Hi Everyone!!!

[Batfink]

Hi Everyone!

Looks like a good friendly forum with lots of information!

Really hoping you can help me! Will go into more detail when I know which section to post in but basically I run a small company based in cambridgeshire and use Internet forums as part of my advertising! I am having problems with a particular forum that I use where there are several customers of my competitors that put up comments about my company and personally about myself and my partner! Despite constant asking the admin/moderators refuse to remove these comments! Is there anything we can do to stop this as it is beginning to have serious effect on my business!

Thanks in advance

Batfink

[Paule]

Re: Hi Everyone!!!

Hi There and Welcome to Legal Beagles

Hopefully you will find all the help you need on the site.

We have the Banks Forum for info regarding claims againt the banks

We have the Lamp Post for light hearted off topic chat

We have the OFT Case forum for the latest information on the Test Case

We have the Chat Room for chatting to other members, maybe a quick question or two

If you get stuck and want help, just shout

There is a list of the Team Members HERE

All in all, enjoy your stay

PKea

[Celestine]

Re: Hi Everyone!!!

Hi Batfink

Welcome to the Legal Beagle forum.

Generally the rule of thumb with internet forums is that stuff will stay up till you 'get legal'.

A well worded letter from a solicitor accompanied with a threat to litigate against the server company should result in removal of the offending comments.

If this issue is affecting your business, I would recommend investing a couple of hundred pounds in a decent solicitors letter to stop this once and for all. Although we recommend self-litigation in most cases, I would doubt they would take a personal letter seriously enough. (although worth trying if you havent already put your complaint in writing)

Most web sites are very poor and cannot even consider entering litigation.

As this is clearly caused by 'sour grapes' from your competitors, I doubt the forum would persist with the posting of the items you object to.

Please start a thread in the 'general' section with more details.

Good luck and welcome

[Guest]

Re: Hi Everyone!!!

Yes there is something you can do. There is such a thing as online libel and the internet and forums do not operate outside the law.

Have you got screenshots?

Also, what resonse, if any, do you get from the site admin/moderators?

Look here for example. Anonymity no protection for online libellers | The Register

[Paule]

Re: Hi Everyone!!!

I would suggest placing your info here for the time being and we can move it if necessary at a later stage

PKea

[Batfink]

Re: Hi Everyone!!!

Thanks guys!! Will post a more detailed explanation in that forum suggested and then go from there!!!

[Nattie]

Re: Hi Everyone!!!

Welcome Batfink to the Beagles forum. I hope the username is named after the cartoon character because that was a great kids tv programme.(showing age me thinks!)

[Amethyst]

Re: Hi Everyone!!!

Yeyyyyyyyy Batfink.....

you can't touch me my wings are like a sheeeeeeeeeeeeild of steeeeeeeeeel

Nice to have you here

xxxx

[Batfink]

Re: Hi Everyone!!!

Welcome Batfink to the Beagles forum. I hope the username is named after the cartoon character because that was a great kids tv programme.(showing age me thinks!)

Yep nattie sure is!! Batfink was brilliant along with dangermouse! They just don't make kids tv like they used too!!!

[Amethyst]

Re: Hi Everyone!!!

Oh re your problem - then yes I agree totally with Celestine, a well worded solictors letter will usually make them remove the offending posts. But will read your full popst in general now I just noticed you put it up