Action regarding Blackstar and Deepcrush

[Blackstar the Chakat]

I'm gone for a day and look at all of this...

So much for the matter being over. Did I miss anything important?

Well, I explained myself, pointed out that I did not make anything close to a death threat, and I demanded an apology from Graham for slandering my name, an apology he has yet to give, but that's about it.

[stitch626]

He didn't slander anything. "Slander is spoken. In print, its libel."
Cookie anyone?

[Mikey]

He didn't slander anything. "Slander is spoken. In print, its libel."
Cookie anyone?

On the tip of my tongue (leave it alone, Tsu) but I just can't quite place it.

[Blackstar the Chakat]

He didn't slander anything. "Slander is spoken. In print, its libel."
Cookie anyone?

Spider-man.

Slander is defined as

1. Law. Oral communication of false statements injurious to a person's reputation.
2. A false and malicious statement or report about someone.

[stitch626]

Well it wasn't malicious.
So the question is, was the statement false.
Well, all I have to say is, such things are matters of perception.
IMO, it wasn't slander

[Sionnach Glic]

Well, I explained myself, pointed out that I did not make anything close to a death threat, and I demanded an apology from Graham for slandering my name, an apology he has yet to give, but that's about it.

He did not say you made death threats:

....plus bringing the prospect of the death of other forum members into the discussion....

.... what verge on active death threats....

He did not say you made death threats, ergo, no slander.
Now let's let that be the end of it. Complaining further about it isn't going to get you anywhere.

I'm half tempted to just lock this thread and be done with it.

[stitch626]

Oh yeah, you can do that. Cool stuff goes with the green name, don't it Rochey.

[Sionnach Glic]

Damn straigth it does. 8)

[Blackstar the Chakat]

Well, I explained myself, pointed out that I did not make anything close to a death threat, and I demanded an apology from Graham for slandering my name, an apology he has yet to give, but that's about it.

He did not say you made death threats:

....plus bringing the prospect of the death of other forum members into the discussion....

.... what verge on active death threats....

He did not say you made death threats, ergo, no slander.
Now let's let that be the end of it. Complaining further about it isn't going to get you anywhere.

I'm half tempted to just lock this thread and be done with it.

He also said:

Let me restate in simple form : Death threats >> insults.

This is saying that I made a death threat, which is slander

[stitch626]

However, those x>y things are usually abreviated. If he said "verging on death threats>>insults that some may find insulting" gets alittle wordy.

[Blackstar the Chakat]

However, those x>y things are usually abreviated. If he said "verging on death threats>>insults that some may find insulting" gets alittle wordy.

It doesn't make a difference what he meant to do, what matters is what he did. All I'm asking for is an apology. It's not like I demanded something unreasonable, like making me a mod or something.

[Deepcrush]

This is almost as bad as dealing with my g/f's PMS!

Random nonsense mixed with weird tempers and crying.

[Tsukiyumi]

Do we need to seperate you two?

[Deepcrush]

Already done! She's on vacation with her family (poor bastards) on the eastern shore and I'm in DC.

Ahhh, the peace and quite of gunshots and politics.

[Sionnach Glic]

This is saying that I made a death threat, which is slander

Look, I'm going to just be blunt here: no one cares. Graham doesn't care, Ian doesn't care, the mods don't care, and neither do any of the forum members. You were not punished for making death threats, you were punished for bringing up the topic at all. Graham has made no mention of you making death threats to anyone who is not a member of this board. As everyone on the board knows what you actualy said, there's no harm to your reputation done.

As far as I'm concerned, the matter is closed. You crossed a line, got punished, served out the punishment, and are now back. No permanent harm was done to anything but your ego. Accept that and let the matter lie. That way we can all get back to normal. Do that, and within a month this whole thing will have been forgotten and people will think the better of you for accepting it.

I'm not going to lock the thread for now, but if this continues going around in circles I will.