Steve has defended himself well in reposte to Wizcleans allegations, but allegations of such a nature on a forum such as this can possibly have a real effect on someone's business in the real world and I am quite sure that Mike doesn't want to be dragged into anything of a legal nature!
Ian
No offense ian, but isn't that just the risk you take when you set up a forum?
Its a bit pointless to say "dont say anythng that could be liable because the owners might get into trouble and there's only a couple of us mods here" without sounding harsh I would say thats just tough luck. If you dont want the risk then nobody's forcing you to have a bulletin board are they?
It's a forum. People are going to say what they think, good and bad.
Sigh....
It is called the law, break libel laws and you can be in all kinds of trouble, not just the owners of the board..although as I understand it, there are disclaimers that can be made...but the person 'making' the claims.
Just as newspapers and magazines are in the public domain, so are forums, the written word, wherever it may appear has the same laws applied to it.
I'm not a lawyer so haven't a clue whether there is a breach of libel or not, but I'd be remiss in my role as a moderator if I didn't point it out.
Saying you are dissatisfied with the service received is fine, but the devil is in the detail as they say.
Ian