In fact, we should make it illegal to sue someone, since it is only a malicious tool used by people to be mean to each other. I mean geez, so what if your leg gets amputated when you go in for a tonsilectomy?? Why sue? That would be mean. That would make you a jerk. So would any oher lawsuit, for any other reason. It’s all just a big meanie-head game!
Or at least that is what it seems most of you think after reading the Melin/banning thread.
Did it ever occur to any of you that just MAAAAYBE something happened that you don’t know about that was very serious? Did it not occur to you that Melin might have had a very good reason to threaten a lawsuit? Everyone seems to jump to the conclusion that anyone who sues is “just being a jerk”.
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From an actual catalog: “Disco balls create an enchanting, dazzling effect of light shafts, adding movement and glamour to any occasion”
the Abrams’ bris was certainly memorable
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Even if she did have a legitimate reason to sue, Mr. Zotti would still be wise to cover himself in any way possible, including banning her.
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Except that she retracted her “threat” and the matter was settled completely before this banning issue even came up.
See http://fathom.org/cgi-bin/sdmb.pl?read=1284
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From an actual catalog: “Disco balls create an enchanting, dazzling effect of light shafts, adding movement and glamour to any occasion”
the Abrams’ bris was certainly memorable
O p a l C a t
www.opalcat.com
Well, Melin is a favourite of mine, and I was so ticked off about the banning that I impugned Ed Zotti’s honesty. I shouldn’t have done it and I did apologize, but the fact remains that she will be sorely missed.
And not just by me.
I don’t want to put a damper on your entusiasm, OpalCat, but don’t you think that just “MAAAAYBE” there is more to the story than what Melin is telling you, “MAAAAYBE” the lawyers have told Mr. Zotti what he is allowed to tell us, for obvious legal reasons, and perhaps “MAAAAYBE” your judgement might be clouded when it comes to dealing with the Chicago Reader, considering what has happened between the two of you in the past?
I am NOT trying to be nasty here, but you’ll have to admit to some prior bad blood on this subject.
Eagles may soar free and proud, but weasels never get sucked into jet engines.
I might add that multiple topic threads on the same subject has never help a cause on this board. You’ve already started a thread on this topic, while continuing to discusss this on MR. Zotti’s original thread.
Eagles may soar free and proud, but weasels never get sucked into jet engines.
Of course I ASSUME I don’t have every last fact, but knowing Ed’s history it doesn’t surprise me in the least that he would choose to ban her out of personality issues and throw in the legal thing as sort of “backing evidence” which he did. Note that it was just a side issue buried in his explanation. He didn’t say “We;re banning her because she was going to sue us” he said “I banned her because I’m tired of her nonsense”
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From an actual catalog: “Disco balls create an enchanting, dazzling effect of light shafts, adding movement and glamour to any occasion”
the Abrams’ bris was certainly memorable
O p a l C a t
www.opalcat.com
At this point, at the other site, Melin has posted her version… and the “other person” has posted a copy of Melin’s e-mail.
Anyone is free to speculate, of course, and such speculation can be wildly improbable or totally unconnected to reality. But the substantive facts are now pretty much available for anyone who thinks it’s their business.