# Please Join Me for the Pitting of LinusK **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 20, 2015, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-join-me-for-the-pitting-of-linusk/725722 "2015-07-20T20:14:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 20
**Author:** ![Emiliana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f0a364/32.png) [@Emiliana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emiliana)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2015, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-join-me-for-the-pitting-of-linusk/725722/381 "2015-10-08T23:17:06Z")
> [@CCitizen](#): > > LinusK did not even dignify all these cybermenstruations with an answer. Uh, you’re equating menstruation with…what, exactly? Not into the whole fertility thing, eh? Don’t worry about LinusK. He doesn’t read or respond to posts on his own threads with the exception of those of a few fellow travelers such as yourself. This thread is where the rest of us come for therapy. And, uh, bleed in peace. ---
**Author:** ![Lamia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Lamia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamia)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2015, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-join-me-for-the-pitting-of-linusk/725722/382 "2015-10-09T00:29:21Z")
Since we can’t call people liars in GD, I wanted to point out here that **LinusK** has taken to blatantly lying about why his last pro-misogyny thread was closed: > [@Women Against Feminism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-against-feminism/732667/216): > > At first I made the mistake of pointing out that they’re explicitly violating the rules. But that didn’t stop them. Eventually the thread was closed because I didn’t report them. Now, this obviously makes no sense. Threads aren’t closed because the OP fails to report rule violations. For those of you who were wise enough to skip [that thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=762527&page=26), here’s what **Jonathan Chance** had to say at the time: > [@Jonathan Chance](#): > > Right, I’m getting tired of this. Any more snark by anyone and it’s warnings and s closed thread. > [@LinusK](#): > > Just so I understand: you’re saying if I start a thread, and a bunch of people respond with personal attacks (or “snark”, to use your word) you’ll reward them by closing the tread, and punish me for their bad behavior? [QUOTE=Jonathan Chance] Frankly, many people - including you - have not behaved with great distinction in this thread. You got 25 pages out of it. You get no more. [/quote] And from the [ATMB thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=18612895) **LinusK** started to protest the closure: > [@Thread closure](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-closure/728212/11): > > That thread you started had gone on 25 pages and was accomplishing little new or noteworthy. I’d had reports from both side accusing the other of insulting. It wasn’t pretty. I intervened earlier with a note on 8/16 in an attempt to get people to refrain from the snide comments and such and to get back to debating. Following that mod note in post #1283 you obliquely accused other posters of lying following yourself being accused of lying - sort of - earlier in the thread. Following that post in post #1284 - four minutes later - you challenge the validity of the mod note. > > It’s at that point I decided the thread would no longer accomplish anything and shut it down. > > The thing is, I don’t think anything further would have helped. You’re free to start a new thread on the subject if you wish. No one will stop you unless it spirals out of control again (though I doubt it’d be allowed to go that long again). But you can’t go into a thread with a sense of ownership and expect to take a position and people will not challenge your position and expect you to respond. That what you sort of did - or did not do, depending on one’s point of view - in your thread. > > The SDMB - and GD in particular - is about the sharing and discussion of ideas. Just because people push back against you doesn’t mean there’s a conspiracy. It may just mean you need to be firm in your positions to win them over - if that’s possible - or it may mean you’re demonstrably wrong. I take no particular position on your topic of anti-feminism. I’d prefer just to have people move forward and debate and discuss within the rules. > [@Thread closure](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-closure/728212/12): > > Much as I hate to contradict you in public, **Jonathan** , looking at the Reported Posts and PMs forum, I see seventeen reports that were generated by that thread. Of them, only two are from posters who were vocal in their support of the OP, and only one of them is for an insult - the other was the poster reporting his own post for help with cleaning up some tags. (In full disclosure, the other report was about one of my posts.) The other fifteen reports were all against the OP, or people arguing his side of the issue. ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2015, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-join-me-for-the-pitting-of-linusk/725722/383 "2015-10-09T03:07:45Z")
