I tried very hard to not be hostile - and am pretty sure I wasn’t. But I think that if others have been, it is because grienspace was out of line and was taken to task for his bad manners in his original thread; he ignored everyone. He was then taken to task by a moderator, whose job it is to moderate such things, and instead of heeding this, he decided to open a pit thread. I suspect that these actions are what have caused people to be grumpy with him.
Well, that and the fact that grienspace is a total douchebag.
You know, Zobar and PeacePot have been getting away with a lot of crap, lately.
If he turns out to be a total schmuck, he and grienspace will become best of friends.
I can respect that, but
This helps how, exactly? You can’t find another way to voice dissatisfaction without being really over-the-top rude? You’ve never had a dissenting opinion? (not you Khadaji; generally) Really, I know it’s the pit and all, and I know the modus operandi here is pile-on-free-for-all-someone-else-is-getting-their-ass-handed-to-them, but this seems (again) over the top.
Forgive me if I am naive, but regrettable posts are one thing. Piling on because you’ve got a higher-than-thou morality complex seems overkill.
Back off a little; or at least give your opinion in a way that doesn’t require you to stamp on someone because you disagree. He didn’t pit YOU. YOU don’t need to be so pissed about it.
Inky
Bwahahahahahaha!
Way to behave like a petulant six-year-old.
The lessons of history young Padawan. grienspace has a long posting history here. A reputation based on this history has also accumulated. There are many posters who would feel it is perfectly acceptable to call him a total douchebag based on his own actions during his time here and not because of some self-righteousness on their part. After all it does not take a saint to call a pig a pig.
Enjoy,
Steven
No, don’t!
That’s right! Fight this one all the way to the end! Because when push comes to shove, you know you’ll emerge victorious! And at that moment, you will be reborn! You will emerge from your cocoon of thickwitted but unremarkable douchebaggery as a dark phoenix of pure and unassailable stupidity! You will rule the WORLD!
The mat beckons, grieny. Go to it.
It’s not supposed to help. It’s supposed to hurt. Not that I think grienspace is out there weeping into his Cheerios or anything. But people aren’t calling him a douchbag because they expect him to stop being a douchebag. They’re calling him a douchebag because they don’t like him, and they want to communicate that fact as clearly as possible.
I could, and sometimes I do, but that’s not generally why I read and post to the Pit. I like the fact that, if someone acts like an asshole here, he will be called an asshole. Directly, loudly, and repeatedly. There are not very many other avenues in life where this behavior is acceptable, and with good reason. I like that the Pit is an exception to that.
Check out the archive some time. This is lightweight stuff.
Look, it’s the stamping on other people that makes this place interesting. You want polite disagreement, we’ve got eight other forums for that. This is the place to get in fights. You don’t like fights, don’t read this forum.
Why is that so hard for so many people?
Um. I do get that. Please don’t speak down to me because you see the small number of posts next to my name. In fact, the Pit was where I lurked as a mere reader for a year. As a participant, I fully expect to jump in when/where warranted. But encouraging someone to flameout simply beacuse they have an opinion you don’t like or may disagree with or because you don’t like them is sheer assholery.
Notice I didn’t say “polite disagreement”.
And I do like fights. I find them sexually exciting. bring it on. 
My two cents, and my contribution to the pit.
Never fear, my condesation was entirely based on the content of your posts, and not the number of them you’ve made.
Of course it’s assholery. grienspace is an asshole. He acts like an asshole to other people, and they, as a consequence, act like an asshole back to him. It’s like the evil twin of the Golden Rule: the one with a goatee, and a scar on its face. Or maybe an eyepatch.
Then what the fuck are you bitching about?
While I don’t presume to know Ink a dink a dink, I suspect she’s most likely railing at the lupine among the Straight Dope. (Offhand comment: You know, it’s times like this that I really miss lissener. When it came to classy pile-ons, he drove the fucking forklift.)
Did you mean “condensation”? Does this mean that this got you so “steamed up” that you made a typo?
Cockeyed optimist here, but I would hate to think that a member of your standing would condescend to a newbie. Worse, that he’d admit to it.
He wasn’t condescending to a newbie. He was condescending to someone who posted in this thread.
What happened to the days where you could call someone a fucking douchebag in the Pit without people trying to make you feel bad about it?
Would someone please just call me a fucking douchebag, have no second-guessing or lectures about it, and restore order to my fragile universe? Please.
My views don’t mean all that much I suppose but I’m not busy currently so I’ll just throw them into the general melee.
I must count myself outside the “vast majority” because I didn’t think Osama right off the bat either. My first thought was also an acronym of some sort. Goodness knows I see enough of them at work on a daily basis so maybe that colors my perceptions. This whole thing got me to thinking back on my early days surfing the web. I remember that I was pretty green. Fortunately I lurked around the board here before registering or in my naiviete I might have picked a screen name I used frequently over the years. It was a nickname that my brother had given me 20 years ago because of a video game we both used to play. The name was pit troll. I can imagine what my reception here might have been with that moniker and I shudder. I would have fled and never come back, being basically a chicken at heart. I’d be really surprised if USAMA ever posted.
Happy, you fucking douchebag.
Regardless of the recipient, condescension is never an honorable attribute.
Fucking Douchebag.
Strewth. I got more of the same for you, Uvula Donor.
I have standing?
Thank you. That’s what I’m talking about.
Neither is calling someone a fucking douchebag, you fucking douchebag.
I kid! I kid!
What the fuck is this “I kid! I kid!” crap doing in the Pit? You’re supposed to fling vitriol and venom with raw intent to maim, you fucking douchebag wannabe.