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If it's a possibility and you don't want to dig deeper better to sit out and not comment anything at all, lest you risk defamation. Thinking out loud also does
by gchamonlive 1y ago
If it's a possibility and you don't want to dig deeper better to sit out and not comment anything at all, lest you risk defamation.
Thinking out loud also doesn't make defamation acceptable.
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- TheDong 1y agoIt's fine, this is an american site so JAQing is in fact safe under free speech. You're welcome to ask b "would none rid me of this meddlesome priest" with no fear
- gchamonlive 1y agoAnd I'm protected under free speech to try to educate people about good manners, so it's fine too.
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- Dylan16807 1y ago"It's probably not X, but we should consider X as we look at this." and "I feel like this might be X but I'm 50:50 on it." are not anywhere near defamation. You have to get a lot closer to certainty before it's an issue. And listing out "a possibility but you don't want to dig deeper" is often a good contribution to a conversation. In this case they worded it badly, but the basic idea of the comment isn't awful.
- gchamonlive 1y agoThat someone in the team might not have done it on purpose, but left it for convenience? How does that benefit the debate? I really fail to see any silver lining in doing such speculative comments without any substance whatsoever to back it up.