People would be wise to prefix any thought which might be construed as libelous by either: "In my opinion" or "I believe".

Your PSA for the day!

Fallout from a recent thread threatening to sue a forumite?

:popcorn:

People would be wise to prefix any thought which might be construed as libelous by either: "In my opinion" or "I believe".

Your PSA for the day!
The point being that if you are going to say something negative about someone and do not have first hand knowledge (you saw the person do it, or heard them say it, or they wrote something to you), or are not citing some authoritative source (like a court document or news article from a credible news source), then you should let the readers know that what you are saying is a matter of your personal opinion. Personal opinions are still permitted, and like the old adage says, opinions are like anuses, everyone has one. Thus the reader is put on notice that what you are relating may in fact be far from reality, and the reader can then choose to believe it or not.

In my opinion, the best advice for everyone is not to believe a single thing you read in any forum on its face value. Do you own research and come to your own conclusions.

Fallout from a recent thread threatening to sue a forumite?

:popcorn:Dang, link please. :popcorn:

People would be wise to prefix any thought which might be construed as libelous by either: "In my opinion" or "I believe".

Your PSA for the day!

"I believe" that this is good advice! "In my opinion", some people on this forum make my head hurt when they copy 'n paste crap in these forums!

In my opinion, the best advice for everyone is not to believe a single thing you read in any forum on its face value. Do you own research and come to your own conclusions.

:dingding:

In my opinion, of course....

Is Pete being sued by the Wawa sammich maker?

Toxic must be mad when I called him weird after he said I have vapor coming off my eyeballs. :faint:

Toxic must be mad when I called him weird after he said I have vapor coming off my eyeballs. :faint:



You've been served, #####!

Toxic must be mad when I called him weird after he said I have vapor coming off my eyeballs. :faint:

But..but..he did claify and attenuate that claim, saying it wasn't like a train whistle or anything..so if you took umbrage, well,,,

:killingme

I have to confess. I pissed somebody off on these here forums once. But she has since forgiven me...I think. At least that's my opinion..of her opinion..of my opinion..of her. IMHO.

Oh..and I think I pissed Lance off at least once..and maybe nhboy, though how can one tell?..and 'thatguy'..but he and I also agreed to agree mebbe twicet or more..

I'm so bad.:bigwhoop:

People would be wise to prefix any thought which might be construed as libelous by either: "In my opinion" or "I believe".

Your PSA for the day!

:yay:

A person posts pictures of children who suffer from Down Syndrome and laugh about it?

duly noted %%-

we`ll c. :-?

Quote:
Originally Posted by David
The point being that if you are going to say something negative about someone and do not have first hand knowledge (you saw the person do it, or heard them say it, or they wrote something to you), or are not citing some authoritative source (like a court document or news article from a credible news source), then you should let the readers know that what you are saying is a matter of your personal opinion. Personal opinions are still permitted, and like the old adage says, opinions are like anuses, everyone has one. Thus the reader is put on notice that what you are relating may in fact be far from reality, and the reader can then choose to believe it or not.

In my opinion, the best advice for everyone is not to believe a single thing you read in any forum on its face value. Do you own research and come to your own conclusions.

dbl talk? heresay? duly noted. %%- :-? nice grammar & spellin.

generic stmt? agenda?

For Lance and other similarly intellectually-challenged Clem-like forumites. This is an open internet forum. Some have suggested that I am not, as I have claimed, BatMan. I will sue anyone who would go there. I have worked far too hard to make this friggin suit look good on me to have some morons picking at the details. I'll have a little let in here and a little let out there, OK? but jeez..give it a break.


That is all. Woosh.

For Lance and other similarly intellectually-challenged Clem-like forumites. This is an open internet forum. Some have suggested that I am not, as I have claimed, BatMan. I will sue anyone who would go there. I have worked far too hard to make this friggin suit look good on me to have some morons picking at the details. I'll have a little let in here and a little let out there, OK? but jeez..give it a break.


That is all. Woosh.


:swoon: Adam, is that you? :biggrin:

People would be wise to prefix any thought which might be construed as libelous by either: "In my opinion" or "I believe".

Your PSA for the day!


Very good advice.

Can someone make me some pickled beet eggs? :frown:

In my opinion... I need to have some.

:swoon: Adam, is that you? :biggrin:

Yeah, it's him.

Yeah, it's him.

In my opinion, that's just ghey.

In my opinion, the best advice for everyone is not to believe a single thing you read in any forum on its face value.

If everyone did this, this post would not have been necessary, and neither would lawyers for that matter. I'm just sayin'....IMO :whistle:

If everyone did this, this post would not have been necessary, and neither would lawyers for that matter. I'm just sayin'....IMO :whistle:

I think its safe to say that the vast majority of forum members have always taken anything posted in a forum in accordance with David's advice.

I think its safe to say that the vast majority of forum members have always taken anything posted in a forum in accordance with David's advice.

Is that your personal opinion or can you quote a source?

