@Ragman,
Ragman wrote:
Quote:By claiming that Foofie's obnoxia is really her obnoxia, one is assassinating her character. Not legal, if one is still employed, and it can affect one's career.
That's total horse ****. Comments about a person's screen name, whether positive or negative, can not be considered as libel. Perhaps you should make comments about something you have some actual real world knowledge.
The criterion for libel/slander is if someone can be "identified," not just by one's legal name, so if one person with a specific screen name is obligated at work to give all their online social identities (or gave it to work associates for some reason), and someone online then claims that that identity is really also another identity, that reflects a certain degree of obnoxia, then that can deleteriously affect a person's employment. That is when libel/slander can come into the picture. The libel comes from implying that one person, that conducts him/herself civily, has an alter-ego (under another screen name)that makes comments that would make his/her being a good team member at work questionable. It is libelous to imply untrue statements about a person's ability to be a good employee. My ongoing concerns about anti-Semitism being, in my opinion, intractable in society, is really not a good work team persona. Do you see my point? If not, do not reply.