Myrl Jeffcoat > wrote in
oups.com:


>
>
> Mark - You and I know, that is a gawd awful thought! Unfortunately
> the internet is in it's Wild Wild West days, with newsgroups being the
> most wild of all. However, Dave should preface his statements with a
> comment like, "One of our neighbors who had dropped by, told me such
> and such about my neice, but I don't really remember who that neighbor
> was, because I was drinking too." Afterall, it appears third party
> libel is protected on the internet, and if you claim to be too drunk
> to remember what neighbor told you, then the neighbor is protected
> too!
>
> Alas, the internet - it will be awhile, before it is tamed and
> civilized like the rest of society - if it ever is at all;-)
>
>



Methinks that "David Smiths" 'story'......... is just that.


But he's probably very happy that he's sucked quite a few people into his
little fantasy.