NW-Modeling-List Digest, Vol 63, Issue 3

[NW Modeling List]

Subject closed. Moderators will be *more* careful. These types of comments 
will not be tolerated in future, and will be discarded. Lets talk about 
modeling on the VGN & N&W!!

- Moderator

NW Modeling List wrote:

> I have done business with Steve, and consider him a friend, and I know 

> that he's very passionate about this hobby.  However, (let me start my 

> meter for a moment)Ivan is right.  And since this list is more or less 

> "owned" (I believe)by NWHS, there is just enough possibility of 

> liability that we need to exercise some care in what we say publicly 

> about firms or individuals.  This can create problems that we really 

> don't want to deal with.

>  

> Frank Bongiovanni, Attorney

> (turning off the meter)

> 

>  

> On 3/4/09, *NW Modeling List* <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org 

> <mailto:nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>> wrote:

> 

>     It serve no purpose, in my opinion, to call someone a thief in this

>     forum. Indeed, the comment unless provable might very well subject

>     someone to civil liability for defamation. A modeler's forum is

>     hardly the place to ventilate in the manner that Mr. Renair did

>     about the owner of MTH. Calling names and making accusations isn't

>     constructive and doesn't make one a better modeler or historian

> 

>     Ivan Abrams