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Re: Next time you're thinking about flaming someone on-line
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Date: 
Tue, 5 Mar 2002 10:54:48 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Ross Crawford writes:
http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,50548,00.html

Isn't this relevant only to sites like Lugnet -- the ones that require a
real email address and your actual name (presuming one actually provides it,
as I have)?  I can't see how anybody can get the info. on people posting
over at f*ckedcompany.com for example (not without more information than is
readily available on the site, and not without the site owner's
cooperation)?  It seems only an idiot would go completely off the deep end
with a libelous speech where one could actually and easily be identified.

I guess it's a good thing that we generally don't get to discussing
personalities on Lugnet, we just discuss what TLC does and does not do in
the marketplace...and in any case, most of the rougher stuff is just
well-meaning jibes from lego enthusiasts.

-- Hop-Frog



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  Re: Next time you're thinking about flaming someone on-line
 
(...) That is what you would think... but I had heard that some of these legal beagles track down who the poster actually is by forcing the site to give info when registered (so much for anonymity, but the site ToS typically say they will bend over (...) (23 years ago, 5-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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  Next time you're thinking about flaming someone on-line
 
(URL) interesting to find out what Mr Whatley ends up doing... ROSCO (23 years ago, 4-Mar-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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