I agree the anonymous message boards can be a bad place for rumor and gossip. If people don't have to put their real names behind their accusations and statements, it seems to reason it would make it easier to put false stuff out. I get that part.
I do think that the Mods and Admins on this board do a good job of not allowing vicious attacks on people's character unless it's something that is publicly known. If it's already public info, then I'd say it's ok for a public forum.
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Originally Posted by Ron
Funny,
This post #186 in this thread must have been overlooked because Moniker (anonymous) called Bro Scott Phillips a liar.
Reverend Philips,
You say you only want to help these men.
I don't believe you. You just want to punish them.
Again the report post tool is broken!
This post doesn't call anyone a liar. Good grief.
And as for gossip. This is gossip
idle talk or rumor, esp. about the personal or private affairs of others:
What this thread is about is the PUBLIC statements and opinions of people who are PUBLIC figures.
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No, moniker. In all fairness, you didn't just stop at saying "I don't believe you". In the next sentence you went on to assign a specific motivation to him, "you just want to punish them". That goes way beyond simply saying I don't believe you. That goes pretty much to saying someone is lying about their motivation.
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