OT/ A legal question

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Posted By: davidcycleback

For his own legal security, Leon should avoid posting for others, unless the post is benign. There's no good reason why an individual can't post on this board for himself anyway.

I know of an art online newsletter moderator who was sued for including a libelous piece sent to him by a reader. The moderator didn't write it, edit it or necesarilly agree with it, but was sued for 'posting' the information ... On a board like this, if indviduals sign in and post for themselves, they are pretty much taking the responsibility for the text. If Leon himself posts for others, he might be taking some responsibility ... It should be noted that the art newsletter piece was obviously potentially inflamintory, with (apparently false) accusation that someone owned Nazi looted art. The moderator wasn't sued because he posted a reader's request for directions to the 7-11.