Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 09:45:16 11/08/03
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On November 08, 2003 at 02:51:05, Richard Sutherland wrote: >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. That would depend on who did the posting, and why they did it. IE there is no "need to know" about bans here. Because then the _reasons_ have to be discussed. And that is not a particularly good idea... We elect the moderators. We let them moderate. If we don't like their policies, then we elect different moderators the next time... It's really simple..
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