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Thread: Is libel allowed on this site?
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2012-11-13, 08:46 PM (ISO 8601)
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Is libel allowed on this site?
I'm not going to create any, but I'd nonetheless like to double check.
Last edited by enderlord99; 2012-11-13 at 08:50 PM.
I use braces (also known as "curly brackets") to indicate sarcasm. If there are none present, I probably believe what I am saying; should it turn out to be inaccurate trivia, please tell me rather than trying to play along with an apparent joke I don't know I'm making.
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2012-11-13, 08:53 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Is libel allowed on this site?
Even if it was, you probably shouldn't be posting lies about people anyways. It's not very nice.
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2012-11-13, 08:56 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Is libel allowed on this site?
What? No!
It's essentially flaming and/or trolling, and is mean-spirited to boot. Pretty sure that the mods could fit any case of libel under one of those rules.
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2012-11-13, 08:59 PM (ISO 8601)
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2012-11-13, 09:04 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Is libel allowed on this site?
Sheriff: Libel is a complicated legal concept. It's not typically a crime, so it doesn't fall under the Criminal Activity portion of the Forum Rules. It is probably Flaming/Trolling in most contexts, though. But we're not going to try to apply libel law and proscribe libel itself. Don't violate any Forum Rules and report any posts that do violate the Forum Rules.