freedom of speech/offending people/defamation

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toucan

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the closing down of barkSA's forum raises an interesting question about what we can and can't say about other people.

if i call you an idiot, maybe you'll be offended and get all upset and want to moer me. can you sue me for defamation?

slating a bike shop for bad service (or any business) is not a bad thing IMHO. the business involved will know that something is wrong with there service/product and hopefully correct it. if nothing is wrong then they know the person is speaking crap and can offer to prove in real life. is suing the person the right way to go?

the internet as a medium can easily be used to propogate any information to a wide audience. the information does not even have to be correct/true/proven. should it be policed to weed out the lies?
 
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