# Where did the "restricted language in the Pit" rules come from?

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**Created:** [June 6, 2012, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-the-restricted-language-in-the-pit-rules-come-from/624246 "2012-06-06T05:24:50Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 7, 2012, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-the-restricted-language-in-the-pit-rules-come-from/624246/30 "2012-06-07T16:06:43Z")

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> [@Giraffe](#):
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> As for better solutions, you should have taken my suggestion to impose a “don’t sass the admins” rule rather than mucking up the Pit, which would have solved the problem you were actually trying to solve. But your pride wouldn’t allow it, so here we are. It’s unfortunate.

Hadn’t they already done that? Probably forgotten in the “Non-Pit Rules Apply” fiasco, Ed said:

> [@Acceptable conduct in the Pit - NON-PIT RULES APPLY](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acceptable-conduct-in-the-pit-non-pit-rules-apply/477615/1):
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> The staff deserves some minimum level of respect when acting officially. If you wish to take issue with a mod’s admonition in a thread, you may do so, but failing to comply or posting an insulting or abusive response risks disciplinary action, ranging from warning to outright banning.

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