02-10-2008, 02:45 AM
Dawid, that's an excellent position to take.
For the record, nothing on the forum has changed for years. We have a strict prohibition on attacking a person or a group, whether it be gossip or fact. We have to remember that although Peshitta.org is not subject to the judgments of any beit dein, it is subject to the laws of the U.S.
If we bring details of someone's personal life into a public forum, it becomes a triable offense if that person should decide to sue. If we say someone plagiarized something, and they prove they didn't, it also becomes triable. We have free speech, but not the freedom to ruin someone's reputation.
For the record, nothing on the forum has changed for years. We have a strict prohibition on attacking a person or a group, whether it be gossip or fact. We have to remember that although Peshitta.org is not subject to the judgments of any beit dein, it is subject to the laws of the U.S.
If we bring details of someone's personal life into a public forum, it becomes a triable offense if that person should decide to sue. If we say someone plagiarized something, and they prove they didn't, it also becomes triable. We have free speech, but not the freedom to ruin someone's reputation.