Thanks for the response, Penguin - that clarifies things a great deal. I know that not all internet forums operate with the same rules or expectations so it's helpful for you to explain things so clearly.
Of course there are inaccuracies in many posts, and I've been guilty of those as well and have been corrected. As you noted, that's all part of the value of a discussion board such as this one. I only meant to suggest that perhaps more care should be given when reposting stories about a person's negative words or actions that may be of questionable veracity - it should take only a moment or two of research on the web to find out whether such stories are likely to be true or not before posting them, with or without attached commentary.
I should probably just stay away from this thread since there's usually not much of interest for me here. But I must admit, the discussions that some of these reposted stories generate are illuminating and often quite entertaining!
