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I am fairly new to this Forum but I believe that everyone has a point of view and is entitled to voice it. We seem to have moved into a 'PC' world where any comment which 'falls either side of the fence' is regarded as wrong and distasteful. I am old enough to remember Germany under the Nazis...

Isn't it 'quality' not 'quantity' ....as 'they' say...?

On the internet the rules of libel are exactly the same as elsewhere. There are no special internet defences. The only advantage is that web sites tend to have a smaller number of users, (so less people see it hence it's less defamatory so it's rarely worth the bother of going to court) and...

What about the person about whom someone was writing? That reminds me of the army Colonel writing an appraisal on one of his junior officers. He wrote. "To retain this man in the Army would be depriving some village of its idiot!" So I suppose that wouldn't be libel!? :lol:

It has also been held that if the person making the statement has reasonable cause to believe it to be true (even though it was later found to be false) then it is not defamation/libel.

I am new to these Forums but I would like to offer my support to ban-all-sheds in this matter. I left another Forum because of 'over-moderation'. Whilst I can understand Moderators deleting Posts which are offensive either to an individual or by the use of particular language or innuendo or...

Being new to this Forum, but having taken the opportunity to read many other Posts, including yours, I feel quite honoured to be amongst the many people with whom you disagree!

Take it from me..German is NOT an easy language to learn. It has 3 genders (French only has two) and they do not follow what we English speakers might consider a Male/Female/Neuter pattern. Also, subjunctive is much used whereas in English it is only used in conditional sentences. I am...