Comments on: Harry’s Place sued over typo? http://www.ministryoftruth.me.uk/2008/08/27/harrys-place-sued-over-typo/ Voilà! In view, a humble vaudevillian veteran, cast vicariously as both victim and villain by the vicissitudes of Fate. This visage, no mere veneer of vanity, is a vestige of the vox populi, now vacant, vanished. However, this valorous visitation of a by-gone vexation, stands vivified and has vowed to vanquish these venal and virulent vermin van-guarding vice and vouchsafing the violently vicious and voracious violation of volition. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:22:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Redemption Blues » Britblog Roundup 185 http://www.ministryoftruth.me.uk/2008/08/27/harrys-place-sued-over-typo/comment-page-1/#comment-26439 Redemption Blues » Britblog Roundup 185 Mon, 01 Sep 2008 11:17:40 +0000 http://www.ministryoftruth.me.uk/?p=1750#comment-26439 [...] the whole sorry episode (I can write that with hindsight in the knowledge that the attempt failed) Harry’s Place sued over typo?: “Absurdly, the bone of contention here appears to be nothing more than an errant hyphen. In the [...]
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]]> By: Devlin http://www.ministryoftruth.me.uk/2008/08/27/harrys-place-sued-over-typo/comment-page-1/#comment-26431 Devlin Mon, 01 Sep 2008 01:09:39 +0000 http://www.ministryoftruth.me.uk/?p=1750#comment-26431 When someone links to David Duke the Mystery Dyke Squadron are willing to suspend all judgment and assume she acted in good faith? You might like to try reading the article she linked to and see if you still feel the same way. Whether Zionist or anti-Zionist, one-stater, two-stater or no-stater - a link to David Duke is a link to David Duke. No fucking excuses. And in terms of damage to her career? Well a straight hands-up "sorry I'm an idiot who didn't know who David Duke was" might have sufficed - the whole shit-storm would probably have blown over within a day or two. However, claiming the article still contained some merit and then pressuring an ISP to take down a website were nobody's actions but her own and resulted in the story becoming much bigger than it otherwise might have been.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('26431','Devlin'); return false;">Reply</a> | <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('26431','Devlin','When someone links to David Duke the Mystery Dyke Squadron are willing to suspend all judgment and assume she acted in good faith? You might like to try reading the article she linked to and see if you still feel the same way. \r\n\r\nWhether Zionist or anti-Zionist, one-stater, two-stater or no-stater - a link to David Duke is a link to David Duke. No fucking excuses. \r\n\r\nAnd in terms of damage to her career? Well a straight hands-up \"sorry I\'m an idiot who didn\'t know who David Duke was\" might have sufficed - the whole shit-storm would probably have blown over within a day or two. \r\n\r\nHowever, claiming the article still contained some merit and then pressuring an ISP to take down a website were nobody\'s actions but her own and resulted in the story becoming much bigger than it otherwise might have been.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> When someone links to David Duke the Mystery Dyke Squadron are willing to suspend all judgment and assume she acted in good faith? You might like to try reading the article she linked to and see if you still feel the same way.

Whether Zionist or anti-Zionist, one-stater, two-stater or no-stater – a link to David Duke is a link to David Duke. No fucking excuses.

And in terms of damage to her career? Well a straight hands-up “sorry I’m an idiot who didn’t know who David Duke was” might have sufficed – the whole shit-storm would probably have blown over within a day or two.

However, claiming the article still contained some merit and then pressuring an ISP to take down a website were nobody’s actions but her own and resulted in the story becoming much bigger than it otherwise might have been.

