"William H. Geiger III" <whgiii@amaranth.com> wrote: [snip] {Well as much as it pains me to take Dimitri's side I doubt that any damages {can be proved by his statements on this list. My reasoning for this opinion {is as follows: { {A. Dimitri is a nut, kook, ...ect. Definitely suffering from dimished {capacity. { {B. Everyone on the list is aware of point A. BZZZZT. Point A well taken. Point B fails, unfortunately. Brought to my attention not so long ago by a post something along the lines of "I'll take it for granted that Timmy May is a wanker, but what about the crypto stuff on this list." You can't disregard that there is a constant rotation of subscribers to this list. {C. So with A & B true when Dimitri makes his nutty statements they are taken {by the list as just that, nutty statements. You're correct, so long as it's someone that's been on the list for long enough to realize that DV appears to have a problem distinguishing real information from his fantasies. By the by, I'd be happy to spend a few bucks to defray those legal expenses, if it actually comes to that. Either that, or I'll be happy to supply the rolled-up newspaper to whack him upon the nose.