Dear "Few Frustrated Chamber Members":
You copied a letter to me that you supposedly sent to the board members of theAnnapolis
You copied a letter to me that you supposedly sent to the board members of the
I suggest you consider how John Hancock signed the Declaration of Independence as prominently as possible so that King George could read it without his spectacles. Similarly, consider the Ninety Five Theses that Martin Luther nailed to the door of the Castle Church at Wittenberg. Admittedly, the details may be somewhat apocryphal, but your letter's validity is questionable. Hancock and Martin Luther held to their convictions and opposed very powerful leaders and institutions at great personal risk. By so doing, they made history. The subject of your attack is not King George or the Pope and the Chamber is not England or the Catholic Church, so give us all a break. Right now, you "Few Frustrated Chamber Members" are just making a lot of noise under pretenses but if you wish to accomplish anything, you'll simply have to do better.
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I guess you may have heard this comment coming. But sometimes people prefer to remain anonymous for a reason. But, indeed it is your right, to request (not demand) disclosure on your blog.
But if it were me, I'd write about it(noting the anonymity)and see if it forces the Chamber to either admit or deny whatever issues may be.
That was me, and my eyes are fine! What happened?
Wait an not even moderated any more?
Go back and read what I wrote about this last fall. Are you suggesting that simply because a person (maybe a group, but maybe one person) write a nasty, potentially libelous letter full of vitriol and opinion that I should publish it? Besides, as you can see, I can't even get chamber board members to return a phone call to confirm if they even got the letter. If you want to participate in libel and risk bringing on a lawsuit on behalf of a person or persons who are too cowardly to sign their names and provide any information--well, as you said to me, "indeed it is your right.".
You are protected by law. Comments and opinions of others on a publicly accessible forum are not necessarily those of the host owner (Google in your case) or the administrator (you). You are right, if YOU make the accusations, you may be in a sticky wicket, but if it is defined as third party commentary with your non-libelous opinion you ought to be fine.
It is obviously of concern or at least an interest to you, so my vote is to go with it. If it is indeed an issue, the Chamber knows where to go to give an opposing viewpoint or to clarify.
That does not mean it is legitimate or newsworthy or even ethical to publish. Do you even know about this letter? If you're so anxious to go to bat for free--and yes at risk (despite what you say and I am aware of the recent court ruling)--for a person or group that anonymously places some demands without any substantiation--then go right ahead. Even if I were a lawyer billing every hour for what I get for months worth of my time here--I would not even do it. Now, unless you wrote the letter or can lead me to who did, and they have legitimate and real concerns that are newsworthy.....please leave it.
OK I am leaving. If it is not "newsworthy", "legitimate", or "ethical to publish"...why the post to begin with? Ignoring the letter likely would have had the same effect.
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