Re: [OT] legal poition on personal posts on a forum

[Simon McCaughey <simonmcc@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 5/9/05, Paul Gale <groups@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> I was asking because a certain forum I use deletes all messages that
are considered 'controversial' i.e. "this supplier gave me bad service
as they took 3 weeks to ship an item they said was in stock" etc...
>
> I was wondering if the forum operators really had grounds to do this.
I know they can do whatever they like as it's their board and I agreed to
their conditions but was wondering from a legal point of view.
>

I think that is the key, its their server, therefore they can do
exactly what they like. They probably do it to avoid any possible
repercussions - ie it's more of a precaution than anything.

Very annoying though...

"What, the land of the free? Whoever told you that is your
enemy..."

Simon