> Would BLP concerns even need to apply to a project/subproject that is
> a straightforward simple message board host? At least in
> article-space, someone can make an argument that the foundation
> "endorses" the article or otherwise contributes to a libel. But a
> message board host should be every bit as free from liability as the
> US Postal Service for the letters it carries, or the phone company for
> calls that go through its lines, or for the emails written on Gmail.
>
> But of course, I'm not a lawyer, and would love to know if I know what
> I'm talking about. :)
I think BLP is more a moral issue than a legal one, the foundation is
pretty well protected legally. The moral issues are less important for
a site where it's clearly just random people chatting than a
world-famous encyclopaedia that's at the top of Google results for
practically everything, so I think things are ok.
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