Guys,
As a general rule we frown on links to obviously slanderous or libellous pages.
The law is a bit vague on whether linking to sites containing libellous content leaves us open to legal action, but I have seen it argued that linkng to such pages expands the audience and hence makes the party putting up the link partially liable for the damages.
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So the responsibility for content rests with the poster, not the board admin. However, were I to be contacted by someone from Pedders I would have no choice but to delete this thread. I don't want to come down hard and delete the thread unilaterally, but stinky, Harko and nicko, you might want to reconsider what you've written and edit or delete your posts.
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