[mlb]

I have found this board very useful for people sharing their airline problems with us. I do not apprectiate users that randomly post sarcastic/smart-alec comments many times over. Everyone should know that you can add users to your "ignore" list in your member profile and any comment from that user will not show when you view the threads. Joy0309, I would suggest you find another hobby other than playing around on this board.

[AirlineComplaints.org]

Thank you for your feedback, mlb.

We do our utmost to keep this site serous, professional, and constructive.

We will get in touch with user Joy0309 to ensure his pattern of behavior does not continue.

[AirlineComplaints.org]

User Joy0309 has been banned from this site due to repeated infractions.

All his posts - most of which were unconstructive - have been permanently deleted.

[Leatherboy2006]

I had a question about this site, many users put airline employee names here in a public forum without the employees knowledge or chance to defend themselves. Does this open this site to possible slander suits by the employees if they were to find out?
In future I feel it should be enforced not using the employee's name on this site unless the employee can be notified and offer the chance to respond/defend themselves against possible slander.
Just wondering and questioning

[Butch Cassidy Slept Here]

Just a guess, but I would think case law on this subject would hold the poster of the alleged slander/liable responsible, rather than those who facilitate this board. One could argue that to hold the board facilitator responsible would, as a practical matter, inhibit free speech since every single posting would need to be reviewed for possible slander/liable.

As a moral issue, I think it's safe to say that better than half of the alleged slander/liable "victims" on this board are as guilty as sin. They behave the way they do because they know there are no consequences for their actions. Indeed their superiors may, even, support such behavior. Accordingly, even if some statements meet the technical definition of slander/liable, they may, in many cases, not be actionable since the "victim" would not be able to prove any kind of loss.

[Leatherboy2006]

Good point Butch and good insight. The old phrase "don't shoot the messangar"
Hopefully soon board will add Amtrak and Greyhound complaints to the board.

[Jetliner]

A little correction is in order here. Slander is verbal, libel is written. Minor detail, but libel is what we would be dealing with here.

There is nothing in the law that says the agent would have to prove damages, only that the statement was made. (Actually there are a couple other requirements, but once the person posts the statement, those are met.)

[Butch Cassidy Slept Here]

Great! So the next crew member to--once again--take-out their feelings of inadequacy on a customer, by calling for the cops for a bogus reason--like responding to a comment from a customer that a complaint letter will be written--THEN--that customer can sue that crew member for slander/libel. As you can see, wise guy, that door swings both ways!

[Jetliner]

Damn dude, who whizzed in your Cheerios?

The door wouldn't be able to swing that way because in that case there is no slander/libel involved, unless the crewmember posted what happened with the customer's name. However that doesn't mean that the passenger couldn't sue for other reasons if they felt they had a case. But if the cops are called, there is usually a good reason. And even if the agent is full of crap, the police are not going to do much more than run the persons name (as they are required to do when they come in contact with someone) so unless the person did something in front of the cops or they have a warrant, then there wouldn't be much for the police to do.