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06/10/2003 Archived Entry: "More sites throw down for TBTM."
More sites throw down for TBTM.
The beat goes on regarding blogs and other sites responding to the TBTM editorial. Here are the ones I found today:
Smart Remarks
South Knox Bubba
The Mighty BartCop
Tom Tomorrow
Plucky Punk's Happy Land
Pandagon
MercuryX23's Fantabulous Blog (love that name)
Hammerdown (Spade rocks.)
Smirking Chimp (Read the comments. Much of interest there.)
FAIR.org
BushFlash (Pick up your 'I support TBTM graphic!)
Moderate Independent (Good, humorous take on the situation.)
There is more on the way. Tune in tomorrow, as they say.
Replies: somebody speaks up.
Hey, Blah, I've been thinking about this legal harrassment from the Weiner-man. It brings back unpleasant memories of what happened to me three years ago.
Back in the Spring of 2000 I had to quit my job at an investment advisory firm. I loved that job, but I had to leave. The reason? My boss, the CFO, was psychotic (I could write a small book about his behavior).
So I got myself a new position at a telecom company. I then went on the Yahoo message boards for the old company and vented my spleen. I didn't mention the CFO's name, his title, or even the department.
After a number of postings (over the course of a few weeks) I received an e-mail notice from Yahoo. Apparently my old company initiated a lawsuit alleging libel against me and anyone else who said anything derogatory against this company. I consulted with an attorney who informed me that I had NO recourse.
Parenthetically, this company was written up in the WSJ as one of the two most aggressive firms in the US that went after its critics. Their tactic was to sue you for libel and then contact your current employer to attempt to get your fired.
I wish I could tell you that I was heroic. I wasn't. Their intimidation worked! Tail between my legs, I consented to never post anything on Yahoo again and all my postings were subsequently deleted by Yahoo.
I learned a bitter lesson about the limits of free speech and how the most veiled comments (remember, I posted no details whatsoever) can be suppressed.
It was a sobering experience.
I wish you luck. Perhaps you have more balls than me.
Posted by Metropolitan99 @ 06/10/2003 09:28 PM NY
