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    Eric - you go spend money on an attorney to represent you. And I'm sure he'll write a REAL nasty letter to Hex about why the "slander" about you should be IMMEDIATELY removed from the board. That oughta cost you about $100 (if you're lucky).

    Nothing that CC wrote about you could possibly make up for the damage to your reputation you caused yourself. Your reputation is done on this board - by your own hand, with your own arrogance and rudeness. You have demonstrated yourself to be someone I would never have any reason to patronize. And from the comments of other members here, I'd say you haven't made very many friends... This most recent e-mail to Hex continues to be a further demonstration of your retailing prowess...

    You, yourself, came into the site and subjected yourself to public scrutiny. No one enticed you here - no one encouraged you to come here - no one promised you anything by coming here. You drew criticism based upon YOUR actions on this board. You are not a paid advertiser, and are instead a nothing more than a member of this site. You are not entitled to any special privileges or treatment. If what you say is true (that post made against you are "abusive, obscene, vulgar, defamatory and harassing."), you too are at least guilty of the defamatory, harassing and abusive posts. You can't call the kettle black, my friend. And add "deceptive" to the list of your transgressions.

    And clearly you do not understand the definition of "abusive", "obscene", "vulgar", "defamatory" and "harassing". While YOU may view them that way, the community standard would not view them as such. While the Puritans would view CC's posts as "obscene" and "vulgar", I think you'd be hard pressed to locate any other group in the US that would view it that way...

    If what YOU say is true - then I can also make a case against Hex and this site for the "abusive", "obscene", "vulgar", "defamatory" and "harassing" posts I'VE been subjected to in the past. There are a number of us on this site who could also make a case. Thankfully, the law views things quite a bit differently than YOU do. You can't just come into a Internet bulletin board site and claim legal protections. You have to PROVE there was injury due to what CC said about you (above and beyond what you did to yourself). I doubt you'd be able to convince ANY trier of fact you were harmed by the exchange with CC. Your attorney may take your side in this matter (after all, he's paid to do that), but I have to tell you - push come to shove - you'd find yourself on the outside looking in if you were to try and pursue legal action against Hex. Thankfully Eric's not an attorney - or our legal system would be flooded with frivolous, nonsensical lawsuits.

    Bottom line - if you don't like it, get the F#$% out!!!

    Hex - I don't even think we need to start the banning poll with this one. This is getting ridiculous and any further posts by this guy MAY subject you to further legal action (just remember - you can be sued at any time, by anyone for any reason - don't live your life like you don't want to be sued). It's your site, and you don't need to be subjected to this kind of misuse of the legal system by someone who THINKS he's right.

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    Slander?

    First off, it's libel when it's written, but that's a whole different issue.

    Slander and libel only apply to untrue statements, not a statement of opinion.

    For example, if I were to say "Walmart sucks, their prices are too high", which is a statement of opinion, and perfectly legal to say.

    If I were to say "Walmart sucks, they use Chinese slave labor to manufacture their products", that would be libel. I would be using a falsehood to make Walmart look bad.

    If a member said something like "SuperChuck is selling Swisher Sweets as Opus X -- DO NOT BUY" and it's untrue, THAT would be libel. If a member said "SuperChuck is a big fat jerk and he's ugly, don't buy his cigars", that would NOT be libel, as all those atatements are indeed true.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SuperChuck
    If a member said "SuperChuck is a big fat jerk and he's ugly, don't buy his cigars", that would NOT be libel, as all those atatements are indeed true.
    BASTAG, I put a lot of good coffee on the monitor after reading that one....

    then had to wait until I stopped laughing to clean it up!

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    as of one minute ago.....

    Most users ever online was 377, 03-23-2005 at 11:31 PM.
    bigpoppapuff, Baron Porthos, da klugs, Drake, hex1848, Lopaka, Roham, rpb67, SuperChuck, TBScigars......


    ahem......

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    yeah what they said you all edged asshole shithead.
    Remember to breathe

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    Ya, TBS gets a big from up north. Sue me assh$le
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    and if you decide in advance not to smoke, I can only feel sorry for you."-Sigmund Freud


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    Oh, this is great!!! At StogieChat, they post this message about online retailers:

    It has been noted lately that there have been some negative comments posted under some retailers advertisements in this section. I would ask you all to please refrain from posting the negative comments. If you have an issue with a retailer, please take it up with them privately via e-mail or private message. If you don't like someone's prices, simply don't buy from them.

    We do not want to alienate the legitimate retailers who advertise here. On more than several occasions, members here have taken advantage of a sale or special that has been advertised here. Negative comments will drive away retailers and not allow us to take advantage of such deals.

    Since many of the advertisers here post on other cigar forums as well, it is possible they could spread a negative word about StogieChat and it's members and undermine the friendly community we have built here over the past several years.
    Positive comments and quetions to retailers regarding their products, services, shipping, etc, may be posted.

    Thank you

    The Admin Staff
    And in that same admin's sigtag is the following quote:

    Some people are like Slinkies. Not really good for anything, but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down the stairs.

    Very friendly!!!

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    I am starting to understand why TBS came here to post... This was in one of the threads...

    If there's any disappointments, it would probably be the small amount of business that drifts in to TBS-Cigars.com as a result of the forum (StogieChat).
    I guess you would have to branch out to other cigar forums to peddle your cigars if you're not doing well on your own site...

    Hey - but they do have Big Butt cigars!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by SuperChuck
    Slander?

    First off, it's libel when it's written, but that's a whole different issue.

    Slander and libel only apply to untrue statements, not a statement of opinion.

    For example, if I were to say "Walmart sucks, their prices are too high", which is a statement of opinion, and perfectly legal to say.

    If I were to say "Walmart sucks, they use Chinese slave labor to manufacture their products", that would be libel. I would be using a falsehood to make Walmart look bad.

    If a member said something like "SuperChuck is selling Swisher Sweets as Opus X -- DO NOT BUY" and it's untrue, THAT would be libel. If a member said "SuperChuck is a big fat jerk and he's ugly, don't buy his cigars", that would NOT be libel, as all those atatements are indeed true.
    Well put and absolutely correct. I was about to post the same since I am an attorney and laughed when I read that dork's message. He knows just enough to think he is smart and to be a danger to himself and others.

    He should consult an attorney, or at least a dictionary, before writing letters making claims and legal statements of which he has no knowledge. When you try to look smarter than you are you show others how stupid you can be. Stick to something you are good at pal . . . being an ass.
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