NorthOfNorth wrote on Oct 10
th, 2021 at 11:26pm:
UnSubRocky wrote on Oct 10
th, 2021 at 11:11pm:
I do not know what the circumstances are in relation to this topic. However, you can be held accountable for what you write on a forum, even if you are not serious about what you are saying. There is only so much that a moderator can tolerate. If it gets to the point where threats of violence is being made against a poster, the moderator should step in and make sure that the offender is warned, muted and/or banned from the forum.
Forum rules are not law.
The complainant needs to demonstrate that they are in danger, which would be hard to prove unless the posters are known to each other in real life and have access to one another.
Or they would need to demonstrate reputational / economic damage, which is not possible when you're anonymous.
Also, you cannot use the same tone you claim you're threatened by and also admit that you amplify the issue by 'throwing rocks' or 'boulders' where 'stones' are thrown.
For a forum where the names are not used, there is still an issue regarding derogatory comments and comments made that would be deemed inappropriate under the law of the land. I do not know what sort of rules ozpolitic has in regards to age limits. But, if you use language inappropriate to people under the age of 16 years, it is deemed an offence. Yet, we have this sign in system where if a minor logs on to read what is posted, it is assumed that the minor has logged on under false pretences of being an adult.
Forum rules are not criminal code laws. But forum rules do not give people the right to break the law. Police can investigate the matter and gather evidence to prosecute a member. The only requirement that they need is a confession that the person wrote what they said. All the keystrokes can be logged from their computer. And if the person says that they are the only user of the computer, that can be enough to hold them entirely responsible.
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