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Originally posted by KRL
First off, let's get the legal terms correct here. Slanderous statements are false and malicious accusations injurious to a person or company's reputation which are made orally to another party. Libelous statements are the same but are made in printed form i.e. posting on a message board like GFY.
But if the statements are true and factual it is not libel or slander.
Next, if you have faith in your test results there shouldn't be a reason not to post them. Your intent is not malicious in nature. A disclaimer can also be added to further insure your protection from liability for those results. Consumer Reports is the best example to compare what you've done Choker. Tests are tests. Just like car tests are car tests. As long as they are conducted professionally, using proven to be accurate methodologies, in an unbiased manner everything is kosher.
So post the results of your tests and let each webmaster be the judge. You aren't saying this company is a thief and that one is not. You are simply showing traffic counting results without any opinions added and there is nothing wrong with that.
Its very obvious in this industry you have two elements to consider. First its controlled by human beings not computers. Human beings are prone to dishonesty by nature. Second, computers are run by programs created by human beings and as such programs are succeptible to malicious coding intentionally designed to cheat others and sometimes unintentionally designed to cheat by erroneous coding. So to expect anything less than an environment where shaving can and does occur is foolhardy.
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I STRONGLY disagree. First this is a CIVIL matter not a criminal matter so the findings a court could conclude can and often does swing the way you least expect. If I posted that a sponsor was shaving and was unable to produce evidence that a court would consider 100% proof, that sponsor could most definatley use that ruling to sue my ass off for slander.