ChessMaster wrote:Another one though would be the person right to play a game/use a forum on the Internet, free from harassment and malicious content, should also be as high, of rights to be protected.
Um, this is the internet. If you cannot handle attacks, I suggest you not use the internet. Of course, it is Utopian to think that we have a Right to be free of harassment online, but this simply is not the case. We do not have the right to be free of harassment in life. Sometimes it is warranted, sometimes it is not. It is your own responsibility as a reader to decipher the truth of claims, and lacking any proof, this should make us all think twice about the data being presented. One might question the source, the credibility of the source, the references to verify the claim, etc. If some chose to ignore common sense and base their opinions on only the words of another, I (for one) am not concerned about these people; they are generally fools.
I can tell you that most of us, if on this forum or the game long enough, will be accused or harassed in some fashion; even Lopdo. Your Rights: You do have a right to a rebuttal. You do have a right to stand up for yourself against accusers.
But to claim righteousness and tell others they cannot speak their mind when lacking proof is not a solution (which was my point), although proof is almost always a requirement to ACTION on behalf of Lopdo or Mods. And yes, providing an area (thread) where accusations may be made is probably better... and this already exists (though not sticky). Not everyone, especially new to the forum, is going to follow this or know to however. Either way, stickying a few threads I will consider, but not likely to happen by me. I do not favor promoting threads of cheaters (and likely associated methodologies to cheating) as top results on the forum; my opinion.