is it this forum in Cyprus today ?

hooter


Joined: 21/03/2011
Posts: 20

Message Posted:
26/03/2011 17:26

Is it this forum in Cyprus today ? no name mentioned , do you KNOW to which forum the author refers?



http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5136/5560795277_c875dbb9cb_b.jpg

pollymarples


Joined: 08/08/2010
Posts: 1778

Message Posted:
26/03/2011 17:37

Interesting but a little unrealistic. I have never witnessed a hate campaign on here, by and large the moderators cotton on quickly and things dont get too out of hand. IN any event one man's lie is another man's truth. It is all in the perception., OH and yes I think they refer to here and the other forums, NCFP and

NOrth Cyprus forum - sour grapes.

AlsancakJack



Joined: 14/08/2008
Posts: 5762

Message Posted:
26/03/2011 17:48

Nige

It could be anyone of 1001 forums (including yours). It is unrealistic to ask potential members to prove their identity on the internet, how do you do it? Yep I know, lets ask all potential members to come to the office and show their passports before they are allowed a login. Or lets log everyones IP addresses and just ignore the fact that some will disguise their IP address by using any of the available software programs available for free on the internet. Or get them to go to an Advocate and produce a signed letter stating that they are who they say they are. Unfortunately there are people that will slag off the way some boards do things but they are never capable of providing a solution. Easy isn't it.

susief


Joined: 06/11/2008
Posts: 529

Message Posted:
26/03/2011 18:01

If you read the whole article here http://www.ticproblemsolver.com/ I think it gives it a bit more context.

billybob


Joined: 29/03/2008
Posts: 576

Message Posted:
26/03/2011 20:03

This forum has let many people make unsubstantiated attacks on people & businesses time and time again and some of the moderators are so biased it stinks

Just my opinion of course :(

eyebob


Joined: 22/06/2010
Posts: 143

Message Posted:
26/03/2011 20:15

Oh, you sad people,always having a go, condescending and pontificating about all and sundry, why don`t you get a life? Same people on here are all the time,making comments and judgements about everything and everyone.AlsanjakJack thinks his purpose in life is to be King Solomon and judge and sentence anyone who (God forbid!) disagrees with his views,Arbitrator!!? Beware, I AM WATCHING YOU!! says AJ)Do not the ALLOW people who use this site to dictate,they do not want just ORDINARY enquiries and general chat. They think they own this site,well,friends,news for you,it belongs to every and anyone who chooses to visit it.I will stop now because I am at a loss as to what more to say,oh! I despair and now take my leave,never to again darken your doors,peace and love to all

gooligan


Joined: 30/01/2007
Posts: 1591

Message Posted:
26/03/2011 20:17

AJ,that email I just sent you,are you getting the message now?

philbailey


Joined: 17/01/2011
Posts: 3534

Message Posted:
26/03/2011 20:18

I think it is only one moderator

unfair to tar all with the same brush

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
26/03/2011 20:19

I have searched cyprus today and cant see any mention refered to x

hooter


Joined: 21/03/2011
Posts: 20

Message Posted:
26/03/2011 20:24

page 24 column 2

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
26/03/2011 20:26

Thanks love, I never read the IT section as I am computor thick, just seen it thank you again x

hooter


Joined: 21/03/2011
Posts: 20

Message Posted:
26/03/2011 20:30

best put the article in a shop window one mod is sure to read it.

ianwfs


Joined: 08/01/2008
Posts: 563

Message Posted:
26/03/2011 22:33

I think, possibly, that the article is meant to be a warning to us. There is growing case law from around the world of people suing for libel, and winning, for comments placed on social networking sites. It would appear that where the media is based is irrelevant, and it seems that the courts have decided that the the residence of the plaintiff and the defendant decides where the case is heard.

