Two former Yale University law students have settled their suit brought against some 30-plus anonymous commenters who posted derogatory remarks about them on an internet forum called AutoAdmit. The comments, which ranged from standard insults to those of a more sexually explicit nature, were so vile they prompted the women to sue in order to out the identities of those doing the commenting. According to the plaintiffs, the suit was necessary because the discussion board, a site designed for law school graduates, was often monitored by firms looking to hire. Because the comments were associated with their names, the women claimed that it would hurt their chances of being offered a job.
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In the end, the women’s attorneys were able to identify some eight or nine of the anonymous posters, according to the Hartford Courant and they settled with some of them.Because the terms of the settlement were confidential, the lawyers representing the former students, Heide Iravani and Brittan Heller, would not discuss them. However, San Francisco attorney Ashok Ramani, whose firm, Keker & Van Nest took the case pro-bono said that their clients were “very pleased with how the case went.” The women had sued for monetary damages so a settlement means they were likely awarded at least some of the amount they had hoped for.
DU has more than it’s fair share of trolls.
#12 is a Troll…never presents an argument, only refers to my departed mom to insult me.
It’s only gross if you don’t take a bath.
#21 – Oh, YOU’RE the Alfred! LOL! Makes sense.
When will you censor the editor trolls?
Some editors are trolling as well… perhaps not like Alfredone, but still.
OH NOES!!!!
I destroy trolls with my big brain…its fun…
He does have a big brain because of all the swelling from the many times I dropped him on his head. It was fun!
Here’s little Alfie as a baby:
http://tinyurl.com/577nyb
BTW, I didn’t depart – I bolted!
#26 – Alfred1 – I destroy trolls with my big brain…its fun…
It’s sad that you can’t use it for thinking.
I’ve been so trollish here that I had to change my username…
Bitch, you better get back here now, then go in the kitchen and bake me a pie. NOW!!!
#31 – Alfred’s Dad
How old are you?
To any potential employers monitoring DU for unseemly postings by job applicants:
http://tiny.cc/BroSv
Troll? Moi?
Recently I heard a very interesting suggestion… US-Military Psy-ops does troll work on blogs.
Changing the discussion away from dangerous topics would be simple for a well funded, technically advanced adversary (speaking in a security vocabulary).
Any web based polls or delicious stories (or similar) ought be regarded a bit more skeptically. Of course the “rating down” part of it would be the most important bit.
DU is a wonderful site. There are a few inveterate trolls, but most give way once directly addressed.
I do love that DU is similar to the old style BBS threads. There is a lot of collective knowledge here. I’m up for spirited talk, but I have been seeing a lot personal nastiness over the last few months.
I have good friends all over the ideological/religious spectrum.
The problems facing any slice of governance(world, national, local) are serious enough that any viewpoint ought not be dismissed immediately.
We could all be a little bit nicer.
#16 More than one Alias shouldn’t be allowed…so context develops around the poster…so people know from other posts, what his likely position is on similar topics.
An analogy…I am certain YOU would not like it if I posted under dozens of different names…to make it appear my view predominates this blog…
Or if I attacked your fellow liberal loons…under various names…to make it appear the popular view was against them…
Then you would object to the “misrepresentation”, the “deception” thereby being propgagated…
Its time you stop “alfred’s mom” from and other dickheads from ad hominem attacks against reason and persons.
Wow Alfred, calling people “dickheads” really impresses me with your “big brain.” It is obvious that you and your views are pretty much despised by a lot of folks here. Maybe it is hard for you to see this with your head stuck so far up your ass.
Replace troll with Republican party member and you’ll have better understanding of current political and economic misfortunes.
so many of you smell like goats today…mmmm goats