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WITHOUT PREJUDICE
Ok, I wanted to set a few things straight. Firstly, I really do apologise for the lack of information I've been providing about what's going on. Unfortunately I am not very knowledgeable in things legal and my advice has been to say as little as possible, as anything I say could be seen as an admission of liability - of course, I strongly deny ANY liability at all. The lawyers tell me that by saying "WITHOUT PREJUDICE" it indicates that I am NOT accepting any liability and that this can't be used against me in court. So that's why it says it above - because I really don't believe I'm at fault and indeed there seems to be some legislation which protects me in this instance. Anyway, I CAN confirm that it's a legal issue to do with Vendor Verdicts. Somebody felt they were defamed by someone else and, despite there being some legislation which seems clearly designed to protect webmasters in this situation, they claim I am liable. I had to take the forums down to prevent any further problems while we sort out this one.
I have received literally hundreds of emails since taking the forums down. Most express support. Many express confusion. Some are abusive because they don't understand why I'm "destroying the community". Please understand that I took the forum down as an absolute last resort to PROTECT the community and to protect myself. OCAU represents the last two years of my life. Ask my girlfriend - this website is my baby, it's my pet, it's been my obsession for the last two years. No, I'm not going to frivolously destroy it. Having shut the forums down feels like I've chopped my arm off. In fact for the last three weeks or so I've been in a state of near panic because I simply haven't known what to do. I spent last night at my parents place, and the 4-hour ride there and back and some home-cooked food helped me calm down and sort out my thoughts.
So what happens from here? There are a few directions I can take things and I'm investigating them now. I WILL keep you posted as much as I can - unfortunately I simply can't say as much as I'd like to about what's going on for reasons I explained earlier. Please understand that there are things I'd like to do or say but I can't because of external forces. I really do appreciate your support and patience and I hope to put this behind us ASAP.
Now I've just got to wade through another 200 emails - apologies that I can't reply to them all individually, but I am reading them all and it really makes it seem worthwhile to read the positive stuff there. Stay tuned..
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