Ok, I take Anthony to fair and neutral observer, and genuine criticism. I apologize for saying I don't think John has direct operational experience tracking abusers. I should have simply explained that my own experiences tracking abusers were different with respect to costs and difficulty. I also apologize for using the word nonsense. I should have explained that I thought the points were irrelevant. That would have been a less inflamatory and more information bearing approach. --Dean On Sat, 31 May 2003, Anthony Atkielski wrote: > > I haven't repeatedly (or at all) defamed anyone. > > While I don't recall reading the original posts, you've backquoted text you > wrote yourself in which you cast aspersions upon others, which is > defamation. Speculating that someone lacks experience or that what he has > written is "nonsense" falls into this category. > > > And I also would like to initiate a formal complaint. > > Formal complaints of defamation generally must be based on clear evidence of > damages. Unless you've lost a job or someone has slashed your tires or > something because of posts on this list, a "formal complaint" really doesn't > serve any purpose. > > I suggest that everyone here be a lot less sensitive, and try a lot harder > to stick to the discussion, minus the personal attacks. It's easy enough to > say "I don't agree with you" without adding "because I think you're stupid." > > >