# The rules concerning the Pit? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [February 9, 2005, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rules-concerning-the-pit/289124 "2005-02-09T03:10:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Plan\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Plan\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plan_B)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2005, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rules-concerning-the-pit/289124/1 "2005-02-09T03:10:32Z")
Is the meaning of “Don’t be a jerk” different in the Pit than in the other forums? ---
**Author:** ![LordVor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90ced4/32.png) [@LordVor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LordVor)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2005, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rules-concerning-the-pit/289124/2 "2005-02-09T04:03:49Z")
Yes. An example: IMHO: “I disagree with your position” GQ: “I think your information is incorrect, here is the correct answer…” GD: “I disagree with your view on the matter, here is my view with supporting facts” Pit: “You are a goat feltching poopy-head.” MPSIMS: “I eat glue.” (IOW, in the Pit you are allowed to attach the person, while in the other forums you’re only allowed to attack their positions or the facts of the matter at hand.) See the pit rules sticky for further clarification. -lv ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2005, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rules-concerning-the-pit/289124/3 "2005-02-09T04:32:11Z")
Attatch them to what? Oh. Never mind. ---
**Author:** ![Electronic\_Chaos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Electronic\_Chaos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electronic_Chaos)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2005, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rules-concerning-the-pit/289124/4 "2005-02-09T04:52:49Z")
> [@NoClueBoy](#): > > Attatch them to what? I don’t know, but how are you going to attach them if you’ve ate all the glue? ---
**Author:** ![Ponder\_Stibbons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponder_stibbons/32/343_2.png) [@Ponder\_Stibbons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponder_Stibbons)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2005, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rules-concerning-the-pit/289124/5 "2005-02-09T12:47:12Z")
**LordVor** , that was a work of art. I salute you! ---
**Author:** ![GomiBoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b2d939/32.png) [@GomiBoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GomiBoy)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2005, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rules-concerning-the-pit/289124/6 "2005-02-09T12:58:30Z")
You forgot Cafe Society… I don’t even know what they discuss in there, though… ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2005, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rules-concerning-the-pit/289124/7 "2005-02-09T13:14:11Z")
> [@Lord Vor](#): > > An example: > IMHO: “I disagree with your position” > GQ: “I think your information is incorrect, here is the correct answer…” > GD: “I disagree with your view on the matter, here is my view with supporting facts” > Pit: “You are a goat feltching poopy-head.” > MPSIMS: “I eat glue.” Nice, **Lord Vor** , very nice. I’ll add: Cafe Society: “It’s a matter of different tastes in the arts.” Yeah, the rules in the Pit are slightly different. You’re allowed to flame other members (up to certain limits) in the Pit, while it’s not allowed elsewhere. ---
**Author:** ![WotNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e19b73/32.png) [@WotNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WotNot)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2005, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rules-concerning-the-pit/289124/8 "2005-02-09T13:39:13Z")
The first rule of the Pit is - you do not talk about the Pit. The second rule of the Pit is - you DO NOT talk about the Pit. Third rule of the Pit, Hi Opal! ---
**Author:** ![Good\_Egg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/96bed5/32.png) [@Good\_Egg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Good_Egg)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2005, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rules-concerning-the-pit/289124/9 "2005-02-09T14:41:12Z")
Wot? ---
**Author:** ![LordVor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90ced4/32.png) [@LordVor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LordVor)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2005, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rules-concerning-the-pit/289124/10 "2005-02-09T16:22:29Z")
> [@NoClueBoy](#): > > Attatch them to what? Don’t you hate it when you’re one typo away from the **perfect** post? ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2005, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rules-concerning-the-pit/289124/11 "2005-02-09T16:28:57Z")
> [@LordVor](#): > > Don’t you hate it when you’re one typo away from the **perfect** post? Two. You also misspelled felching. If this were the Pit, I’d let you know what I think of your mathematical abilities. Gratituuous misspeling hear too compliy witj Gauderes lau.