04-26-2013, 11:00 PM
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#421
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tendulkar23
It does make a difference. With the internet, anyone can create a blog and write whatever they want. If some less than brilliant person were to stumble upon this blog and take it for fact and then proceed to post it on a forum, who would you blame?
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If i remember correctly "loob" said he had inside info and was in the "know". Could be wrong though. I remember not believing his post at all.
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04-26-2013, 11:12 PM
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#422
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Crash and Bang Winger
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It's such a useless fight for Burke though. Chances are that none of those posters ever even appear in court. Rumors like these come with the fame. These types of rumors existed before the internet and will continue to exist.
If an anonymous poster on an online sports forum can cause problems in your family, then there are some serious trust issues in your family.
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04-26-2013, 11:12 PM
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#423
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: North America
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"The lady doth protest too much, methinks."
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04-26-2013, 11:38 PM
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#424
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Retired
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One of the legal tests for defamation is that you have to prove that the allegation harmed your reputation.
So whether the rumour, while even false, is defamatory depends upon not just that it was false, but that it harmed someone's reputation.
Example: Rumour-- Puckluck2* slept with Hazel Mae. Here Puckluck2 is not defamed, but Hazel Mae is.
The More You Know (tm).
*Puckluck2 picked as a random example
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04-26-2013, 11:44 PM
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#425
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Vancouver, BC
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I suspect Burke is back in the NHL soon... Which team do you think snaps him up?
MIN if they miss the playoffs?
WPG looking to make a change?
COL perhaps?
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04-26-2013, 11:54 PM
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#426
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Franchise Player
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I would be interested in getting involved in the defence of this. If you get sued or third partied, PM me.
Even if it is to provide a referral to a reputable BC firm.
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Last edited by killer_carlson; 04-27-2013 at 12:06 AM.
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04-27-2013, 12:05 AM
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#427
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Calgary
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If only Pronger had thought of this, there wouldn't be a single Oiler fan left on the internet.
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04-27-2013, 12:14 AM
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#428
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Vancouver, BC
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What's going in here?? Is someone from CP being sued by Burke??
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04-27-2013, 12:17 AM
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#429
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Franchise Player
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Where's loob anyway? Haven't heard from him yet
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04-27-2013, 12:17 AM
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#430
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#1 Goaltender
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No wonder Burke became a hockey GM. He must have been a pretty crappy lawyer if he thinks he has a chance of winning this case.
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04-27-2013, 12:18 AM
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#431
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary, AB
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PlayfulGenius
What's going in here?? Is someone from CP being sued by Burke??
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Some guy with 63 posts who hasn't made a single post since the one in question.
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04-27-2013, 12:20 AM
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#432
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Vancouver
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Quote:
Originally Posted by albertGQ
Where's loob anyway? Haven't heard from him yet
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That Burke post was his last post on this forum I believe. I did a search and that was the most recent one that came up for me.
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04-27-2013, 12:26 AM
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#433
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A Fiddler Crab
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Chicago
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While this is obviously a serious issue, I think it's hilarious that "POONERMAN" and "SIR PSYCHO SEXY" now exist as legal entities in the history of Canada.
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04-27-2013, 12:37 AM
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#434
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Vancouver, BC
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Quote:
Originally Posted by getbak
Some guy with 63 posts who hasn't made a single post since the one in question.
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Ok, I'll check out the post... Did this whole story originate with him? ... Did it take off somewhere afterward?
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04-27-2013, 12:43 AM
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#435
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Scoring Winger
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I wonder which Lionel Hutz scene would be most apt for this.
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04-27-2013, 12:56 AM
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#436
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Resident Videologist
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by driveway
While this is obviously a serious issue, I think it's hilarious that "POONERMAN" and "SIR PSYCHO SEXY" now exist as legal entities in the history of Canada.
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You missed the most embarrassing one, "CAMBARKERFAN".
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04-27-2013, 04:30 AM
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#438
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: blow me
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Should be interesting to see where this goes.
My guess is nowhere.
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04-27-2013, 08:41 AM
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#439
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tendulkar23
It's such a useless fight for Burke though. Chances are that none of those posters ever even appear in court. Rumors like these come with the fame. These types of rumors existed before the internet and will continue to exist.
If an anonymous poster on an online sports forum can cause problems in your family, then there are some serious trust issues in your family.
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How would your wife feel if she heard a rumour at work you were having an affair?
I doubt she would come home and only have a 1 minute discussion with you. Even after you told her no, it would still be in the back of her mind for a couple of days.
I doubt Burke durring the season spends a lot of time with his family because of the job and travel. Then you add to the fact that sports players have the reputation of cheating on their wives on the road. Lots of ways for his wifes mind to go rampant.
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04-27-2013, 08:48 AM
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#440
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: California
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Quote:
Originally Posted by kyuss275
How would your wife feel if she heard a rumour at work you were having an affair?
I doubt she would come home and only have a 1 minute discussion with you. Even after you told her no, it would still be in the back of her mind for a couple of days.
I doubt Burke durring the season spends a lot of time with his family because of the job and travel. Then you add to the fact that sports players have the reputation of cheating on their wives on the road. Lots of ways for his wifes mind to go rampant.
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But a rumor from a real person is much more credible than a rumour on the internet. Do you think Fortzes Dad is worried about all the guys on CP that Fortzes mom has been rumoured to have slept with.
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