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[quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele]I just removed a series of comments discussing my removal of posts. Posts discussing forum moderation should be posted in the "Website Feedback" forum rather than in threads like this where they disrupt on-topic discussion (just as this thread is doing, but I have no other way to respond to you). Beyond that, somehow the tradition of referring to individuals by their initials has come to be common in this forum and deemed by users as being acceptable. I don't actually agree with that practice. One of the challenges that we face is criticism of identifiable individuals buy those posting as anonymous. I have always agreed that if you identify yourself in a verifiable manner, you can say whatever you want about whomever you want. In that case, if the target of the post believes that they have been defamed, they can pursue legal action directly. But when the author of posts believed to be defamatory are anonymous, I end up being the focus of legal action. I am not interested in being your legal defense. Therefore, I prefer that you not discuss others who are identifiable except in cases when those people are clearly public figures (e.g. you can say whatever you want about Trump).

I know that not being able to talk about key figures in a sport such as coaches in a way that makes them identifiable is problematic in threads like this. But just imagine that you were being discussed in such a way in a discussion about your job. If you post about others in a way that you wouldn't mind others posting about you, there will probably be no issues with your posts. Otherwise, whenever you identify another person you take a risk that your post will be removed. I realize that many won't like that restriction but I can't really say that I am sorry about that. This forum is a real pain in my you-know-what and I frankly don't care if the rules upset you.
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This seems reasonable to me.[/quote]

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