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Author Topic: Tony's Tweets  (Read 538500 times)

Offline Chris Jameson

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Re: Tony's Tweets
« Reply #3570 on: October 16, 2017, 10:57:47 AM »
I'd like the H&V members to take alfi to court in an attempt to prevent him posting.

Offline old man villa fan

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Re: Tony's Tweets
« Reply #3571 on: October 16, 2017, 11:31:11 AM »
The reality is Xia would never take H&V to court over one idiots ramblings.  But that doesn't mean he shouldn't be called out for it.  And frankly the style and content is almost unfathomable and given the amount of times people have commented on this I only assume deliberate.  I wash over the posts as I'm sure the majority of people on here do.  Shame there isn't a block feature.

It's not worth taking the risk.  Thee are examples out there where people have done exactly that:

https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/law/football-club-solicitor-awarded-18000-over-struck-off-libel-/5061422.article

A solicitor at Blackpool suing because he was being incorrectly described as 'struck off' on a football forum isn't a million miles away from falsely stating that Dr Xia has made up credentials.  And of course, Dr Tony is a lot, lot richer than anybody connected with Blackpool.
I think the difference is I don't think Xia would do it to a fans forum.  I do take the point though that there could be some risk there.

Frankly, I'm all for seeing less of Alfs eye hurting posts, libellous or not.

Just because Xia probably wouldn't take action, doesn't give a reason for taking free hits.

I like this forum because it is generally sensible and you don't have to skip half a dozen comments to get to something worth reading.

Offline robbo1874

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Re: Tony's Tweets
« Reply #3572 on: October 16, 2017, 11:45:54 AM »
Obviously I meant TonyErdington in my last post. Please don’t sue me Tone!

Offline Diablo

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Re: Tony's Tweets
« Reply #3573 on: October 16, 2017, 03:11:01 PM »
And writing 'allegedly' or 'IMO' is not a magic bullet.

It seems to worked for Have I got News for You since time began.

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Re: Tony's Tweets
« Reply #3574 on: October 16, 2017, 05:37:09 PM »
And writing 'allegedly' or 'IMO' is not a magic bullet.

It seems to worked for Have I got News for You since time began.

I think Ian Hislop likes spending time in court defending his comments.

Offline Canadian Villa

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Re: Tony's Tweets
« Reply #3575 on: October 16, 2017, 07:28:32 PM »
A journalist once told me that the reason the sunday papers including the 'fantastic lover/well endowed' part during their sordid kiss and tell stories was for the very reason for a libel claim. No one wanted to prove that it was wrong and give the papers more ammo

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Re: Tony's Tweets
« Reply #3576 on: October 16, 2017, 09:39:40 PM »
The classic case was Jeffrey Archer sueing The Daily Star over the Monica Coghlan and the brown envelope story.  He won massive damages (nice new lead on Ely Cathedral roof) because The Star lifted the story from The News of The World who had done all the investigation.  Without the NotW evidence The Star were up smelly poo creek and it was a tap in for Archer.  Moral - don't say or write something you might be called to prove in a court of law.

Offline Diablo

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Re: Tony's Tweets
« Reply #3577 on: October 17, 2017, 01:43:04 AM »
And writing 'allegedly' or 'IMO' is not a magic bullet.

It seems to worked for Have I got News for You since time began.

I think Ian Hislop likes spending time in court defending his comments.


Taken from an old article in the Independent (2006) celebrating Hislop's 20 Years at Private Eye (I knew he'd had a lot of libel cases but thought I'd look into it a bit more).

One of Hislop's achievements of the last 20 years is the dubious distinction of becoming the most sued man in English legal history. "When I took over, I made a number of very pompous statements about how I was really going to cut the libel bills and this shoddy approach to libel wasn't going to exist any more. Then over the coming years, I managed to enter the Guinness Book of Records for the most money ever lost and hit a number of just huge payouts."

Particularly painful were awards to the late Robert Maxwell and to Sonia Sutcliffe, the wife of the Yorkshire Ripper, Peter Sutcliffe, who won £600,000 in libel damages from the Eye, although this sum was reduced to £60,000 on appeal.

« Last Edit: October 17, 2017, 01:00:53 PM by Diablo »

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Re: Tony's Tweets
« Reply #3578 on: October 17, 2017, 10:31:19 AM »
#tonyxia if the swans dont fly over the water they will never get to drink #believe UTV!

Is a theoretical example of his superb communication.

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Re: Tony's Tweets
« Reply #3579 on: October 17, 2017, 10:42:40 AM »
You either like it or you don't.

I think Dan Brown books are shite, so I don't read them. I think the same applies here.

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Re: Tony's Tweets
« Reply #3580 on: October 17, 2017, 01:51:20 PM »
You either like it or you don't.

I think Dan Brown books are shite, so I don't read them. I think the same applies here.

Winner - a shiny new (old) pound coin on its way

Offline mr underhill

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Re: Tony's Tweets
« Reply #3581 on: October 17, 2017, 03:46:12 PM »
which may well be worth a bob or 2

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Re: Tony's Tweets
« Reply #3582 on: October 18, 2017, 11:26:06 PM »
You either like it or you don't.

I think Dan Brown books are shite, so I don't read them. I think the same applies here.

Well, not really.

Dan Brown can write WTF he likes, I won't be reading it, because it has no impact on anything I give one tenth of one shit about.

Tony Xia can tweet WTF he likes, but regardless of whether or not I read it, it has impact on something I care deeply about.

So it's really not about just not reading it if you don't like it.

Offline Diablo

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Re: Tony's Tweets
« Reply #3583 on: October 19, 2017, 12:10:58 AM »
#tonyxia if the swans dont fly over the water they will never get to drink #believe UTV!

Is a theoretical example of his superb communication.
"When seagulls follow the trawler it is because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea," 
« Last Edit: October 19, 2017, 01:52:55 AM by Diablo »

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Re: Tony's Tweets
« Reply #3584 on: October 19, 2017, 11:12:24 AM »
Have never done twitter and just reading the last couple of pages I know I never will now. It''s like entering the twilight zone. I haven't a fuckin clue what most of the posts are about. Are they coded signals from a lifeform somewhere in the universe who are communicating with a few aliens that have made it to earth ?
😂😂

 


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