For Lance and other similarly intellectually-challenged Clem-like forumites. This is an open internet forum. Some have suggested that I am not, as I have claimed, BatMan. I will sue anyone who would go there. I have worked far too hard to make this friggin suit look good on me to have some morons picking at the details. I'll have a little let in here and a little let out there, OK? but jeez..give it a break.


That is all. Woosh.For Lance, it would be OK to say anything because he doesn't speak or understand real English anyway. :shrug:

Is that your personal opinion or can you quote a source?

pshaw. Why bother to quote a source? I've heard that 78.4% of all statistics are made up on the spot anyway.

People would be wise to prefix any thought which might be construed as libelous by either: "In my opinion" or "I believe".

Your PSA for the day!


You "Vrai" are the one who represents SoMd dot com, so if you say something then it could be seen as speaking for SoMd unless you declare it as your own opinion or your own belief.

Otherwise if I say or post some thing as libelous then it is only myself to blame and not SoMd dot com, and no one else either.

Of course I never libel anyone anyway.

And it needs to be a personal shot against another person in order to be libel, because talking trash about big Companies or about the gov are long time 1st Amendment activity.

IMO.

:otter:

You "Vrai" are the one who represents SoMd dot com, so if you say something then it could be seen as speaking for SoMd unless you declare it as your own opinion or your own belief.

Otherwise if I say or post some thing as libelous then it is only myself to blame and not SoMd dot com, and no one else either.

Of course I never libel anyone anyway.

And it needs to be a personal shot against another person in order to be libel, because talking trash about big Companies or about the gov are long time 1st Amendment activity.

IMO.

:otter:I beileve you should heed his words. After all he does have courthouse experience.

Wait, so does this "in my opinion"'apply to the religion forum too?:whistle:

You "Vrai" are the one who represents SoMd dot com, so if you say something then it could be seen as speaking for SoMd unless you declare it as your own opinion or your own belief.

I always thought that should be assumed, considering I use a screen name.


Official Disclaimer: Any posts that I make as "vraiblonde" are strictly my own personal opinion and have nothing to do with Southern Maryland Online or any of it's entities. They are meant entirely for entertainment purposes, and less frequently for edification of the unwashed masses. Do not take these posts seriously, as I have been known to troll in order to generate page views and banner hits as my audience becomes more and more outraged. I am frequently full of chit and that must be taken into consideration when reading my posts. If you would honestly take the ravings of some stranger on the interwebz who calls themself "vraiblonde" seriously, then you have problems. However, we do not discriminate against the mentally ill, but embrace and encourage them, and therefore realize that some readers will indeed misconstrue intent. In that event, I shall make every effort to help you rise to greater heights in your posting endeavors, that the aforementioned page views and banner hits might be fruitful and multiply. So have fun, be safe, and know that I'm laughing at you, not with you.

:peace:

Love the disclaimer: I believe I need to get me one of those.

:whistle:

thatz Y there r owners/webmasters/designers/administrators/moderators/staff personnel....etc......no need 2 b confused, basic comprehension is requested & not demanded.

time is $, $ is good business. no input = no output. It all works If all participate.

Have a Gr8 Day, & neva 4get 2 :D < that is free & Priceless.

Couldn't have said it more clearly myself.

:whistle:

Can someone make me some pickled beet eggs? :frown:

In my opinion... I need to have some.

WTF is a "beet egg"? :popcorn:

WTF is a "beet egg"? :popcorn:

Bestest pickled eggs you ever et (in my opinion). Beet slices, onions sliced, hardboiled eggs (chicken are OK..quail eggs even better) all left to soak in vinegar/sugar pickle juice.

Used to always see a 2-gallon jar of them on the counter of every general store..back when we still had a lot of general stores. Right next to the red hots, giant cucumber pickles and pickled pigs feet jars.

I put the disclaimer at the bottom as my siggy

I beileve you should heed his words. After all he does have courthouse experience.


That was a truly funny post.

In fact I would love it if SoMd Forums members were called into Court to explain and answer for their postings, as that would be fun.

The front page of the Enterprise - Southern Maryland Community Forum has been BUSTED.

:getdown:

That was a truly funny post.

In fact I would love it if SoMd Forums members were called into Court to explain and answer for their postings, as that would be fun.

The front page of the Enterprise - Southern Maryland Community Forum has been BUSTED.

:getdown:

I'd go and I would reiterate for the court on the record that you are a gold bricking boil on the ass of humanity. Hell I would even spray paint it on a wall if they wanted me to.

Note I did not preface this with "I believe" or "In my opinion" because it is undisputed fact.

Used to always see a 2-gallon jar of them on the counter at Betty Russell's. Right next to the red hots, giant cucumber pickles and pickled pigs feet jars.

:yahoo:

The front page of the Enterprise - Southern Maryland Community Forum has been BUSTED.



How about a link? I looked and did not see anything.

That was a truly funny post.

In fact I would love it if SoMd Forums members were called into Court to explain and answer for their postings, as that would be fun.:

You really are, in my opinion, well beyond a flaming nut case if you believe that that is what our courts are intended for.