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]]> By: Mystery Dyke Squadron (Bombing Division) http://www.ministryoftruth.me.uk/2008/08/27/harrys-place-sued-over-typo/comment-page-1/#comment-26424 Mystery Dyke Squadron (Bombing Division) Sat, 30 Aug 2008 14:47:05 +0000 http://www.ministryoftruth.me.uk/?p=1750#comment-26424 I am afraid that when it comes to such websites you would do well to assume bad faith. They wished to cause an anti-Zionist as much damage as they possibly could and resorted to the worn out old "Nazi anti-semite" line.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('26424','Mystery Dyke Squadron (Bombing Division)'); return false;">Reply</a> | <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('26424','Mystery Dyke Squadron (Bombing Division)','I am afraid that when it comes to such websites you would do well to assume bad faith. They wished to cause an anti-Zionist as much damage as they possibly could and resorted to the worn out old \"Nazi anti-semite\" line.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> I am afraid that when it comes to such websites you would do well to assume bad faith. They wished to cause an anti-Zionist as much damage as they possibly could and resorted to the worn out old “Nazi anti-semite” line.
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]]> By: Stephen http://www.ministryoftruth.me.uk/2008/08/27/harrys-place-sued-over-typo/comment-page-1/#comment-26400 Stephen Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:32:47 +0000 http://www.ministryoftruth.me.uk/?p=1750#comment-26400 Or maybe she just felt that there was a slight degree of hyperbole with the description 'academic'?<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('26400','Stephen'); return false;">Reply</a> | <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('26400','Stephen','Or maybe she just felt that there was a slight degree of hyperbole with the description \'academic\'?'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Or maybe she just felt that there was a slight degree of hyperbole with the description ‘academic’?
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]]> By: Stephen http://www.ministryoftruth.me.uk/2008/08/27/harrys-place-sued-over-typo/comment-page-1/#comment-26399 Stephen Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:08:39 +0000 http://www.ministryoftruth.me.uk/?p=1750#comment-26399 There is a more obvious error in the photo caption. Jenna only provided a link to a single far right website associated with the Ku Klux Klan (unless she gave others elsewhere). The clearest grounds for libel I've ever seen :) Glad to see Harry's found a new hosting service and is back.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('26399','Stephen'); return false;">Reply</a> | <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('26399','Stephen','There is a more obvious error in the photo caption. Jenna only provided a link to a single far right website associated with the Ku Klux Klan (unless she gave others elsewhere). The clearest grounds for libel I\'ve ever seen :)\r\n\r\nGlad to see Harry\'s found a new hosting service and is back.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> There is a more obvious error in the photo caption. Jenna only provided a link to a single far right website associated with the Ku Klux Klan (unless she gave others elsewhere). The clearest grounds for libel I’ve ever seen :)

Glad to see Harry’s found a new hosting service and is back.

