Superinjunction threads
Discussion
mattviatura said:
Digga said:
For absolute safety's sake - by means of sure and total avoidance of inadvertently naming anyone subject to a super injunction - might I suggest we now restrict all discussions to people who are either deceased or fictional?
That's a point. Does an injunction cease with death or could the estate prosecute?Bloody hell this ventures deep into the realms of the ridiculous doesn't it.
I might be the subject of a super injunction.
Shaw Tarse said:
Puggit said:
Hugo a Gogo said:
how do we know who we shouldn't name?
Quite right!How do the general public know who is subject to an injunction (at what level)?
If I was staying at an hotel & saw a former Miss Wales & a Man U player retiring to a room together & I tweeted about it would I be in trouble?
Have any of you not read the papers this morning? It's all over the front pages, and the BBC news.
Can someone please clarify (genuinely) what it is we can't post? Of couse I'm not asking you to post the thing we can't post, but just say what it is.
For example, can we:
i) Name the person as a fact, by writing: "It was Mr XXX who had the affair." or "It was Mr XXX who brought the injunction."
ii) Refer to what was said in the Commons by writing: "That MP named XXX as the subject of the injunction."
iii) Speculate on who had the affair by writing: "I think it was Mr XXX who have the affair."
iv) Refer to the papers by writing: "The front page of The Sun today says 'xxx xxx xxx'"
I'm not being funny or obtuse, I respec the wishes of the site owners. I just want clarity on what rules we're playing within at the moment.
Cheers.
Can someone please clarify (genuinely) what it is we can't post? Of couse I'm not asking you to post the thing we can't post, but just say what it is.
For example, can we:
i) Name the person as a fact, by writing: "It was Mr XXX who had the affair." or "It was Mr XXX who brought the injunction."
ii) Refer to what was said in the Commons by writing: "That MP named XXX as the subject of the injunction."
iii) Speculate on who had the affair by writing: "I think it was Mr XXX who have the affair."
iv) Refer to the papers by writing: "The front page of The Sun today says 'xxx xxx xxx'"
I'm not being funny or obtuse, I respec the wishes of the site owners. I just want clarity on what rules we're playing within at the moment.
Cheers.
What's the point in this 'forum' if we have to run our thoughts past PH for censorship approval.
Mod Edit: Did you not read a) The OP, or b) The T&Cs?
You can post what you like on your own site but, to be blunt, this is Haymarket's playground and they call the rules.
Edited by Justayellowbadge on Tuesday 24th May 16:27
More importantly, who cares?
What people do in their private life is entirely up to them and for them to deal with when it hits the fan.
This obsession with gossip and who is doing what in the 'celeb' world is ridiculous.
A man makes his decision and lives with the consequences, as long as he does his job to the best of his ability, what happens away from that is none of my concern.
What people do in their private life is entirely up to them and for them to deal with when it hits the fan.
This obsession with gossip and who is doing what in the 'celeb' world is ridiculous.
A man makes his decision and lives with the consequences, as long as he does his job to the best of his ability, what happens away from that is none of my concern.
Steameh said:
More importantly, who cares?
What people do in their private life is entirely up to them and for them to deal with when it hits the fan.
I don't care, and up until it was in todays papers I've not mentioned it at all. My problem is with PH turning this website into a watered down version of what it used to be.What people do in their private life is entirely up to them and for them to deal with when it hits the fan.
Steameh said:
More importantly, who cares?
What people do in their private life is entirely up to them and for them to deal with when it hits the fan.
This obsession with gossip and who is doing what in the 'celeb' world is ridiculous.
A man makes his decision and lives with the consequences, as long as he does his job to the best of his ability, what happens away from that is none of my concern.
The problem isn't 'protection of privacy' or 'protection of snooping' it's about 'freedom of the press'.What people do in their private life is entirely up to them and for them to deal with when it hits the fan.
This obsession with gossip and who is doing what in the 'celeb' world is ridiculous.
A man makes his decision and lives with the consequences, as long as he does his job to the best of his ability, what happens away from that is none of my concern.
If we allow the press to be censored on a trivial matter such as this then it won't be too long before more serious stuff is 'kept a lid on'.
Can you imagine if the MP's expenses scandal had been subject to a (working) super injunction? Not only would the public never get to hear about the dishonest MP's stealing our money, but we'd never even know that there was something being hidden.
Freedom of the press is important, and if we let them get away with something trivial we all know it will creep creep creep onto important stuff.
Steameh said:
More importantly, who cares?
What people do in their private life is entirely up to them and for them to deal with when it hits the fan.
This obsession with gossip and who is doing what in the 'celeb' world is ridiculous.
A man makes his decision and lives with the consequences, as long as he does his job to the best of his ability, what happens away from that is none of my concern.
Don't you see the bigger picture?What people do in their private life is entirely up to them and for them to deal with when it hits the fan.
This obsession with gossip and who is doing what in the 'celeb' world is ridiculous.
A man makes his decision and lives with the consequences, as long as he does his job to the best of his ability, what happens away from that is none of my concern.
This is not about footballers or celebrities.
This is about rich individuals or organisations harnessing the power of the legal system to effectively silence you and me.
This is a VERY, VERY important moment in British legal history and the way it goes will have a fundamental efect on the basic human right of free speech in this country.
Eric Mc said:
Don't you see the bigger picture?
This is not about footballers or celebrities.
This is about rich individuals or organisations harnessing the power of the legal system to effectively silence you and me.
This is a VERY, VERY important moment in British legal history and the way it goes will have a fundamental efect on the basic human right of free speech in this country.
Well put.This is not about footballers or celebrities.
This is about rich individuals or organisations harnessing the power of the legal system to effectively silence you and me.
This is a VERY, VERY important moment in British legal history and the way it goes will have a fundamental efect on the basic human right of free speech in this country.
dmitsi said:
...I'm so glad the internet was invented so we can have our freedom of speech and a platform to discuss the world. Well that's until someone sells out their website and we're left with some overzealous money men worried about what we say.
What's the point in this 'forum' if we have to run our thoughts past PH for censorship approval.
Shame really as it just feels bland and authoritarian now.
And how come we can't say
, but you don't censor paddy or limey or yank?
This is Haymarket's ballpool and they're allowing you to play in it. If you don't wish to abide by their rules of posting or other (perfectly understandable) wishes then maybe you should question whether you want to carry on being a member. What's the point in this 'forum' if we have to run our thoughts past PH for censorship approval.
Shame really as it just feels bland and authoritarian now.
And how come we can't say
, but you don't censor paddy or limey or yank?It's pretty rude of you to not respect their wishes on this one IMO.
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