# Pitting the Pit **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 31, 2004, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-pit/237522 "2004-03-31T14:26:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2004, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-pit/237522/41 "2004-04-01T03:27:14Z")
> [@askeptic](#): > > Hah Hah lookey lookey lookey you spelled FAR wrong. ( **nevermind** the fact that I understood what you wrote, and that the spelling of FAR was not **germain** to your argument) > [just to be clear the above was not an attack on the poster, it was supposed to be a critique of the Spelling Police) Ptooey to all you Grammar Cops who missed “never mind” (two words) and “germane”. We now return you to the Pit thread in progress. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2004, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-pit/237522/42 "2004-04-01T03:33:58Z")
> [@askeptic](#): > > Hah Hah lookey lookey lookey you spelled FAR wrong. (nevermind the fact that I understood what you wrote, and that the spelling of FAR was not germain to your argument) The Spelling Police suck anyway. They failed to spot the fact that you spelled “germane” incorrectly. On preview, damn you **ETF** , and damn this thread for having a third page I didn’t notice. ---
**Author:** ![county](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ce7236/32.png) [@county](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/county)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2004, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-pit/237522/43 "2004-04-01T03:50:03Z")
You know, I don’t completely agree with all your points but there is some real merit in your OP. I appreciate the post. ---
**Author:** ![LolaBaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d2c977/32.png) [@LolaBaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaBaby)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2004, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-pit/237522/44 "2004-04-01T03:58:49Z")
I like The Pit. It keeps crap out of the other forums (mostly). People can bitch about a personal problem, and sometimes I’m sure some of us learn from the other person’s problem (there, but for the grace of Og, I go). People can air out their beefs. Sometimes it even gets cleared up. 🙂 If I don’t feel like reading vitriol on some days I stay away. Sometimes I like contributing my own bile. I think it’s very useful. So nyah ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2004, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-pit/237522/45 "2004-04-01T04:01:06Z")
> [@LolaBaby](#): > > So nyah Even for the pit, that was _harsh_. ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2004, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-pit/237522/46 "2004-04-01T04:56:14Z")
I suppose it would be without merit to point out that the Pit was created to allow members to pit those who were fighting alongside ignorance, not against it? Granted, it has certainly changed in functional purpose since then, but that was the original intent. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2004, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-pit/237522/47 "2004-04-01T07:00:59Z")
We like tha Pit Cuz it is good for us We like tha Pit It lets us vent and stuff That’s all I got so far. ---
**Author:** ![Tikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5daacb/32.png) [@Tikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tikki)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2004, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-pit/237522/48 "2004-04-01T07:36:39Z")
I Pit the Pit because it doesn’t have a pepper bar! ---
**Author:** ![Einmon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Einmon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Einmon)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2004, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-pit/237522/49 "2004-04-01T08:17:45Z")
> [@Really Not All That Bright](#): > > We like tha Pit > Cuz it is good for us > We like tha Pit > It lets us vent and stuff > > That’s all I got so far. Damn you, **Really Not All That Bright** , for getting that song stuck in my head again _shakes tiny fist and goes on about her work humming tha mooooooon_ ---
**Author:** ![athelas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5e9695/32.png) [@athelas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/athelas)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2004, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-pit/237522/50 "2004-04-01T15:33:37Z")
\>Well, I got tired of mutual masturbation sessions, people whining, and looking for pathetic attention in… Wait…are you talking about MPSIMS or the Pit? \>I’m not much of a debater, so GD never flipped my lid. So you prefer to shout rather than reason. Fighting ignorance. Yeah. \>And where the hell has athelas gotten to? He can’t just pull the pin and walk off…can he? Not everyone can stay on the board 25-8, you (insert expletive). \>I suppose it would be without merit to point out that the Pit was created to allow members to pit those who were fighting alongside ignorance, not against it? That so? Hmm…it has some merit, but if the person’s just being obnoxious it can be mod-reported, and if he is just suffering from illogic he can be debated. \>Granted, it has certainly changed in functional purpose since then, but that was the original intent. Then just remove it. Sheesh. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-the-pit/237522.md?page=2)