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Defamation of persons or businesses on BCP

In the last 2 days, we've had a situation arise where a business, and specific person was named and defamed for some questionable business practices. One of our members is currently involved in a lawsuit against this person over an aircraft sale gone sour. The person in question has rebutted, and a whole lot of claims have been named. What is true, who knows...

While I am usually of the philosophy that transparency is the best practice, and the details of the transaction with the person under scrutiny be aired out so that others may steer clear, in this case I believe it to be in my best interest to remove the posts from public viewing. As much as I'd love to see this battle of wits play out, I think I will steer clear of this conflict.

In this day and age of shotgun litigation, media outlets (BCP in this case) are often targeted as the defendant in defamation and libel claims. I don't want, nor can I afford, to play this game, even if I am technically impartial, unbiased, and not liable. If you're in the room when someone drops a turd into the fan, you might get covered in shit, but the room definitely suffers. I hope you all can appreciate my redneck analogy.

I have quarantined the topics in question. If either of the persons involved starts a new topic regarding this, I will delete it.

As a community, we also have somewhat of an obligation to watch out for each other, so I do not want to discourage that. Please relate any negative referrals or warnings about retailers, aircraft sellers/brokers, businesses, etc via Private Message (PM) to the member who is inquiring about them. If you have a question about, or would like an opinion on an entity that you are considering doing business with, feel free to publicly inquire about them, but I ask that negative responses be made by PM.

Thanks for understanding.
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Re: Defamation of persons or businesses on BCP

Good call. Anything in public is actionable.
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Re: Defamation of persons or businesses on BCP

Sounds good to me :D
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Re: Defamation of persons or businesses on BCP

Quite understandable. With us jokers, it's got to be hard enough just keeping up BCP's good name. :D
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Re: Defamation of persons or businesses on BCP

I can see Zanes point on this.. 8)

As for the comment on BCP having a good name.. Well thats just :lol: :lol: :lol: ...

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Re: Defamation of persons or businesses on BCP

Oh man just when it was getting good =P~ no wonder I couldn't find it

Good call Z it was time for it to go away. Most of the pre-buys I do usually end up with 3 people scratching there head.

The perspective buyer wondering why he didn't call sooner, they owner swearing he didn't know, and a mechanic wondering how or why I am so picky..............

Most end happily some do not, like I said when that post started

IF IT SOUNDS TO GOOD TO BE TRUE IT PROBABLY IS
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Re: Defamation of persons or businesses on BCP

Ohhhhhhhh, ohhhhhhh, ohhhhhhhh....

Can I sue QMDV for something, anything?????? Puuuhleeze.

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Re: Defamation of persons or businesses on BCP

Ooohhhhh Ooohhhhhh Oohhhhh

Can I sue Gump for selling me bad hookers??? Puuuuhhhehlllleeeezzzz? #-o
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Re: Defamation of persons or businesses on BCP

Hey! Whatdidya expect for $22 ??????? This is Nevada.

And I even threw in the burro. Geeeze. That was my favorite burro.

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Re: Defamation of persons or businesses on BCP

You guys, just. plain. Wrong!
This is precisely why I check these forums daily.


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Re: Defamation of persons or businesses on BCP

Gump

I'm suing you for the burro too. It didn't perform as expected either. :-s

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mountainmatt wrote:I'm suing you for the burro too. It didn't perform as expected either. :-s


Yeah, but look what you did to my poor burro!!! I had to stuff it full of air fresheners to sell it to the Chinese restaurant. [-X

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Re: Defamation of persons or businesses on BCP

Hey is being called a prick on this forum defamation of person :lol: :lol:

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Re: Defamation of persons or businesses on BCP

qmdv wrote:Hey is being called a prick on this forum defamation of person :lol: :lol:

Tim


No, that's just good old-fashioned rudeness.
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Re: Defamation of persons or businesses on BCP

Hey Zane, go back to roping deer, you big puss. Oh crap, is that defaming? #-o

Seriously though, good policy. =D> Keep squabbles off of BCP forums, especially when lawyers are involved. It detracts from the truly funny and moronic stuff that goes on.
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Re: Defamation of persons or businesses on BCP

Gump, I was wondering what you looked like? The long beard looks good on you. I knew you weren't related to Belushi or you would be flying a nicer plane. :P
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Re: Defamation of persons or businesses on BCP

1SeventyZ wrote:
qmdv wrote:Hey is being called a prick on this forum defamation of person :lol: :lol:

Tim


No, that's just good old-fashioned rudeness.

Great that an add for this outfit came up at this time.
http://www.requestlegalhelp.com/Civil_Rights_Law_s.htm

Good going Zane. I have already retained them and you are in deep dodo

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GumpAir wrote:

Ohhhhhhhh, ohhhhhhh, ohhhhhhhh....

Can I sue QMDV for something, anything?????? Puuuhleeze.

Gump


How about a class action lawsuit for pain and suffering experienced by BCP members trying to figure out what Tim's attempting to spell?

Flynengr :D
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Leave Tim alone [-X
Or you will find yourself looking like Gumps burrow, actually it was my burrow and now I have to arm wrestle Gumps $22.00 cake maker..........you guessed it I wrote off the burrow
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flynengr wrote:How about a class action lawsuit for pain and suffering experienced by BCP members trying to figure out what Tim's attempting to spell?

Flynengr :D


This could gain traction.
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