# Unwritten rules of the SDMB **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 17, 2006, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unwritten-rules-of-the-sdmb/373071 "2006-09-17T15:27:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Taber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ac91a4/32.png) [@Taber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taber)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2007, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unwritten-rules-of-the-sdmb/373071/121 "2007-06-08T03:48:08Z")
[QUOTE=Autolycus] Zombie threads are usually frowned upon. [/QUOTE] šŸ˜ƒ How long were you saving that one up? ---
**Author:** ![Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heffalump_and_roo/32/7691_2.png) [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2007, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unwritten-rules-of-the-sdmb/373071/122 "2007-06-08T04:19:35Z")
[QUOTE=eleanorigby] I donā€™t understand the unwritten rule (or it might just be a common behavior) of not allowing for someone elseā€™s feelings. It seems that if the OP has had some life experience and just wants to vent about it or share a grief or joy, that someone will toddle along who doesnā€™t share that feeling towards that life event, and therefore condemns the OP for having those feelings. [/QUOTE] I kinda like that ā€œruleā€ (if there is one). Hereā€™s an example. Someone writes an OP in the Pit complaining about his company and the cops for picking on him after he punched some guy out. On the Dope, the responses would largely be. . . serves you right for punching someone out. On other message boards Iā€™ve been on, the response might be. . . oh, what a bummer that life is so unfair! I like the fact that people here hold others responsible for their behaviors and for the inconsistency of their statements. ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2007, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unwritten-rules-of-the-sdmb/373071/123 "2007-06-08T04:22:26Z")
[QUOTE=Taber] šŸ˜ƒ How long were you saving that one up? [/QUOTE] I wasnā€™t actually, but, after seeing this thread linked to, I just couldnā€™t resist! šŸ˜ƒ \*\* Another unwritten rule, at least for the Pit, is no lame OPs. Or else. ---
**Author:** ![bbs2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2007, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unwritten-rules-of-the-sdmb/373071/124 "2007-06-08T04:55:38Z")
[QUOTE=Autolycus] Another unwritten rule, at least for the Pit, is no lame OPs. Or else. [/QUOTE] [Sex or Magical Doritos?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=407083) [How pointless is too pointless?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=410579) [Good night, Auto. Good work. Sleep well. Iā€™ll most likely fire you in the morning](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=409899) [Chain of thought party fun time](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=410534) [I fed my nuts to the squirrels in the park.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=411589) [I discover the girl I like plays for the other team](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=410676) [How many fingers am I holding up?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=410574) [Thatā€™s it Japan! You exceeded your cute quota yet again!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=411852) [If the earth was a baseball.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=411582) [A werewolf gets drunk just before the full moon. Then what?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=412523) [Help nickname my dingdong!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=410076) [What are you thinking right now at this very moment?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=413381) [I pit my parents.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=410740) [Letā€™s all talk about badchad more!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=412332) [Impromptu Poetry Jam](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=413101) [How hard can I hit some-one in the face with a trout without killing them?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=412530) [Is drunk posting allowed?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=408701) [Could I shoot a squirrel with a supersoaker?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=410944) [Abandon hope all ye who click on this link](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=412519) And finallyā€¦ [Could I have buttsex without knowing it?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=413334) :dubious: šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2007, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unwritten-rules-of-the-sdmb/373071/125 "2007-06-08T05:18:36Z")
[QUOTE=bigbabysweets2000] :dubious: šŸ˜ƒ [/QUOTE] You missed one šŸ˜› ---
**Author:** ![amber03](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c37758/32.png) [@amber03](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amber03)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2007, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unwritten-rules-of-the-sdmb/373071/126 "2007-06-08T06:12:50Z")
[QUOTE=Taber] šŸ˜ƒ How long were you saving that one up? [/QUOTE] Seven and a half months, obviously. ---
**Author:** ![amber03](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c37758/32.png) [@amber03](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amber03)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2007, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unwritten-rules-of-the-sdmb/373071/127 "2007-06-08T06:21:48Z")
[QUOTE=Autolycus] You missed one šŸ˜› [/QUOTE] Regarding this one: [I discover the girl I like plays for the other team - Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=410676) Iā€™m really surprised no one mentioned the obviousā€”she wasnā€™t lesbian and had no interest in you, and made the story up to ā€œspare your feelingsā€. ---
**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2007, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unwritten-rules-of-the-sdmb/373071/128 "2007-06-08T06:26:13Z")
[QUOTE=Autolycus] Zombie threads are usually frowned upon. [/QUOTE] Not quite the best example requested in the OP. That ruleā€™s been written numerous times. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unwritten-rules-of-the-sdmb/373071.md?page=6)