Being Libeled byan Adminstrator of an Internet Forum

I get banned from sites all the time. Just roll with it -- there are plenty more sites out there.

I think that your three best options are to get over yourself... It's just the internet.

I agree with Gus and L.T. Move on. It just isn't that important.

NO!
I say we roll on over to this so called forum and TAKE THIS BITCH DOWN!!!

Lets do it NOW!!! Strike while the blood is hot. No prisoners, no questions no answers.

We dont cut and run here at A2K

I trust the rest of A2K to support our sister in her time of need.

aaahhhh....Mountain top ....errrm promised land........ fight them on the beaches yeah all that kinda stuff.


all right I have to go to bed now but I'll be there to relieve you guys in the morning

I like your style, dadpad.

You and me baby, we aint nothin but mammals.

Re: Being Libeled byan Adminstrator of an Internet Forum


I'm guessing that she made these comments in regard to a screen name you use? not your real name? You don't have any options but to move on.

She is posting some very severe stuff saying that I am deranged and she has posted my actual legal name. People at other forums are linking the defamation on other forums. She is damaging my reputation substantially.

Really?

Where?

And you are continuing the gossip by posting what you have on A2K. Therefore even MORE people know what you are going through.

What do you mean by "damaging your reputation"? Does it really matter what people on an internet blog think of you? Your friends will still be your friends..........the others don't matter.

The newspapers stopped writing even about Paris Hilton after awhile. If you don't continue this yourself, it will die down.

It doesn't matter what they say about you as long as they're talking about you........that's my philosophy...

Who in hell listens to bears?

First of all, defamation is defamation,* whether it's in a newspaper or a television show or the internet. If someone is defaming you, then it's a tort and you can sue for damages.

The question, then, is: have you suffered any damages? And not just damages to your peace of mind or on-line reputation, but real money damages? If not, you can still sue if the person has accused you of any of the following: (1) dishonesty in your trade or profession; (2) having a loathsome or communicable disease; (3) the commission of a crime; or (4) want of chastity. If you have been falsely accused of any of those, then you can sue for defamation per se (those accusations are considered so damaging to one's reputation that proof of actual damages is unnecessary).

So, the short answer to the question "can I do anything about that?" is "maybe, depending upon the circumstances." As for the question, "is it worth doing anything about that?" -- that's something else entirely.


*Many states have done away with the slander/libel distinction and now classify both as "defamation."

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