RE: Techie's List

["Combs, Richard" <richard -dot- combs -at- Polycom -dot- com>]

Tariel, Lauren R wrote: 
 
> It isn't libel if it is true, also the list owner can 
> disclaim any responsibility for the opinion of others, unless 
> the opinion seems false and outrageous.  Or something like 
> that.  

We're all entitled to our opinions and feelings. If I say, "I don't
trust Acme -- I felt like they were trying to take advantage of me,"
that's not slanderous -- unless I'm maliciously lying about my opinions
and feelings. But if I said, "They cheated me," and I can't prove it, I
may have a legal problem. 

That said, Kevin Amery made an important point about the
other-than-legal ramifications of posting negative comments about
employers/clients. 

I certainly would never hire someone who publicly declared, "I've never
met a company that I would trust," and repeatedly bragged about how many
companies she'd dragged before regulatory agencies or into court. 

But maybe that's just me. 

Richard


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Polycom, Inc.
richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom
303-223-5111
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303-777-0436
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