No its not just you every thread seems to be brought under control at the slightest sight of a repeat post or an opinion on anything/anyone that the mod/mods don't agree with. I've never heard or known of a forum of any type being brought to justice for a libel or slander claim. I'm sure if there was anywhere else to go a lot of people would of left already.


For your information:

I have already received communication regarding potentially libelous statements being made by people on this Forum since it opened up to receive all those who have moved across from iomtt.com

Never in the previous 15 years of operation have I ever received such correspondence. What does that tell you ?

Further, It is myself as owner and Administrator of the Forum  who is ultimately held legally responsible for permitting potentially libelous statements to be aired and viewed in the public domain, and that is never going to happen.


Refer to this recently published press item:-

The owners of Blackpool Football Club are suing a web forum for libel in the latest of a series of actions against fans making derogatory comments online

Is that sufficient proof for you ?

Or Perhaps 

Please be aware of the following


Telecommunications Act 1984 (c. 12) 


Part II Provision of Telecommunication Services


(1) A person who—


(a) ~ sends, by means of a public telecommunication system, a message or other matter that is grossly offensive or of an indecent, obscene or menacing character;

or

(b) ~ sends by those means, for the purpose of causing annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety to another, a message that he knows to be false or persistently makes use for that purpose of a public telecommunication system,


shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale or both.

Read the Legislation HERE


The above which is listed within the T&C's of this Forum and of which everyone who signed up to use this Forum should have read before using the Forum.



My closing comment to those who dislike the manner in which I moderate this FREE Forum, and much as I regret to say this:  

Please go and find yourself another Forum that suits your needs and requirements, and one that will be prepared to stand the cost of all judicial actions and repercussions taken against that Website/Forum for permitting libelous posts and comments to be viewed in the public domain.


Someone remaked in a previous post this morning, that I was somewhat tetchy over this matter. You better bloody believe that I am.

Malcolm.


A Further Internet search has returned this:-

On the web, the writer, the web site owner and the ISP can all be sued just like the writer, the magazine and the distributor in the print field.


A link could also be potentially defamatory if you are linking to defamatory material.