The latest one in the UK is where a local councellor said on twitter that a rival had to be removed from a polling station by the police. He had to pay £3000 damages and £50000 costs.

philbailey


Joined: 17/01/2011
Posts: 3534

Message Posted:
26/03/2011 22:58

Twitter is different from an open forum

I do not believe anyone could be sued

susief


Joined: 06/11/2008
Posts: 529

Message Posted:
27/03/2011 00:22

Singer Courtney Love had to settle a lawsuit recently over some remarks on twitter http://uk.news.yahoo.com/35/20110304/tmusic-courtney-love-settles-twitter-lawsui-716af92.html

So yes, you should be careful what you write anywhere in the public domain!

philbailey


Joined: 17/01/2011
Posts: 3534

Message Posted:
27/03/2011 00:25

Again an open forum is different from twitter or faceache

Has anyone been sued from a forum

You can legally join sex/racist forums etc

ianwfs


Joined: 08/01/2008
Posts: 563

Message Posted:
27/03/2011 01:11

So what you're saying is that because you can join an open forum and not use your real name, you can write anything you like, hiding behind anonimity, and there will be no consequences?

Yes, you can legally join sex/racists forums. It's not the joining that's illegal, it's the postings. And if a posting libels somebody who suffers a "loss" because of it, the poster is subject to the law. It's a whole new legal field, and it looks as if case law is deciding it. There is also discussion in Parliament (and I assume in other countries) to see how the law can be clarified to allow freedom of speech, but at the same time not allowing that freedom to go over the line.

One other point (and it's personal opinion). I believe that the forum (or blog, or bulletin board, or whatever) has a "duty of care" to ensure comments aren't libelous. That duty of care would also extend to any administrators or moderators, who could well find they are joined in any action as co-defendants

philbailey


Joined: 17/01/2011
Posts: 3534

Message Posted:
27/03/2011 01:30

I think your opinion of this forum is over-rated

If some of the comments regarding lawyers and banks on here do not recieve any notice the rest is small change

And if it is your opinion what can anyone do ?



Check out the most popular joke site

http://www.sickipedia.org/



if nobody sues them I thnk 44 is safe

ianwfs


Joined: 08/01/2008
Posts: 563

Message Posted:
27/03/2011 01:37

I expect that's what the guy on twitter thought. And he's down £53,000.

philbailey


Joined: 17/01/2011
Posts: 3534

Message Posted:
27/03/2011 01:44

If you actually read your article

they settled OUT of court

pollymarples


Joined: 08/08/2010
Posts: 1778

Message Posted:
27/03/2011 08:29

Well yes be very careful or your lap top could join Laura in the chokey.



Pauine is stil awaiting her summons and has been without lAURA SINCE THE 14TH October, as big a joke as the case she was covering...ooooh there she goes again.

ianwfs


Joined: 08/01/2008
Posts: 563

Message Posted:
27/03/2011 11:38

[quote]If you actually read your article

they settled OUT of court [/quote]

Yes they did. I expect his lawyer advised him it was the cheaper option. The agreement, however was conditional on being accepted by the judge. It goes to show that this is a developing area of law.

I agree, that the chances of anybody being sued on C44 are pretty remote. However, a certain bank are threatening to do so. (I expect the members concerned would be glad for their day in court and the publicity!). There have been posts in the past here that have resulted in the threat of legal action, and apologies have been posted for publishing libellous information. Indeed whole threads have been pulled for that reason.

The point I'm trying to make is that you can't publish anything you like and assume you'll get away with it. And being anonymous won't help. There's no such thing on the internet.

malsancak


Joined: 23/08/2009
Posts: 2874

Message Posted:
27/03/2011 11:52

ianwfs, yes there is a possibility of anonymity but many ISPs keep a record of your use for 90 days, for example, and law enforcement agencies can gain access to these records. They can even show evidence of your use of an anonymiser and the forum records could reflect the use of the same anonymiser to create an illegal post. That would be enough to seize your laptop if they have suspicion you were involved. In the US even if you password your laptop with an unbreakable password and encrypt all the data that can be used as evidence of guilt if you don't supply the password.

Wikileaks exists apparently because whistle-blowers are assured real anonymity.

ianwfs


Joined: 08/01/2008
Posts: 563

Message Posted:
27/03/2011 11:59

I meant to add a link to an expansion of the article mentioned in post 1, so here it is.

http://www.ticproblemsolver.com/internet_hate_campaign/

pollymarples


Joined: 08/08/2010
Posts: 1778

Message Posted:
27/03/2011 12:11

Oh dear big brother want his pound of flesh it would seem.