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Re: Frank Reed's head appears. was: NavList admin
From: Greg R_
Date: 2007 Oct 18, 10:44 -0700
From: Greg R_
Date: 2007 Oct 18, 10:44 -0700
George: Your posts to this list are often filled with navigational wisdom (and occasional wit as well), but in this case you come off as nothing more than a pompous ass. So please give it a rest and just move on - this is definitely not worth the wasted bandwidth, not to mention the assault on the rest of us bystander's sensibilities. Hmm... I wonder if "assault" is actionable too... ;-) -- GregR --- George Huxtablewrote: > > At last, after it's died down, Frank Reed has put his head above the > parapet > and commented on the recent unpleasantness that has appeared on this > list > over recent weeks. Where were you when we needed you, Frank? Why did > it fall > instead to your co-owner, Dan Allen, to say what needed to be said? > > And this is now what Frank has to say- > > | SOME SPECIFIC COMMENTS ON POSTS FROM LAST WEEK: > > | It seems a shame that I have to say this, but it is necessary: no > member > of > | this group should worry about threats of libel suits (with the > usual > obvious > | exceptions... like attacking someone's money-making business or > accusing > | someone of criminal activity). I do suspect that when George wrote > that > post > | he was simply venting frustration and would probably retract it if > he > could. > | I understand your frustration, George. > > Well, the way to avoid any such threat is to ensure that libellous > words are > not uttered by a contributor and published by the list. Frank has got > it > quite wrong. I meant every word, when I wrote, in Navlist 3372- > > "This business is becoming rather serious. > > In another poisonous mailing (Navlist 3365), Peter Fogg has referred > to me > as "dishonest". That is actionable, against both Fogg himself and > also > against the list owner, if he has taken no steps to prevent such > libels. I > have asked for some such action to be taken, in Navlist 3363, but it > seems > nothing has been done. > > Frank Reed, you have been warned." > > If Frank takes such words lightly, that is up to him. > > There are certain standards that need to be upheld if a list such as > this is > to work. When gross breaches of those standards repeatedly occur, it > is the > duty of a list owner to intervene, as Dan Allen realised, if Frank > Reed did > not. > > We all enjoy robust argument. Personal abuse is another matter, but > my back > is reasonably broad. I am not a sensitive soul, and can laugh it off. > But > libellous words take it into a different realm. > > George. > > contact George Huxtable at george@huxtable.u-net.com > or at +44 1865 820222 (from UK, 01865 820222) > or at 1 Sandy Lane, Southmoor, Abingdon, Oxon OX13 5HX, UK. > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to NavList@fer3.com To , send email to NavList-@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---