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No, as far as I'm aware that's text book slander. Slander doesn't have to be official publication, it can be spoken verbally from layperson to layperson.
From the bits I've put together that isn't correct, but alas it's an extremely sensitive issue and I'll respect the mods in wanting to keep the situation under the carpet.
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Without seeing the post any judgement on our part is pure speculation.
Realistically though based on my knowledge of the situation and some of the stuff written on CP there could literally be 500 cases of libel a day on CP.
Basically any time you intentionally or not and truthfully or not say something negative about another person you could potentially be sued for libel.
I've seen so much stuff said, even from mods, that puts a person in a negative light we could all be in trouble every single day.
I can see why Dohboy might want to refute those claims but there are better ways of doing it than threatening to sue CP over some random post. Furthermore Dohboy has had some pretty harsh run-ins via email and such with CPers that puts him in a negative light. One such incident IIRC involved Arloiginla emailing him telling Dohboy his column was bunk and he replied something to the effect of "Well you're a loser who's probably writing from his mom's basement and I'm a famous newspaper journalist." It was sad really.
As for slander/libel being applicable even in casual conversation it is unlikely you could ever get sued for that. If I was walking down the street and made that claim about Dohboy and he overheard it is highly unlikely he could sue me for it.
As for whether or not internet forums is part of formal conversation/publication is up for debate. It is generally considered that for something to be slander/libel it has to be spoken in a public manner. ie on TV, in a newspaper, on a blog etc.
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an Internet based community is more akin to conversations in a bar or pub, with content being written as an ongoing dialog which is generally not edited or regulated such as in the publishing industry.[7]
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FTR I don't think that posters should be allowed to post stuff like that and that mods should regulate it. However, that doesn't change the fact I hate Dohboy.