# Which old-timer has never been pitted? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 2, 2004, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-old-timer-has-never-been-pitted/277631 "2004-12-02T03:30:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![roger\_thornhill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@roger\_thornhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roger_thornhill)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-old-timer-has-never-been-pitted/277631/1 "2004-12-02T03:30:34Z")
Being pitted is a rite of passage here, especially for those who post on Great Debates or in the Pit itself. I got to thinking as I scrolled through the latest characters being put in the stocks, are there any long-term dopers (with a reasonable posting rate) who have never been pelted with rotten eggs and tomatoes? For those in this unfortunate posituion, how do you cope with the rejection? Have all the current moderators and administrators been pitted, either before they were thus anointed or after? Is it a prerequisite for elevation to moderator status in the first place? ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-old-timer-has-never-been-pitted/277631/2 "2004-12-02T03:53:39Z")
I don’t know what the cutoff is for “old-timer”, but I’ve never been Pitted. I’ve been barked at a bit here and there, but apparently nothing I’ve ever said has been offensive or lunatical (© **Aldebaran, Inc.** ) enough to earn a serious dogpile. ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-old-timer-has-never-been-pitted/277631/3 "2004-12-02T03:55:24Z")
I’m a 99er and I’ve never been pitted, that I’m aware of. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-old-timer-has-never-been-pitted/277631/4 "2004-12-02T03:55:42Z")
I’ve never been pitted, either – with a higher post count, but shorter tenure, than **El\_Kabong**. Of course, I mostly hang out here and in Cafe Society, so how much trouble am I going to get into? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-old-timer-has-never-been-pitted/277631/5 "2004-12-02T03:57:49Z")
Third post and I’m already well out of the running. Typical. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-old-timer-has-never-been-pitted/277631/6 "2004-12-02T03:58:54Z")
Wow, is being a 99er mean something? If it does, I’m a 99er! Lookit me! Never been pitted as far as I know. But I’m not as chatty as you all, either. ---
**Author:** ![Chastain86](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Chastain86](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chastain86)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-old-timer-has-never-been-pitted/277631/7 "2004-12-02T03:59:21Z")
That’s it. I’ve HAD IT with you smug 99ers who never piss anybody off! **Twickster** , **Kat** , **Kabong** …I’ll see you in the Pit. :mad: /sees no irony in the fact that I can joke about Pitting people in MPSIMS, but not Pit them for real in The Pit, then make joke about it there //got warned by Lynn Bodoni the Pit Nazi about doing that once ///really ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-old-timer-has-never-been-pitted/277631/8 "2004-12-02T04:03:44Z")
Looks at **twickster** ’s post count, and then her own. Damn you **twickster**! _shakes fist_ And your little post count, too! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-old-timer-has-never-been-pitted/277631/9 "2004-12-02T04:09:51Z")
I’ve never been the subject of a Pitting. I’ve traded blows in the Pit a couple of times, though. ---
**Author:** ![Mississippienne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d2c977/32.png) [@Mississippienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mississippienne)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-old-timer-has-never-been-pitted/277631/10 "2004-12-02T04:13:59Z")
I’ve been around (under my old name) since 2001, and I’ve never been Pitted to my knowledge. I’ve participated in the Pit only a few times, as a matter of fact. Going on 4 years – not bad. ---
**Author:** ![Neurotik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/91b2a8/32.png) [@Neurotik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neurotik)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-old-timer-has-never-been-pitted/277631/11 "2004-12-02T04:14:17Z")
I was pitted once, but it was all a misunderstanding that resulted in laugh all around. Seriously, that’s what happened. I made a joke quoting the **Princess Bride** joke about Australia being populated entirely by criminals, and an Australian that never saw the movie was offended. Alas, the thread was lost in our Winter of Missed Content. ---
**Author:** ![roger\_thornhill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@roger\_thornhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roger_thornhill)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-old-timer-has-never-been-pitted/277631/12 "2004-12-02T04:24:51Z")
> [@Neurotik](#): > > I made a joke quoting the **Princess Bride** joke about Australia being populated entirely by criminals, and an Australian that never saw the movie was offended. Can’t have been a true Ocker. The Aussies love a piss-take. ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-old-timer-has-never-been-pitted/277631/13 "2004-12-02T04:28:03Z")
Everyone always ignores me so I’ve never been pitted. I did pit Czarcasm once, though, and he apologised 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-old-timer-has-never-been-pitted/277631/14 "2004-12-02T04:32:39Z")
I don’t think I’m an “old-timer”, but I’m fairly certain I’ve never been pitted, though I might be mistaken. ---
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-old-timer-has-never-been-pitted/277631/15 "2004-12-02T04:54:05Z")
If I ever was, I missed it. Or forgot it if I didn’t miss it. ---
**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-old-timer-has-never-been-pitted/277631/16 "2004-12-02T05:07:07Z")
Will the lists I don’t make never end??? ---
**Author:** ![phouka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c5a1d2/32.png) [@phouka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phouka)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-old-timer-has-never-been-pitted/277631/17 "2004-12-02T05:11:42Z")
Hmmm. I’m certainly not as prolific as other posters, but I have been here a while. I’m sure _some_ of the things I’ve posted deserved a pitting, but there’s always been more interesting stuff happening at the time. Not that finding something more interesting than my posts would be all that difficult. I’m just saying. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-old-timer-has-never-been-pitted/277631/18 "2004-12-02T05:17:25Z")
The closest I came was someone pointing out I post too much. And maybe one of my own Pit threads being turned around on me. Damn. I’d kind of like to be pitted! ---
**Author:** ![chaoticbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-old-timer-has-never-been-pitted/277631/19 "2004-12-02T05:18:37Z")
Not an old-timer, but I’ve never been pitted! ---
**Author:** ![roger\_thornhill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@roger\_thornhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roger_thornhill)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-old-timer-has-never-been-pitted/277631/20 "2004-12-02T05:20:43Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > The closest I came was someone pointing out I post too much. And maybe one of my own Pit threads being turned around on me. Sorry. Doesn’t count. > [@Guinastasia](#): > > Damn. I’d kind of like to be pitted! Like not being given a nickname at school. The sense of not quite belonging must be unbearable. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-old-timer-has-never-been-pitted/277631.md?page=2)