> is it any wonder that participation in this forum by
> the people who used to contribute the most has dropped significantly?

> Since N-H-P/John H. Gohde's  promise to "poke fun at" the people who
> contribute the most in the Google Webmaster Help forum seems to have
> more so turned into a threat with his idea of "poking fun" being to
> defame people, is it any wonder that participation in this forum by
> the people who used to contribute the most has dropped significantly?

> Craig

> On May 2, 9:04 pm, dockarl wrote:

> > Hi everyone - I don't want to start another ranting Gohde thread, but
> > I think that the time has about come for something to be done to make
> > him realise this is no game, this isn't a place for him to come to
> > abuse people.

> > 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
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