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]]> By: Pickled Politics » If you’re wondering why Harry’s Place is down.. http://www.ministryoftruth.me.uk/2008/08/27/harrys-place-sued-over-typo/comment-page-1/#comment-26396 Pickled Politics » If you’re wondering why Harry’s Place is down.. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:02:51 +0000 http://www.ministryoftruth.me.uk/?p=1750#comment-26396 [...] Place is down.. by Sunny on 27th August, 2008 at 10:02 pm     Then Unity at Ministry of Truth has a good technical explanation. Modernity on the other hand is tracking the campaign side of [...]<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('26396','Pickled Politics » If you’re wondering why Harry’s Place is down..'); return false;">Reply</a> | <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('26396','Pickled Politics » If you’re wondering why Harry’s Place is down..','[...] Place is down.. by Sunny on 27th August, 2008 at 10:02 pm     Then Unity at Ministry of Truth has a good technical explanation. Modernity on the other hand is tracking the campaign side of [...]'); return false;">Quote</a></div> [...] Place is down.. by Sunny on 27th August, 2008 at 10:02 pm     Then Unity at Ministry of Truth has a good technical explanation. Modernity on the other hand is tracking the campaign side of [...]
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]]> By: So sue me, Mr Cushman « Max Dunbar http://www.ministryoftruth.me.uk/2008/08/27/harrys-place-sued-over-typo/comment-page-1/#comment-26395 So sue me, Mr Cushman « Max Dunbar Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:22:37 +0000 http://www.ministryoftruth.me.uk/?p=1750#comment-26395 [...] stuff from Harry Barnes, Damian Counsell, Labour Outlook, the Ministry of Truth, Derek Wall, an Insomniac and the Black Sun [...]<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('26395','So sue me, Mr Cushman « Max Dunbar'); return false;">Reply</a> | <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('26395','So sue me, Mr Cushman « Max Dunbar','[...] stuff from Harry Barnes, Damian Counsell, Labour Outlook, the Ministry of Truth, Derek Wall, an Insomniac and the Black Sun [...]'); return false;">Quote</a></div> [...] stuff from Harry Barnes, Damian Counsell, Labour Outlook, the Ministry of Truth, Derek Wall, an Insomniac and the Black Sun [...]
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]]> By: Evening roundup, 27th August 2008 : Labour Outlook http://www.ministryoftruth.me.uk/2008/08/27/harrys-place-sued-over-typo/comment-page-1/#comment-26394 Evening roundup, 27th August 2008 : Labour Outlook Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:53:48 +0000 http://www.ministryoftruth.me.uk/?p=1750#comment-26394 [...] Place has been taken down. Read the fully story on Harry Barnes’ blog, and here and here and here, and here where PooterGeek explains the Barbara Streisand [...]<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('26394','Evening roundup, 27th August 2008 : Labour Outlook'); return false;">Reply</a> | <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('26394','Evening roundup, 27th August 2008 : Labour Outlook','[...] Place has been taken down. Read the fully story on Harry Barnes’ blog, and here and here and here, and here where PooterGeek explains the Barbara Streisand [...]'); return false;">Quote</a></div> [...] Place has been taken down. Read the fully story on Harry Barnes’ blog, and here and here and here, and here where PooterGeek explains the Barbara Streisand [...]
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]]> By: News on Harry’s Place - 26 August 2008 onwards. « ModernityBlog http://www.ministryoftruth.me.uk/2008/08/27/harrys-place-sued-over-typo/comment-page-1/#comment-26392 News on Harry’s Place - 26 August 2008 onwards. « ModernityBlog Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:16:59 +0000 http://www.ministryoftruth.me.uk/?p=1750#comment-26392 [...] Update 14: Marko comments. SnoopyTheGoon at SimplyJews take a direct approach. The web’s news consolidator, wikio, has picked up the story. The hyphen could be to blame? get the Ministry of Truth take on events. [...]<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('26392','News on Harry’s Place - 26 August 2008 onwards. « ModernityBlog'); return false;">Reply</a> | <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('26392','News on Harry’s Place - 26 August 2008 onwards. « ModernityBlog','[...] Update 14: Marko comments. SnoopyTheGoon at SimplyJews take a direct approach. The web’s news consolidator, wikio, has picked up the story. The hyphen could be to blame? get the Ministry of Truth take on events. [...]'); return false;">Quote</a></div> [...] Update 14: Marko comments. SnoopyTheGoon at SimplyJews take a direct approach. The web’s news consolidator, wikio, has picked up the story. The hyphen could be to blame? get the Ministry of Truth take on events. [...]
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]]> By: PooterGeek » Mecha-Streisand Strikes Again http://www.ministryoftruth.me.uk/2008/08/27/harrys-place-sued-over-typo/comment-page-1/#comment-26391 PooterGeek » Mecha-Streisand Strikes Again Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:54:21 +0000 http://www.ministryoftruth.me.uk/?p=1750#comment-26391 [...] Place is down because of a threat of libel action. The Ministry of Truth has the details. This will turn out to be a good thing, because the University and College Union, an organisation [...]<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('26391','PooterGeek » Mecha-Streisand Strikes Again'); return false;">Reply</a> | <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('26391','PooterGeek » Mecha-Streisand Strikes Again','[...] Place is down because of a threat of libel action. The Ministry of Truth has the details. This will turn out to be a good thing, because the University and College Union, an organisation [...]'); return false;">Quote</a></div> [...] Place is down because of a threat of libel action. The Ministry of Truth has the details. This will turn out to be a good thing, because the University and College Union, an organisation [...]
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]]> By: UK “Liberal Hawk” Blog Taken Down After Legal Threat to Webhost « Bartholomew’s Notes on Religion http://www.ministryoftruth.me.uk/2008/08/27/harrys-place-sued-over-typo/comment-page-1/#comment-26390 UK “Liberal Hawk” Blog Taken Down After Legal Threat to Webhost « Bartholomew’s Notes on Religion Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:29:15 +0000 http://www.ministryoftruth.me.uk/?p=1750#comment-26390 [...] Ministry of Truth points out that the hyphen in photo caption may be the crucial issue: If you’re minded to take the [...]
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