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Flamewars and Lawsuits on rec.collecting.coins
Hello
I was not aware that some people have filed lawsuits because people posting on "rec.collecting.coins" were being flamed. There has been more than one lawsuit on this newsgroup. Base on what I have seen in this group, the only winners are the lawyers who collected the legal fees. What I am not sure of, was the lawsuits directed At the individual postings, or at "rec.collecting.coins"? I was checking to see if any lawsuits are still active. I have so far not found any yet. Still searching. Below is what I came across from 2005. --------------------------------------------- FROM: http://www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v08n39a18.html ---- SNIP ---- Being privately owned, some online forums do attempt a level of decorum. Others do not. The Usenet newsgroups are infamous for their flamewars. Both of those parameters can be "good" or "bad" depending on the context. The recent spate of lawsuits between Accugrade and the ANA and others began with posts on rec.collecting.coins, within the first month that the group received its Usenet charter. No print publication could afford to discuss a subject so aggressively. On the other hand, many forums are purposely low-key to avoid the negativity of unbridled comment. The decisions come from the owners of the websites. Unlike print, websites have very low start-up costs. Anyone can have one. --- SNIP ---- |
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Arizona Coin Collector wrote:
Hello I was not aware that some people have filed lawsuits because people posting on "rec.collecting.coins" were being flamed. There has been more than one lawsuit on this newsgroup. Base on what I have seen in this group, the only winners are the lawyers who collected the legal fees. What I am not sure of, was the lawsuits directed At the individual postings, or at "rec.collecting.coins"? I was checking to see if any lawsuits are still active. I have so far not found any yet. Still searching. Below is what I came across from 2005. Here's some advice, ignore it at your peril: Don't stir up hornets' nests. 'Nuff said. James |
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"sgt23" wrote in message
... I say stir, maybe it would cause a few people here to leave. Sarge, you ninny, the person most people would want to leave is YOU! |
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On Tue, 3 Feb 2009 21:28:15 -0800 (PST), sgt23
wrote: On Feb 3, 10:09*pm, "Mr. Jaggers" lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com wrote: Arizona Coin Collector wrote: Hello I was not aware that some people have filed lawsuits because people posting on "rec.collecting.coins" were being flamed. There has been more than one lawsuit on this newsgroup. Base on what I have seen in this group, the only winners are the lawyers who collected the legal fees. What I am not sure of, was the lawsuits directed At the individual postings, or at "rec.collecting.coins"? I was checking to see if any lawsuits are still active. I have so far not found any yet. Still searching. Below is what I came across from 2005. Here's some advice, ignore it at your peril: Don't stir up hornets' nests. 'Nuff said. James- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I say stir, maybe it would cause a few people here to leave. Without going into too many details, the people who got sued were probably not the ones you're thinking of. I was one of them. take care, Scott |
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On Feb 3, 9:56�pm, "Arizona Coin Collector" wrote:
Hello I was not aware that some people have filed lawsuits because people posting on "rec.collecting.coins" were being flamed. snip Uuh....this is not correct. Nobody who posted here filed a lawsuit because they were being flamed. What exactly is your point? Feeling a bit warm? |
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On Feb 4, 11:52*am, Phil DeMayo wrote:
On Feb 3, 9:56 pm, "Arizona Coin Collector" wrote: Hello I was not aware that some people have filed lawsuits because people posting on "rec.collecting.coins" were being flamed. *snip Uuh....this is not correct. Nobody who posted here filed a lawsuit because they were being flamed. What exactly is your point? *Feeling a bit warm? If I remember right their were two law suits here. One was due to people here smearing a certain grading companies name here. The other was because of some members of this group ruining another person name or such. But I don't think even 90% of the people involved in either case still read here. Maybe James is right we should just leave this in the past. |
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sgt23 wrote:
On Feb 4, 11:52 am, Phil DeMayo wrote: On Feb 3, 9:56 pm, "Arizona Coin Collector" wrote: Hello I was not aware that some people have filed lawsuits because people posting on "rec.collecting.coins" were being flamed. snip Uuh....this is not correct. Nobody who posted here filed a lawsuit because they were being flamed. What exactly is your point? Feeling a bit warm? If I remember right their were two law suits here. One was due to people here smearing a certain grading companies name here. The other was because of some members of this group ruining another person name or such. But I don't think even 90% of the people involved in either case still read here. Maybe James is right we should just leave this in the past. Thank you! Now, onward and upward. James |
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"sgt23" wrote in message ... On Feb 4, 11:52 am, Phil DeMayo wrote: On Feb 3, 9:56 pm, "Arizona Coin Collector" wrote: Hello I was not aware that some people have filed lawsuits because people posting on "rec.collecting.coins" were being flamed. snip Uuh....this is not correct. Nobody who posted here filed a lawsuit because they were being flamed. What exactly is your point? Feeling a bit warm? If I remember right their were two law suits here. One was due to people here smearing a certain grading companies name here. The other was because of some members of this group ruining another person name or such. But I don't think even 90% of the people involved in either case still read here. Maybe James is right we should just leave this in the past. *************** We? |
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Bruce Remick wrote:
"sgt23" wrote in message ... On Feb 4, 11:52 am, Phil DeMayo wrote: On Feb 3, 9:56 pm, "Arizona Coin Collector" wrote: Hello I was not aware that some people have filed lawsuits because people posting on "rec.collecting.coins" were being flamed. snip Uuh....this is not correct. Nobody who posted here filed a lawsuit because they were being flamed. What exactly is your point? Feeling a bit warm? If I remember right their were two law suits here. One was due to people here smearing a certain grading companies name here. The other was because of some members of this group ruining another person name or such. But I don't think even 90% of the people involved in either case still read here. Maybe James is right we should just leave this in the past. *************** We? What you mean "we", Kimo Sabe? Tonto |
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Well I sure as well didn't start the discussion!
On Feb 4, 8:46*pm, "Mr. Jaggers" lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com wrote: Bruce Remick wrote: "sgt23" wrote in message .... On Feb 4, 11:52 am, Phil DeMayo wrote: On Feb 3, 9:56 pm, "Arizona Coin Collector" wrote: Hello I was not aware that some people have filed lawsuits because people posting on "rec.collecting.coins" were being flamed. snip Uuh....this is not correct. Nobody who posted here filed a lawsuit because they were being flamed. What exactly is your point? Feeling a bit warm? If I remember right their were two law suits here. One was due to people here smearing a certain grading companies name here. The other was because of some members of this group ruining another person name or such. But I don't think even 90% of the people involved in either case still read here. Maybe James is right we should just leave this in the past. *************** We? What you mean "we", Kimo Sabe? Tonto- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - |
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