Judge So-and-So: "Dad blammit!..I'm a sick an tarred of seeing them Gilligan, Pete and Toxic characters using too much sarcasm on them there interwebz forums!. And that 'vraibblonde character..well deed by gawd doan even git me started on her. Bring 'em in..they need to hang!..or at least pay a $5 fine..whatever"


Yeah JP..keep building that credibility pal. It's almost legendary already. In my opinion. :whistle:

Bestest pickled eggs you ever et (in my opinion). Beet slices, onions sliced, hardboiled eggs (chicken are OK..quail eggs even better) all left to soak in vinegar/sugar pickle juice.

Used to always see a 2-gallon jar of them on the counter of every general store..back when we still had a lot of general stores. Right next to the red hots, giant cucumber pickles and pickled pigs feet jars.

I was busting her internet balls about "beet eggs".....heard of every other kind of egg in the world; first time heard of a beet egg..

Yeah, it's him.

:hot:

I always thought that should be assumed, considering I use a screen name.


Official Disclaimer: Any posts that I make as "vraiblonde" are strictly my own personal opinion and have nothing to do with Southern Maryland Online or any of it's entities. They are meant entirely for entertainment purposes, and less frequently for edification of the unwashed masses. Do not take these posts seriously, as I have been known to troll in order to generate page views and banner hits as my audience becomes more and more outraged. I am frequently full of chit and that must be taken into consideration when reading my posts. If you would honestly take the ravings of some stranger on the interwebz who calls themself "vraiblonde" seriously, then you have problems. However, we do not discriminate against the mentally ill, but embrace and encourage them, and therefore realize that some readers will indeed misconstrue intent. In that event, I shall make every effort to help you rise to greater heights in your posting endeavors, that the aforementioned page views and banner hits might be fruitful and multiply. So have fun, be safe, and know that I'm laughing at you, not with you.

:peace:


:jet: Love it!

That was a truly funny post.

In fact I would love it if SoMd Forums members were called into Court to explain and answer for their postings, as that would be fun.

The front page of the Enterprise - Southern Maryland Community Forum has been BUSTED.

:getdown:

For what? Practicing our First Amendment right to free speech?! (following the TOS of SOMD.com, of course)

I was busting her internet balls about "beet eggs".....heard of every other kind of egg in the world; first time heard of a beet egg..

And now you know what "beet eggs" are too. :drool:

Official Disclaimer: Any posts that I make as "vraiblonde" are strictly my own personal opinion and have nothing to do with Southern Maryland Online or any of it's entities. They are meant entirely for entertainment purposes, and less frequently for edification of the unwashed masses. Do not take these posts seriously, as I have been known to troll in order to generate page views and banner hits as my audience becomes more and more outraged. I am frequently full of chit and that must be taken into consideration when reading my posts. If you would honestly take the ravings of some stranger on the interwebz who calls themself "vraiblonde" seriously, then you have problems. However, we do not discriminate against the mentally ill, but embrace and encourage them, and therefore realize that some readers will indeed misconstrue intent. In that event, I shall make every effort to help you rise to greater heights in your posting endeavors, that the aforementioned page views and banner hits might be fruitful and multiply. So have fun, be safe, and know that I'm laughing at you, not with you.

:peace:

Perfect!!

I was busting her internet balls about "beet eggs".....heard of every other kind of egg in the world; first time heard of a beet egg..

Your father used to make them all the time :yum:

I always thought that should be assumed, considering I use a screen name.


I have always been under the impression that "Vrai" was some how a representation of your real name.

I just searched the word and "vrai blonde" in French means "true blond".

Stunning.

:whistle:

Can I just put a disclaimer in my signature? does that count? lol

Stunning.

Indeed.

I have always been under the impression that "Vrai" was some how a representation of your real name.

I just searched the word and "vrai blonde" in French means "true blond".


HaHaHa.

You can take the "vote" out of VoteJP but you can't take the "sick" out of Cusick.

I just searched the word "VoteJP" on the internet and found...

Well... you know.

Indeed.

Is being 'stunning' not recommended on here any more either?

I believe I'm just checking...in my opinion.

Is being 'stunning' not recommended on here any more either?

I believe I'm just checking...in my opinion.I've always thought Vraiblonde to be stunning... but that is just my opinion.

I've always thought Vraiblonde to be stunning... but that is just my opinion.

Or stunting - depends on your POV.

I believe.

I've always thought Vraiblonde to be stunning... but that is just my opinion.

Naw, that's just her stun gun.....

I believe...

Your father used to make them all the time :yum:

Wonder what else was in them besides BEETJUICE......:cheers:

I have always been under the impression that "Vrai" was some how a representation of your real name.

I just searched the word and "vrai blonde" in French means "true blond".

Stunning.

:whistle:

Wow, you're friggin quick...

Only took you what, three or four years to figure that out??

Now lets see how quick you are ...

I believe her real name rhymes with a certain part of the female anatomy

Only took you what, three or four years to figure that out??


I say it took me 7 or 8 years, as I started here on the Forums around 2004.

I took French 1 as a Freshman at Ryken High School, then took French 1 again as a Sophomore at Ryken, then as a Junior I went over to Chopticon High School and never took French class again.

Of course I can still count to 10 in French.

:otter: