Science Fraud Site Owner Suspends Site in Response to Legal Threats

Re:Science Fraud Site Owner Suspends Site in Response to Leg... by sk5t on Saturday January 05, 2013 @02:10AM (#5011968)

Or at least restrict oneself to saying "The preceding data raise very serious questions about aspect x of y." Even in the most plaintiff-friendly environment it would seem difficult to mount a case for libel... But is the message then diluted? I suppose it depends on the audience.

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Re:Science Fraud Site Owner Suspends Site in Response to Leg... by pfortuny on Saturday January 05, 2013 @06:03AM (#5012296)

OK, but as another commenter says, when you play the scientist, you must stick with the rules. Otherwise you are playing the journalist, which character has a quite different set of rules (and consequences).

It is as easy as saying: "This graph is in contrast with this data...". If it is overwhelming, it is by itself, not by the adjectives.

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Re:Science Fraud Site Owner Suspends Site in Response to Leg... by danso on Saturday January 05, 2013 @04:36AM (#5012169)

I would think that out of all audiences, a scientific one could respect the idea that facts without rhetoric, speak for themselves.

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