Re: Not always joking, it seems

In article <62b67eF22mildU2@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
Sean O'Hara  <seanohara@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>In the Year of the Earth Rat, the Great and Powerful Keith F. Lynch 
>declared:
>> > 
>> Wouldn't it be easier and cheaper to simply killfiile Terry instead
>> of threatening him with lawsuits?  To win a libel suit, you'd have to
>> prove that anyone takes his drivel seriously, 
>
>And that it had an actual detrimental effect on his reputation, 
>which ... well, no.

There are some things that are libel per se, and actionable without
proof of damages.

Seth