[imc-oxford-features] [Imc-oxford] Tatchell post

[Eileen Cameron-Kirby]

Dear Jennie
Maybe I shouldn't respond, as I'm rather semi-detached these days (and 
currently very tired! Maybe I can't read straight).
I do find the main post pretty awful, but is it potentially libellous? I 
tend to think we have to put up with stuff we don't like, unless it 
clearly breaches the guidelines. It's definitely of significance to 
Oxford and it's an 'original' article not a repost. It doesn't actually 
recommend bumping Tatchell off. If it's merely potentially libellous, we 
are quite justified in waiting till P. Tatchell asks us to take it down. 
We don't have to insist that all our contributors are 'nice'. An 
additional factor is that if we take down the main post, we'll also have 
to hide the rest of the thread (currently 25 comments). Some of the 
contributions are quite useful/thoughtful, especially Sid Phelp's one 
about the African situation.
I would prefer to get a wider consensus on this before we take any 
action, if you don't mind.
Cheers
Eileen

Jennie B wrote:
> Heya all,
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> I'm tempted to take this post down, 182719, it's one about Peter Tatchell
> with spurious claims and potentially libellous claims.  I'd like to
> propose that we take it down/hide it.
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> However, thought I'd best check with everyone, if I don't get any NO,
> DON'T DO ITs by the end of today it's a-comin' down.
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> hugs x
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