Comments on: Don’t be… defamatory? http://corpblawg.ynada.com/2007/07/19/dont-be-defamatory Cornelius Puschmann on computer-mediated discourse, linguistics, open access and other things that interest him. Now discontinued - see blog.ynada.com Mon, 08 Nov 2010 09:33:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Cornelius http://corpblawg.ynada.com/2007/07/19/dont-be-defamatory/comment-page-1#comment-38149 Cornelius Thu, 19 Jul 2007 14:20:34 +0000 http://corpblawg.ynada.com/2007/07/19/dont-be-defamatory#comment-38149 It does seem like he wanted to be found out in a way, at least there are remarks in the board that suggest he very much enjoyed speculations about his identity. Perhaps this is what happens if you can't let go, if you can't stop. I can certainly see why WFM shareholders aren't happy about this. It does seem like he wanted to be found out in a way, at least there are remarks in the board that suggest he very much enjoyed speculations about his identity.

Perhaps this is what happens if you can’t let go, if you can’t stop. I can certainly see why WFM shareholders aren’t happy about this.

]]> By: Michael Clarke http://corpblawg.ynada.com/2007/07/19/dont-be-defamatory/comment-page-1#comment-38146 Michael Clarke Thu, 19 Jul 2007 13:50:57 +0000 http://corpblawg.ynada.com/2007/07/19/dont-be-defamatory#comment-38146 I'm basically a soft-hearted, even-handed sort of person and I can't help but wonder about the sort of issues that lead someone to behave the way he has. Reading the tone of his language, the cliche-ridden language he seemed incapable of extracting himself from, one might speculate whether being "outed" has come as a blessed relief, finally allowing him to exit irreversibly from the Golem he'd become (animated only by the script in his mouth). You got to feel sorry for him. What a life to have led... I’m basically a soft-hearted, even-handed sort of person and I can’t help but wonder about the sort of issues that lead someone to behave the way he has. Reading the tone of his language, the cliche-ridden language he seemed incapable of extracting himself from, one might speculate whether being “outed” has come as a blessed relief, finally allowing him to exit irreversibly from the Golem he’d become (animated only by the script in his mouth). You got to feel sorry for him. What a life to have led…

]]> By: Jon Harmon http://corpblawg.ynada.com/2007/07/19/dont-be-defamatory/comment-page-1#comment-38097 Jon Harmon Thu, 19 Jul 2007 01:32:33 +0000 http://corpblawg.ynada.com/2007/07/19/dont-be-defamatory#comment-38097 What else could he do but aplogize? His behavior was highly unethical, perhaps criminal. He has for years been touting himself (on his own blog) as the paragon of transparency, and then it was revealed that for seven-plus years he was touting himself and his company, and ripping a competitor, under an alias. Yes, he should be fired. The guy's hubris is so great it took him a week of heat to force him to apologize. Actually it took several days for the media and the blogosphere to really turn on him. Why? -- see: http://jon8332.typepad.com/force_for_good/2007/07/wacky-mackey-ep.html What else could he do but aplogize? His behavior was highly unethical, perhaps criminal. He has for years been touting himself (on his own blog) as the paragon of transparency, and then it was revealed that for seven-plus years he was touting himself and his company, and ripping a competitor, under an alias. Yes, he should be fired. The guy’s hubris is so great it took him a week of heat to force him to apologize. Actually it took several days for the media and the blogosphere to really turn on him. Why? — see: http://jon8332.typepad.com/force_for_good/2007/07/wacky-mackey-ep.html

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