Please be careful......

[The cobbett slayer]

..... in your choice of words when posting on the site.

 

I have just seen another posting in one of the bank threads that has been edited by a mod for the use of the word "stolen"

 

The word stolen implies that the banks have comitted a criminal act in taking the charges and this is not the case. The issue is one of civil and not criminal law and use of words that suggest criminal activity could result in a claim for libel against the owners of this site. Not a nice thought. Bankfodder and Dave have taken a lot upon themselves to get this thing going, not to mention the mods and site helpers who have enough to do without dealing with stupid comments, even if they are made out of ignorance.

 

Sorry for the rant but it would be a shame to see the site go pear shaped because of the misguided activities of a few people. We are all disgruntled bank customers so lets work together without giving them any ammunition to fire back.

 

Paul

[The cobbett slayer]

I think we are getting away from the original point that I was making and debating the legal issues isn't really necessary.

 

If all forum users refrain from using any language that could be construed in any way as libellous, the legal arguments don't arise and the site owners will never have to be tested in court.

 

It's that simple really!

[The cobbett slayer]

Paul, I think that you could be refering to my comment, i have not explained mtyself enough.when i stated that i had money stolen, i have had money stolen out of my business account via a cloned atm card! This is a fact and i must add that the Bank i use are helping me and have agreed that i will get a full refund, but in the meantime i am still £1600 short and due to ABBEY declaring a default notice against me i have been unable to get an overdraft, thus causing me further loss and hardship

 

No, this wasn't the post I was referring to. In your case you did have money stolen but not by the bank.

[The cobbett slayer]

Is the word Lying which I have seen a few times on one particular thread albeit spelt wrong on all four occasions used defamatory or in need on mod intervention?

 

 

Another one I would personally choose to avoid as it suggests that the banks are not telling the truth when the fact is they are actually just saying nothing.