:smack: First up, a big ol’ smackeroo to me because I went back and looked. WTF was I thinking. He did actually respond to two of my posts, so I think he has a system. It may be a random number generator that he applies to post numbers. His responses - note my avoidance of the word “answer” - were baffling. There is still no question or purpose for the thread other than “Women Against Feminism”. I thought in GD you had to have a thesis, if you will, to actually debate. Not just throw out a field of study and see what happens. He claims ignorance on the bugs, and wants to know when I am going to answer _his_ questions. :eek: What questions? And, yes, he seems a little confused about why the last thread was closed. Definitely a troll. There is no way anyone could be this infuriating accidentally. ---
**Author:** ![Lamia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Lamia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamia)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2015, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-join-me-for-the-pitting-of-linusk/725722/384 "2015-10-09T23:06:37Z")
> [@ddsun](#): > > Definitely a troll. There is no way anyone could be this infuriating accidentally. No, I think \*\*LinusK \*\*really is as stupid as he seems. **CCitizen** , however, may very well be a troll. [His recent thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=770971) about what a pathetic loser he is seems suspiciously like a parody of the stereotypical basement-dweller who spends his time on the Internet whining about feminists. ---
**Author:** ![Emiliana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f0a364/32.png) [@Emiliana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emiliana)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2015, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-join-me-for-the-pitting-of-linusk/725722/385 "2015-10-09T23:31:43Z")
> [@Lamia](#): > > No, I think \*\*LinusK \*\*really is as stupid as he seems. > > **CCitizen** , however, may very well be a troll. [His recent thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=770971) about what a pathetic loser he is seems suspiciously like a parody of the stereotypical basement-dweller who spends his time on the Internet whining about feminists. Now that I know he has a PhD in math, Aspergers, and depression, I’ve figured out his address and plan to hound him unceasingly over his anti-menstruation remarks. ---
**Author:** ![camille](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/22d042/32.png) [@camille](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/camille)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2015, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-join-me-for-the-pitting-of-linusk/725722/386 "2015-10-10T00:20:31Z")
> [@Lamia](#): > > No, I think \*\*LinusK \*\*really is as stupid as he seems. > > **CCitizen** , however, may very well be a troll. [His recent thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=770971) about what a pathetic loser he is seems suspiciously like a parody of the stereotypical basement-dweller who spends his time on the Internet whining about feminists. Maybe **LinusK** has Asperger’s. A high function Aspie could probably pass the bar exam, but ultimately have a hard time as a trial lawyer. It would explain a lot about his posting behavior and personal issues. Still possible that he’s trolling. Seems like there’s always a new MRA type poster who appears for every anti-feminism thread LinusK starts, and he encourages them, and they come into this pit thread in his place to defend him. ---
**Author:** ![CCitizen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4af34b/32.png) [@CCitizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CCitizen)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2015, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-join-me-for-the-pitting-of-linusk/725722/387 "2015-10-10T23:11:29Z")
> [@Emiliana](#): > > Now that I know he has a PhD in math, Aspergers, and depression, I’ve figured out his address and plan to hound him unceasingly over his anti-menstruation remarks. I have nothing against menstruation. This thread is filled with cybermenstruation directed at LinusK and now at me. ---
**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2015, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-join-me-for-the-pitting-of-linusk/725722/388 "2015-10-11T00:20:45Z")
> [@CCitizen](#): > > I have nothing against menstruation. This thread is filled with cybermenstruation directed at LinusK and now at me. Can you define cybermenstruation in a non misogynistic way? ---
**Author:** ![Ruken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f475e1/32.png) [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2015, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-join-me-for-the-pitting-of-linusk/725722/389 "2015-10-11T01:00:00Z")
> [@raventhief](#): > > Can you define cybermenstruation in a non misogynistic way? I kind of want to try now. Something about building up a fertile ground for development of nascent ideas. But when it doesn’t pan out, just sloughing off everything and trying again next month. For reason I suspect that wasn’t the intended angle. ---
**Author:** ![Emiliana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f0a364/32.png) [@Emiliana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emiliana)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2015, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-join-me-for-the-pitting-of-linusk/725722/390 "2015-10-11T11:46:29Z")
> [@CCitizen](#): > > I have nothing against menstruation. This thread is filled with cybermenstruation directed at LinusK and now at me. So you’re saying that you feel neutral about this thread? Neither for it, nor agin it? Menstruation is just the word that occurs to you when you ponder indifference? ---
