FootballFan
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Yes, message boards are treated more as a "conversational medium" according to a court ruling iirc, so slander laws would apply.
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Brian Griffin
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vaguely recall some guy tried to sue a forum user for libel ages ago and his real identity was called out specifically. iirc it didnt stick because the libel was against a characterisation rather than the actual person. not being a lawyer i would probably try to always say you think someones a worthless **** rather than proclaiming that they definitely are.
My understanding of libel is that if you can identify yourself as a victim you have a case... Just because nobody else could identify you isn't really of concern.
Libel.
Slander is spoken.
Libel is published/broadcast
Napoleon Dynamite
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Lambro has a good case mind
Gets called all sorts of shit
Gets called all sorts of shit
FootballFan
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Brian Griffin
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10 years ago and still not law so I'll go with Libel.
The context is irrelevant it's the medium used. Slander is spoken and the reason it will remain Libel is because both the poster and the publisher (in this case the owner of the forum) could both be hauled in front of a judge.
The SMB would be safer to be unmoderated if slander were at play.
FootballFan
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Could be libel or could be slander depending on the circumstances, but more likely to be slander in the case of bulletin boards.
Suggesting someone is on a sex register (who clearly isn't) is probably over the line.
the boot
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What about offensive words like pikey? I have a itchy finger?
Keawyeds
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Aaaaaaah
Now to be fair, I didn't specify what register. I said "A register or two".
It could have been at an AA meeting.
Try it, see what happens
the boot
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You not look at the travelling thread then?
Nowts been reported.
the boot
Winger
So my three warnings I was reported? Well I never!!
Ben Gardner
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Give it a rest, laddo - you're having a 'mare today, like.
the boot
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Laddo? Can’t remember if you used the word pikey when referring to travellers? Oh yeah.
ilovehorswill
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The story is different every time you post man
Deleted User 2893
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Why would an organisation with anonymous in its title have a register?
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Automobile Association?
StripedPaddy
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Well, is the poster a “known dog nonce” like who knows that he is?
Fido won’t tell will he?
bernardbresslaw
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