Slander

[Leachy10]

On a forum that I use, I asked a question about an event that was being discussed. The thread starter is the promotor of the event and a moderator on the forum. He replied to my question with remarks such as "Only someone who is almost medically stupid would think such a thing." and "Criticism I can take, and often do. Players who make up lies or display an almost intergalactic level of stupidity I can't." Other forum then joined with remarks that I hold this promotor/moderator for. Is there any legal action that I could take and would it be expensive.
I could give a link to the thread but you need to register to read it

[redcrx]

it would cost you a LOT of money. And what would you actually be suing for? what has it cost you?

[Old_Geezer]

If written it would probably be classed as libel. But I suspect as you were anonymous that wouldn't hold either. I think one takes one's chances in the Net with the risk of encountering troll behaviour.

[Answerprancer]

Am I missing something here, it looks pretty innocous to me - just tell him to s-tfu and move on. All's fair in phoney warfare ;-)

[milly143]

I thought it was only classed as 'slander' if it wasn't true.

[Leachy10]

I wasn't anonymous, I know him and he knows me. It is a paintball event and he knows I am a casual worker at a site. He Emailed the site owner to basically get me gagged, I have been told to to step out of the way for a while so I have lost a little bit of casual work. Its not the cost of the work that is bothering me I just don't like being treated this way.

[bednobs]

i'm with answerprancer on this one i'm afraid. Someone says that in essence they think you are stupid and you want to take legal action against them??
You need to get some proportionality here!

[Leachy10]

But "milly143" I'm not a liar and I spent 5 years in further education so I don't think I am "Medically stupid"

[Answerprancer]

Have you tried being direct with them about this ?
BTW - it is possible to see the whole page, I managed to link to it via your quote.

[bednobs]

i think you need to take it up with your boss then, not the person who wrote on an internet site

[TWR]

Leachey, I am going through something on these lines with an evil bitch In a job I really loved doing, these evil piece sht has alleged that I had done something that the rest of the community house staff said on a regular basis regards one female client, I let a lot of things go over my head I'm not touchy neither am I a person that's takes offence over my birthplace???? what this evil piece of human sht has come out beggars belief to the people that know me, I have now the Union involved in my case & I will sue this fnkg bitch for what she has said about me, if this person has caused you undue stress with what the person has said, sue the basd, I do not go in for this bull sht of suing company's or anyone for some stupid Insurance company's ego's but I am a person that will in any way or form not have my character or name decimated by anyone, the best of luck with the avenue that you take as there are a lot of basds out there that try to decimate people & get away with it. x

[TWR]

I thought you where a female! Sorry for the x

[pink-kittens]

Think your global moderator is reading a different thread - I cant see where you swore for example and yet he asked you to amend your swearing?

I've seen this before - a moderator asked the person to edit their post that had 'vitriol and racist' remarks in it, then the moderator edited it to look as if there had been something in it IYSWIM?

Is he the owner of the site? If not you could mail all your 'evidence' to the site owner?