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[quote="webmaster"]Earlier today Frothers Unite took an unprecedented step, in response to an unprecedented situation. Our web host - Host Europe - contacted us with regard to a complaint from a party claiming to represent Urban Mammoth:

[quote]Dear *****,

As per our conversation we have received a complaint with reference to your website hosted with us under the domain name FROTHERSUNITE.COM. The complaint refers to the chain of communications in relation to ;http://www.frothersunite.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=2054 under I-Kore &amp; Urban Mammoth. The complainant has held this material to be defamatory to both them, their company and other individuals and is currently considering legal action to address this if we are not able to assist them with there enquiries.

In order to ensure the legitimacy of any complaints that we receive in relation to our customers websites, we would not remove material in relation to a complaint unless we received a notification from the Courts or police or a legal letter of intent from a solicitor. The action then taken is in order to minimise any liability of Host Europe. We have these procedures in place to protect the interests of our customers and hopefully with your assistance we can address this complaint.

In light of the seriousness of this complaint your assistance and response at your earliest convenience would be appreciated.

Kind Regards,

********
Host Europe Customer Service Team[/quote]

We subsequently heard from several prominent forum members who reported receiving 'unpleasant' communications regarding the topic, quite possibly from the same party.

In our FAQ we ask that questions about abusive and/or legal matters related to this board be first directed to “the administrator of this board". Unfortunately, the complainant made no direct representation to the FU:UK Committee, and made no mention of which issues were specifically judged to be defamatory.

Of course, we recognise that no complainant has an obligation to do this, and in response we have examined the thread in question and removed commentary which we considered to include some basis for legal action against our hosts. We hope that this resolves the complainant’s problems and obviates any threat against our hosting service (or members).

Frothers Unite! UK is a site with a prides itself on its independence, and on the culture of free expression we have created in our discussion forums. As a matter of policy we will not seek to curtail the right of our readership to raise questions about the industry, nor will we be prevented from reporting industry issues that concern our readership. We also welcome statements on behalf of industry bodies which clarify these issues.

That said we take our position as responsible netizens seriously, and certainly have no wish to become a vehicle for various parties to pursue grievances against each other.

[quote]While the administrators and moderators of this forum will attempt to remove or edit any generally objectionable material as quickly as possible, it is impossible to review every message. Therefore you acknowledge that all posts made to these forums express the views and opinions of the author and not the administrators, moderators or webmaster (except for posts by these people) and hence will not be held liable.

You agree not to post any abusive, obscene, vulgar, slanderous, hateful, threatening, sexually-oriented or any other material that may violate any applicable laws.[...]You agree that the webmaster, administrator and moderators of this forum have the right to remove, edit, move or close any topic at any time should they see fit. [/quote]

We hope that our subscribers (and anonymous posters) can accept the reasons for this decision, which was not taken lightly and does not form a precedent for a change in the site's fundamental values. That said, we would very much appreciate it if you could be [u]very careful what you say[/u] on certain 'sensitive topics'. :dodgy:

No matter how tempted you are.  :|[/quote]

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