# What were you THINKING? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 13, 2023, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532 "2023-10-13T19:36:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2550
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2024, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/2550 "2024-04-18T20:46:10Z")
Moving on to some constructive criticism of a poster I like, but whom I think needs to be more careful of their posting habits on the subject of guns: @Ulfreida. I repeat, I actually like this poster, and first want to state that it’s absolutely fine to dislike America’s gun culture, gun violence, and the consequences. I will likely agree 80% or so of the time, but that’s me, that’s them, and no problem if we disagree. The problem is, that when guns come up in threads, you have a tendency to loose control of your internal filters and post in a manner that’s appropriate for the Pit, not for other forums. The most recent: > [@Carrying firearms for defense against an aggressive bear?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carrying-firearms-for-defense-against-an-aggressive-bear/1000420/34): > > Moderating As others have said, that’s rather aggressive language for this forum, and somewhat misandrous. Please tone it down. A prior offense: > [@Have you or those close to you purchased a firearm in the last 2 years? (COVID/Insurrection/Mass Shootings)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-or-those-close-to-you-purchased-a-firearm-in-the-last-2-years-covid-insurrection-mass-shootings/941915/45): > > This feels like thread shitting. I -get- it that you’re passionate, and frustrated, and none of those are bad things. At worst, I’m accusing you, in the words of the OP, of foot-in-mouth disease. The topic comes up, your passion kicks in, and you post in a manner that is wrong for the forum. The ONLY reason I’m bringing it up here is that to my knowledge, it’s happened twice, perhaps more in threads I don’t see. Granted, spaced out by over two years (!) but it’s something you seem to be aware of, based on a later post in the second thread I linked. With the mods looking at patterns in mod-notes, I don’t want you pulling warnings. So keep the passion, feel free to disagree with me and other posters on the topic, but watch the forum. End of sermon. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532)._