# Better watch out, better not pout

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-watch-out-better-not-pout/21884>\
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**Created:** [June 9, 2000, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-watch-out-better-not-pout/21884 "2000-06-09T17:25:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Jois](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ea666f/32.png) [@Jois](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jois)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2000, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-watch-out-better-not-pout/21884/1 "2000-06-09T17:25:06Z")

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Somebody would like to see internet users take responsibility for their words:  
[http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/00/06/cyber/cyberlaw/09law.html](http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/00/06/cyber/cyberlaw/09law.html)

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**Author:** ![aenea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c68b51/32.png) [@aenea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aenea)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2000, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-watch-out-better-not-pout/21884/2 "2000-06-09T17:41:16Z")

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I tried that link, but as I have no account set up with the NYTimes, I could not see the article.

Got another link?

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**Author:** ![Jois](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ea666f/32.png) [@Jois](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jois)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2000, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-watch-out-better-not-pout/21884/3 "2000-06-09T18:02:04Z")

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Aeana, I forgot about that. Sign up is free and I don’t seem to get any big hassle from them. I think I had to tell them no email helps or hints or sales just once and that was it. I’ll check around for other newspapers which don’t require sign-ups. Thanks, Jois

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**Author:** ![Jois](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ea666f/32.png) [@Jois](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jois)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2000, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-watch-out-better-not-pout/21884/4 "2000-06-09T18:13:29Z")

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Try this one:  
[http://www.sptimes.com/News/052800/Business/The\_fight\_to\_speak\_th.shtml](http://www.sptimes.com/News/052800/Business/The_fight_to_speak_th.shtml)

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**Author:** ![aenea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c68b51/32.png) [@aenea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aenea)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2000, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-watch-out-better-not-pout/21884/5 "2000-06-09T18:18:05Z")

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Thanks Jois!