Catching Up With Gio

LongJim · February 23, 2009

Those who are carelessly flinging allegations of illegal substances based on "inside knowledge" should tap the brakes and keep one thing in mind: Courts have ruled that Internet posters are not immune from libel laws, and that the authorities can force admins to reveal their identities. The Constitution protects free speech, but it doesn't protect a poster's confidentiality. When a poster starts insinuating that a readily identifiable individual has done something morally or legally wrong, he ventures into risky territory. The legal term is reckless disregard for the truth.

Or, in layman's terms--"Chi!ckensh!t sorriness."

Green to the Bone · February 23, 2009

I think you are correct on the legal issue and agree with you on the issue of addressing individual character. I am curious, however, what risk one takes by posting malicious (of which accusing one of a crime is per se malice). So first, the person (a public figure) has to file a complaint with the proper authorities. Then somebody has to actually take action on the complaint, come to gmg.com and sopeona the poster's identity. But what if the poster registered as "Dick Plummer" with an email address of "ihateallthingsunt@yahoo.com" and did so using a computer at a public library? How far do you think people would go to track down someone's identity in something like this? Since libel is a civil matter, not too many lawyers are going to go after an anonymous poster without knowing how solvent he is.

Internet lawsuit

Green P1 · February 23, 2009

If we've got kids injecting steroids into their heads...... well....... I'm against it.

emmitt01 · February 24, 2009

I have it on good authority that nautique and UNT2012 have been snorting "Fun Dip" and are much much dumber that they were last season. Given their posting history this would qualify as a performance enhancing drug.

mad dog · February 24, 2009

I have it on good authority that nautique and UNT2012 have been snorting "Fun Dip" and are much much dumber that they were last season. Given their posting history this would qualify as a performance enhancing drug.

Emmitt is my homey... but even the bonds of brotherhood cannot stop the banhammer.

In other news, with this warning, Emmitt has moved into a tie for first place with JayDub for most penalized poster of all time. Can he take the top spot? Only time will tell...

TheTastyGreek · February 24, 2009

Emmitt is my homey... but even the bonds of brotherhood cannot stop the banhammer.
In other news, with this warning, Emmitt has moved into a tie for first place with JayDub for most penalized poster of all time. Can he take the top spot? Only time will tell...

Where's Quoner on that list?

Do you count suspensions only, or deleted posts?