Yet another pre-emptive move to the pit

[Bearflag70]

Mods should moderate and maintain order. That means keeping discussions in non-Pit threads civil and on point.

If an OP wants a civil discussion, the OP will not start a Pit thread but instead will elect to put the thread in a forum where civil discussions may be had.

Mods moving threads to the Pit just because the Mod feels the subject matter of the thread or a post in a thread is pitworthy is an abuse of power.

People start and post in non-Pit threads with an expectation of civility and with an expectation that such civility will be maintained and even enforced by Mods.

If other members feel a thread or post is pitworthy, then those members are free to start a Pit thread.

If a Mod feels a thread or post is pit-worthy, then the Mod should start a Pit thread. If there is a rule against that, then change the rule, accept the rule as a condition of being a Mod, or don’t be a Mod.

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EXHIBIT 2

blondebear started a turn signal thread once in the IMHO forum, wondering why people don’t use turn signals all the time. Expecting a civil discussion on point, I admitted I don’t use turn signals if I don’t see other people around.

No posts had been pit-worthy in that thread. A few non-pitworthy posts later, the Moderator does this…

@Czarcasm

Moving thread from IMHO to The BBQ Pit.

1. Because you aren’t going to always see the other driver.
2. Sometimes cop hide, believe it or not.
3. It’s a damn good habit to get into-it should be an automatic response.
4. You’re no better than anybody else, asshole.

After the move to the Pit, I ended up at the bottom of a huge vitriolic dogpile when I should have just abandoned the thread immediately.

More relevant posts…

@Czarcasm

Moved to The BBQ Pit because of the very first post, not because I wanted to make that comment.

@CarnalK

I’m sure that everyone here recognizes that Czarcasm was completely inappropriate when he moved the thread so obviously. Just so you know, I truly doubt anyone puts much stock in that thread,Cz. Your moving it was out of the blue and calling someone an asshole kind of spelled it out.,

@Bearflag70

Yup.

When I first responded to this thread, it was in IMHO. If the OP had opened the thread in the Pit, then I probably would have refrained from responding at all because I would have known in advance the OP sought a bitch session instead of a poll or a desire for gaining a better understanding of human behavior. In hindsight, as soon as the thread was moved to the Pit, I should have abandoned it instead of getting sucked into defending against ad homenim attacks and strawmen.

No more traffic threads for me, regardless of the forum, unless I don’t engage in offending driving practice that is the subject of the thread. If the thread is started as a valid pursuit of knowledge in some other forum, I can just wait; surely it will end up in the Pit where I can just sit on my perch and throw stones at anyone who admitted engaging in the offending behavior.

I guess fighting ignorance sometimes must yield to a mod’s desire to berate a poster for doing something IRL the mod doesn’t like.

Thanks to all who came to my defense.