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    Mar 15, 2011, 05:56 AM
    Slander/Libel
    If someone posts a question on this site using full legal names, ages, and city, province and are citing unsubstantiated bad things about the person/persons, can they be sued for slander?
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    Mar 15, 2011, 06:08 AM
    That kind of personal information would get removed by a mod.
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    Mar 15, 2011, 06:10 AM

    Hello M:

    If the libelous information caused provable monetary damages, sure.

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    Mar 15, 2011, 06:12 AM

    Actually they would be sued for libel. Slander is the spoken word and libel is the written word.
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    Mar 15, 2011, 06:29 AM
    They would have to prove monetary damages?
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    Mar 15, 2011, 06:32 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by MLMFGM View Post
    They would have to prove monetary damages?
    Hello M:

    Yes. Proving the BAD is only HALF of a libel suit. Once you've proven the BAD, then you need to prove HOW MUCH it cost you. If it cost you NOTHING, then you get NOTHING - except a huge legal bill.

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    Mar 15, 2011, 06:34 AM

    Can you expand on what happened on THIS site to cause this concern?
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    Mar 15, 2011, 08:42 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by MLMFGM View Post
    ... unsubstantiated bad things ...
    untrue things which would cause people to have an unfavorable opinion of the person

    "Unsubstantiated" is not the test because that would require everyone to post a link to some source every time they write anything. Hmm, not a bad idea, actually.
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