Author: Richard Sutherland
Date: 23:51:05 11/07/03
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On November 06, 2003 at 19:59:18, Robert Hyatt wrote: >On November 06, 2003 at 11:20:55, Richard Sutherland wrote: > >> >>Ummm, baring actual slander of someone, on what grounds would legal action be >>undertaken? I'm pretty sure a threat of violence wouldn't stand up and I think >>that might be the only other thing that could be taken to court. Since there are >>no dues paid here and everyone is free to come and go as they please, banning >>someone and stating the reasons wouldn't get near a court case. > > >If you say something in public, with the express intent of embarassing >someone, then you can be liable for doing so, even if your statement is >the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. That's the potential >problem here. Whether you win or lose, you lose, based on time spent and >money spent, with nothing whatsoever gained. That may or may not be so, but, I very much doubt that any court, even in this country, would hear a case based on a posting in a chess forum. Also, if you post a factual, matter of fact statement of why someone was banned, it's hardly with the intent of embarrassing someone.
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