Because Stinger asked
Fri, 13 Feb 2009, 11:16 amadministrator23 posts in thread
Because Stinger asked
Fri, 13 Feb 2009, 11:16 amWho is the Judge, Jury & Executioner here?
Author: stinger
Date: 13/02/2009 - 09:45
(a)Who decides if something posted on this website is defamatory?
(b)What qualifications do they have to do so?
(c)Who is said to have been defamed?
(c)Since when has it been policy of this website to remove a post on the grounds of "defamatory information" anyway?
If we all knew that we could have a post removed just by claiming that it contained defamatory material and requesting its removal, I suggest that there would be very little left on here. Also, it should be borne in mind that TRUTH is a complete defence to a claim of defamation.
Come on 'Administrator' - let's have your reasons and satisfy our curiousity.Puzzled
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(a) I sincerely don't believe anything posted on this website can constitute defamation. But I will act, as a matter of courtesy, on specific complaints regarding allegations of defamatory content.
(b) No decision involved, no qualifications required.
(c) Usually, by implication, the complainant.
(d) Always. Please read the disclaimer (under the about menu).
You are correct regarding the possible implications of this policy. Thanks for drawing that to everyone's attention.
;-)
Cheers
Grant
giving in to schoolyard bullies
Sun, 15 Feb 2009, 12:45 pmI agree that there should be a lot more of what dame Edna would call "niceness" on this site. And just to show that I am really a 'nice person', this will be my last word on this matter.
I no longer care what it was WP allegedly alleged Mr G Ross was up to (and which he has not yet actually denied). I do not identify with or speak for WP in any way shape or form, nor do I have any personal animosity against Mr G Ross, who, I am assured by those who know him, is also a 'nice person'.
It goes against my nature however to stand by and watch a prime example of cyber-bullying or manipulation of a 'nice' website go unchallenged. If I hadn't raised the issue, it would have been possible for any prima donna whose feelings were hurt by something written about him or her on this site, however innocuous or true, to simply fire off a veiled threat of "D" action to the administrator and thus have the offending post removed without question.
My thanks to Logos, who, while admittedly is not a lawyer, has put the issue more succinctly and convincingly than I could have myself. Also to the long-suffering Administrator, who has been dragged reluctantly into the dust of the arena without stifling the debate.:)
By the way - I would much rather be at community theatre, but there's NOTHING ON!!!
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