Various comments made about other people and organisations.

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Various comments made about other people and organisations.

#1 Post by jd »

1. There are laws of libel.
2. If you have something to say about somebody, don't post it here if you wouldn't say it to their face.
3. see 1.
4. see 2.

Reminder because of a few posts by different people over the last few months
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Re: Various comments made about other people and organisations.

#2 Post by petekd »

Lads, did you not read whats above? As far as the nonsense this evening goes, pack it in. Enough. Anyone mentioning another angler in a negative capacity like that by name or insinuation on a public forum like this needs to stop.Leave it out lads.
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#3 Post by jd »

Here is an example of what can happen. BTW politics.ie is a forum like this one, and kerrynorth is not a pseudonym for the owner of politics.ie , he is a regular user of the forums

http://www.independent.ie/national-news ... 41874.html

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Michael Daly, of Daly O'Se Property Consultants, Denny Street, Tralee, Co Kerry, was granted an interim injunction at the Circuit Court in Killarney restraining publication of the reports on a leading political blog, Politics.ie.

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The court heard that David Cochrane of Crodaun Park, Celbridge, Co Kildare, was the owner of the blog. Mr Cochrane was not represented in court.

Counsel for Mr Daly said there had been 11,983 posts relating to his client on the blog.

The court heard that, on March 12 last, Mr Cochrane published under the pseudonym Kerrynorth words ...


The case was adjourned to the Circuit Court..

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