Sea-to-sky-games wrote:In any event, this is patently false. Derogatory e-mails can be grounds for defamation.. opinions as a defense is hardly certain.. not in the US anyways.
bclarkie wrote:I hope that you didn't do that because of my PM, that was certainly not my intent.
bclarkie wrote:And getting back to the subject at hand, I think that I/O needs to be on that list somehwere.
While Frank's statements can be a bit strong his sentiment is spot on.
You certainly don't listen while you are more than happy to shovel your ideas down everyone elses throat. Not the type of behaviour I would look for in a person who I wanted to have a conversation with.
Kosh Vorlontay wrote:Maybe I can sue himReason-He lied when he said he would not responde unless it was to an apologyMy loss-The six pack I needed to drink as I had to read through his drivel to see if there was a worthwhile post left by real forum members.Hey bclarkie, will I win
improvstone wrote:No but you better leave me some beer
Rather than the legal route (which people should leave for important issues) why don't you take a step back and look at the series of events which lead to the message. You may just find there are certain behaviours that can be changed which would make life here easier on all of us.
Sea-to-sky-games wrote:I think its clear that voicing an opinion (objectivity of value, and pricing ethics) that had the potential to change the paradigm of how some people approached collecting was ambitious. But I can hardly see how injecting new ideas into any conversation can be considered "poor behavior".I've kept my comments stricly unpersonal and civil. When I've crossed the line -- by my words being misinterpreted or my tone misread -- I've quickly apologized. I receive no such treatment by others.Aside from the one exchange with Brian, I don't recall any comment I've made that has personally offended others. If I have, please cite and I will retract or apologize. Look, I'm not looking to be friends with anyone unless they so wish it. But I do expect to be treated with civility and not be subjected to insults in every post I read. This is common decency and everyone here should be able to adhere to that very basic standard.I will continue to use Acaeum as a website for a resource to further my collection and trading endeavors. I will continue to contribute my ideas to various threads in this forum. I'm not going anywhere. As such, I hardly see how persistent hostility -- by a few -- serves any purpose whatsoever other than annoying the rest of the members on this site, clogging threads with useless bickering, and acting as a source of poisonous gossip.
Okay, lets try this again Libel is not a criminal offense, it is a civil one. In order to win a civil case, you have to prove financial loss. Do you really think that even the most desperate ambulance chaser attorney is going to assist you in a libel suit based on the fact that someone called you a name on a message board???
Sea-to-sky-games wrote:I wasn't seeking to launch a civil action, silly. I was appealing to the common decency of this board to not tolerate unfounded derogatory statements of the worst kind.
Sea-to-sky-games wrote:As such, I hardly see how persistent hostility -- by a few -- serves any purpose whatsoever other than annoying the rest of the members on this site, clogging threads with useless bickering, and acting as a source of poisonous gossip.
Xaxaxe wrote:I could see adding at least two names to the "knowledge" category: Deimos, the all-time print-run junkie ... and (suck-up alert!) FoulFoot himself. Foul doesn't post much, but that's not from a lack of D&D lore.