yell at them on that board. Don’t bring it up here. No warning issued. [/Moderating] ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2022, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-jim-b/963958/117 "2022-05-05T16:14:41Z")
I long ago learned that when I opened a thread and find the OP is jimbee, the best course of action is to immediately close the tab. That has served me well. Anyone that sends their science theories via USPS to random people, definitely has a van that looks like: [![](https://preview.redd.it/q4j2zembxju11.jpg?width=960&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=91426bbdb606292ee37d1a68bfadf344cf0629df) ](https://preview.redd.it/q4j2zembxju11.jpg?width=960&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=91426bbdb606292ee37d1a68bfadf344cf0629df) ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2022, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-jim-b/963958/118 "2022-05-05T16:24:44Z")
Sometimes if I’m really bored I’ll skim one of his OPs just for its amusement value. With regard to the question about whether he’s a low-grade troll or just a moron, the “moron” theory is partly supported by the fact that his writing style (not just the content, but the style) is suggestive of a genuine halfwit. So he’s either putting in the effort to pose as an authentic moron right down to the fine details, or he actually is one. Occam would have believed the latter. In the end, it really makes very little difference. ---
**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:** [May 5, 2022, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-jim-b/963958/119 "2022-05-05T16:26:05Z")
[Moderating] > [@Jim\_B](#): > > I promised myself that I would never post in the Pit. But since it’s the only place where I can speak my mind, it appears that I will have no choice. I’m not sure what you think the Pit is, but it’s not a place where you can go to ignore a direct instruction from the moderation staff. You were told: > [@Kudos To Elton John](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kudos-to-elton-john/963951/9): > > Please do not post again about gay characteristics, gay sexuality, gay celebrities or any other aspect of gayness or sex in general, on penalty of having your posting privileges suspended or revoked. This is you not following those instructions: > [@Jim\_B](#): > > Something has clearly changed on these boards, especially since I joined over twenty years ago. Back then, if I brought up something like the [DES/Lesbianism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diethylstilbestrol-and-lesbianism/955508/46) thing, I would be applauded. This is a formal warning for ignoring moderator instructions. [/Moderating] ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2022, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-jim-b/963958/120 "2022-05-05T16:33:31Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > With regard to the question about whether he’s a low-grade troll or just a moron, the “moron” theory is partly supported by the fact that his writing style (not just the content, but the style) is suggestive of a genuine halfwit. Yes, most clearly perhaps in the Jokes thread, where his submissions seem genuine, even innocent. (If it’s acting, kudos — that’s a bit like when good professional actors have to pretend to be BAD actors for some scene in which their character is acting badly. Not just anyone can pull this off.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-jim-b/963958.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-jim-b/963958.md?page=7)