# Trump's Business Interests thread: \> Pit? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [November 21, 2016, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-business-interests-thread-pit/772614 "2016-11-21T00:57:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2016, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-business-interests-thread-pit/772614/21 "2016-11-22T03:26:57Z")
> [@CatandMouse](#): > > I thought it looked like a good discussion topic, but I’m new and have not started my own thread yet. I guess I’ll just put them in the pit to be on the safe side. I can’t tell if you’re being facetious. If you aren’t, don’t do that. ---
**Author:** ![CatandMouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c89c15/32.png) [@CatandMouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CatandMouse)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2016, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-business-interests-thread-pit/772614/22 "2016-11-22T03:31:45Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > I can’t tell if you’re being facetious. If you aren’t, don’t do that. No, I thought it was an excellent topic and did not appear to be a rant, IMO. I guess I’ll look over the rules better before I post a thread. I just haven’t gotten around to it yet. BTW, if I have questions, is there a way to tell if a Mod is online so I can send them a message? Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2016, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-business-interests-thread-pit/772614/23 "2016-11-22T04:06:06Z")
> [@CatandMouse](#): > > BTW, if I have questions, is there a way to tell if a Mod is online so I can send them a message? The dot to the right of their name will be green (or to the left of it in [View Forum Leaders](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showgroups.php)). ---
**Author:** ![CatandMouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c89c15/32.png) [@CatandMouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CatandMouse)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2016, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-business-interests-thread-pit/772614/24 "2016-11-22T04:25:34Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > The dot to the right of their name will be green (or to the left of it in [View Forum Leaders](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showgroups.php)). Thank you, that may come in handy. I was just looking over posting procedures, and can you tell me why this thread would not belong in “Great Debates?” ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2016, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-business-interests-thread-pit/772614/25 "2016-11-22T04:30:22Z")
> [@CatandMouse](#): > > I thought it looked like a good discussion topic, but I’m new and have not started my own thread yet. I guess I’ll just put them in the pit to be on the safe side. It’s not about the topic. It’s about the tone taken in the OP. That OP was a rant, but it didn’t have to be. It’s easy to imagine an OP on that topic that wasn’t a rant, and that would have stayed in the Elections forum. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-business-interests-thread-pit/772614.md?page=1)