**Author:** ![j666](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de0a6/32.png) [@j666](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j666)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2015, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-join-me-for-the-pitting-of-linusk/725722/391 "2015-10-11T16:15:33Z")
> [@Ruken](#): > > I kind of want to try now. > > Something about building up a fertile ground for development of nascent ideas. But when it doesn’t pan out, just sloughing off everything and trying again next month. > > For reason I suspect that wasn’t the intended angle. That’s not bad ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2015, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-join-me-for-the-pitting-of-linusk/725722/392 "2015-10-11T19:55:12Z")
> [@Ruken](#): > > I kind of want to try now. > > Something about building up a fertile ground for development of nascent ideas. But when it doesn’t pan out, just sloughing off everything and trying again next month. > > For reason I suspect that wasn’t the intended angle. Agreed, not bad at all. Sounds positively, positive. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2015, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-join-me-for-the-pitting-of-linusk/725722/393 "2015-10-11T21:21:30Z")
I’ve heard of a PhD in mathematics, but who has degree programs available that make it possible to earn PhDs in Asperger’s and depression? ---
**Author:** ![Emiliana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f0a364/32.png) [@Emiliana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emiliana)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2015, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-join-me-for-the-pitting-of-linusk/725722/394 "2015-10-11T22:18:42Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > I’ve heard of a PhD in mathematics, but who has degree programs available that make it possible to earn PhDs in Asperger’s and depression? Special program. ---
**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2015, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-join-me-for-the-pitting-of-linusk/725722/395 "2015-10-12T02:49:16Z")
> [@Ruken](#): > > I kind of want to try now. > > Something about building up a fertile ground for development of nascent ideas. But when it doesn’t pan out, just sloughing off everything and trying again next month. > > For reason I suspect that wasn’t the intended angle. NICE but I think you’re right- not quite what CCitizen probably meant. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2015, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-join-me-for-the-pitting-of-linusk/725722/396 "2015-10-12T02:53:02Z")
> [@Emiliana](#): > > Special program. At the University of Phoenix. You don’t even have to leave your house! ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2015, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-join-me-for-the-pitting-of-linusk/725722/397 "2015-10-19T21:37:29Z")
Ok. I’m convinced. **LK** is a troll. He lives under a bridge and collects tolls from billy goats. He just quoted the Onion to support his argument. :dubious: He’s clearly got issues with women, but at this point he’s just having fun throwing out random gibberish and seeing whom he can get caught up in the frenzy. He ignores any valid points, and waits for new defenders like **CCitizen** to show up and carry his torch. ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2015, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-join-me-for-the-pitting-of-linusk/725722/398 "2015-10-19T21:55:39Z")
Cybermenstruation is periodic cache clearing. Not gonna use this stuff, get rid of it and prepare to accumulate some more. ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2015, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-join-me-for-the-pitting-of-linusk/725722/399 "2015-10-19T22:07:58Z")
> [@Emiliana](#): > > So you’re saying that you feel neutral about this thread? Neither for it, nor agin it? Menstruation is just the word that occurs to you when you ponder indifference? Yeah, it’s not very persuasive to say you have nothing against X and then use “cyber-X” as a derogatory term. Still, you can’t expect **CCitizen** to be thinking very clearly if he imagines he’s being virtually drenched in blood and sloughed tissue in this thread (which I guess would make him a cybertampon, or perhaps a cyberpantyshield?). ---
**Author:** ![CCitizen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4af34b/32.png) [@CCitizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CCitizen)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2015, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-join-me-for-the-pitting-of-linusk/725722/400 "2015-10-19T22:14:14Z")
> [@Kimstu](#): > > Yeah, it’s not very persuasive to say you have nothing against X and then use “cyber-X” as a derogatory term. All body functions are normal, but some of them should not be performed in public. Most people did not appreciate Kiran Gandhi. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-join-me-for-the-pitting-of-linusk/725722.md?page=19) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-join-me-for-the-pitting-of-linusk/725722.md?page=21)