> John has today crossed an important line. He's prgressed from personal
> attacks to outright defamation. That's a line at which I abruptly lose
> my sense of humour.

> Please seehttp://groups.google.com.au/group/Google_Webmaster_Help-chit-chat/bro...

> W.R.T. the 'half naked graphics', I think he's referring to the
> website of a lingerie company I direct - I don't care about that.

> What really concerns me is that John has implied that he thinks that
> I'm reponsible forhttp://www.naturalhealthperspective.net. He's
> implied the same various times, but never directly until now .

> At first, I laughed it off and told him to pull his head in, but then
> I thought about his post for a few minutes - these are public forums.
> I don't want searchable, public records painting me as someone that
> would devote myself to writing a hate blog.

> I explained to John that these days potential employers / business
> partners etc often do background searches on people prior to forming
> partnerships with them - I've even done it. I explained to John that I
> don't want to be known as the type of person that would write a hate
> blog about another person - it's just not who I am - as a person I
> aspire to tolerance. It's a central tenet of who I am, it's central to
> my being - that's why I've butted heads with him previously when he's
> used these forums for xenophobic and racist monologues.

> Regardless of the fact that I think the very fact that someone has
> devoted a hate blog to him speaks volumes, I will not idly stand by
> and let him progress from just being a pest to using these forums as a
> platform for overtly defamatory / slanderous comments.

> I've given him a chance to recant his allegation, and he has not only
> failed to do so, he's taken it up a notch. Enough is enough.

> I formally and very seriously request that the following actions be
> taken:-

> 1. The posts in question be expunged.
> 2. John be placed on permanent moderation or banned from these groups
> entirely.

> John has crossed a line, his statements are very clearly defamatory -
> and would not be tolerated in the real world - why should they be
> tolerated in this, a real world forum? He obviously thinks this is
> some sort of game.

> I am no longer amused.

> Matthew James (dockarl)

> On May 2, 5:55 am, Volvox777 wrote:

> > NHP wrote in response to my comment that the NHP.net site is not run
> > by me

> I miss read that post. :(

> You are NOT the hate blogger, because he is NOT mentally unstable:
> unlike you.

> I would say that dockarl  is the most likely person.  Since both have
> displayed a marked preference for semi-naked female graphics.