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  • (Score: 2, Interesting) by rival on Friday February 21 2014, @04:37PM

    by rival (2700) on Friday February 21 2014, @04:37PM (#4409)

    If we slam dice.com, we're going after someone's business name and they could come after us for libel; probably best to avoid that. Beta, on the other hand, is a generic term. We can always say we're against all forms of beta software, or even that we're just VHS fans.

    I do think it's important we keep a meme to remember why Soylent News was started, though. Beta will stop being beta at some point soon, and just become Slashdot. As Slashdot continues to change over time, it will either eventually mutate beyond recognition or just go under. Either way, we don't want to forget where we've come from, either the good things or the bad. Those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it.

    That's the whole point of memes: to carry and communicate cultural ideas. We immediately think of humour, but they're just as present in learning and sharing history, values, trades/skills, &c. What do we want to remember?

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  • (Score: 2, Informative) by rcamera on Friday February 21 2014, @05:30PM

    by rcamera (2360) on Friday February 21 2014, @05:30PM (#4430) Homepage Journal
    the wikipedia tells us [wikipedia.org]

    How to prove libel; There are several ways a person must go about proving that libel has taken place. For example, in the United States, the person must prove that the statement was false, caused harm, and was made without adequate research into the truthfulness of the statement. These steps are for an ordinary citizen. For a celebrity or a public official, the person must prove the first three steps and that the statement was made with the intent to do harm or with reckless disregard for the truth, which is usually specifically referred to as "proving malice".

    1. first off, how is listing "dice.com" even considered a negative statement?
    2. good luck proving that harm was caused
    3. even if negativity and harm were "proven", how would one go about proving the option "dice.com" in a poll to be "a false statement"?
    4. there are many, many, many defenses [wikipedia.org] for defamation/libel. one of these is "opinion"... what is a poll if not "opinion"?
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