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
Ssstinger>>>
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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
Niceness and The End
Sun, 15 Feb 2009, 06:07 pmYes indeed, if only we all could be nice. And not in anonymous way. I am opposed to anonymity, especially the sort of anonymous denunciations the government calls upon me to carry out against my neighbours. Hmmm, ID cards, central records systems, anti sedition legislation, and several minority scapegoat groups. What was the date, 1933, and where am I living?
Marcia: please don't think I am having a go at you. It is important that we all understand the dangers inherent in these creeping attitudes, loss of a basic liberty such as freedom of speech can easily lead to the loss of other liberties, have we so soon forgotten what happened to Mohammed Haniff.
I do agree that Freedom of Speech should not be used as a cloak for pure racism and hate mongering but feel that there are better ways of dealing with it than censorship. Remember, it is equally possible to use over sensitivity to some issues to gag debate and therefore not allow a true and clean resolution of the problem.
I'm sorry I have extended this debate more, but on this issue I am hard to shut up. And it is one that we as performing artists should be aware of and have an opinion on.
Is that all there is? Well if that's all there is my friend, then let's keep dancing.
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