# I pit Nik Ritchie, the noble "Librarian"

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-nik-ritchie-the-noble-librarian/602506>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [November 10, 2011, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-nik-ritchie-the-noble-librarian/602506 "2011-11-10T14:30:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2011, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-nik-ritchie-the-noble-librarian/602506/41 "2011-11-14T19:45:18Z")

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> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#):
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> The fact that TheDirty solicits postings might work against it here, as the court notes. The fact that it _edits_ user generated content probably doesn’t, unless it is adding stuff.

There are the allegations that Ben Quayle help set it up and has been contributing under a pseudonym.

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**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2011, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-nik-ritchie-the-noble-librarian/602506/42 "2011-11-14T20:56:45Z")

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Yeah, but I doubt any of that stuff was alleged in the lawsuit. It also wouldn’t matter if Quayle helped set it up if he doesn’t actually have an interest in the company.

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