tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post4688120307029998744..comments2024-03-26T11:22:41.940-07:00Comments on Genea-Musings: Smithsonian mag cover: "Why Genealogy is Bunk"Randy Seaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17477703429102065294noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-6666968877080072842007-11-02T05:43:00.000-07:002007-11-02T05:43:00.000-07:00MgxwZ4 The best blog you have!MgxwZ4 The best blog you have!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-65615958750365872762007-06-29T07:11:00.000-07:002007-06-29T07:11:00.000-07:00Um, accusing a writer of plagiarism is about as ad...Um, accusing a writer of plagiarism is about as ad hominem as it gets, Dana. I hope Randy has learned that accusations of that nature can't be thrown around lightly -- for example, without even reading the article. No kudos for an apology that basic decency, and Randy's own integrity, demanded.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-3201528863900027422007-06-26T15:51:00.000-07:002007-06-26T15:51:00.000-07:00Wow. You really ticked him off! It's a little sa...Wow. You really ticked him off! It's a little sad he had to go ad hominem in order to register his disagreement, however. Kudos to you for not responding in kind and for the apology and retraction.Dana Huffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04740976543219083443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-34040379765035261622007-06-26T12:30:00.000-07:002007-06-26T12:30:00.000-07:00I enjoy your blog very much and I am sure this has...I enjoy your blog very much and I am sure this has turned out to be a very uncomfortable posting. It does, however, point out important issues for us to understand and remember as bloggers. It is to your credit that you have aired them.<BR/><BR/>I will offer no opinion as to whether what was posted regarding Mr. Conniff was libelous. It would only be my opinion on what is a legal matter. I do have two observations that as bloggers we need to fully understand. <BR/><BR/>You and Mr. Conniff are talking about two different forms of malice. The type of malice you are defending is that of ill-will which is not the legal standard used for malice in a libel action. That standard is knowing that the statement was false or acting in reckless disregard of the statement's truth or falsity. A distinction we need to understand.<BR/><BR/>It should also be noted that publishing a false statement occurs every time it is repeated. Even if you are not the originator of a libelous statement, by repeating it - you are publishing it.<BR/><BR/>Very thought provoking, Randy. Thank you for allowing us to learn from your lessons. Warts and all.<BR/><BR/>fMfootnoteMavenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16136826114954180827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-14369521059092660232007-06-26T03:23:00.000-07:002007-06-26T03:23:00.000-07:00Gee, I guess you don't realize that accusing a wri...Gee, I guess you don't realize that accusing a writer of plagiarizing someone else's work is deadly serious business in the real world of journalism. <BR/><BR/>But to do so when you are too cheap to go the bookstore, or too lazy to go the library, and actually read the Smithsonian magazine article you suggest is plagiarized, demonstrates reckless indifference to truth.<BR/><BR/>You are apparently making this accusation purely out of malice, because you hold a different point of view about genealogy.<BR/><BR/>So, as the author of the Smithsonian article, let me assure you that I have never read or even heard of the article you accuse me of plagiarizing. So now you are publishing knowingly false information.<BR/><BR/>And, bingo, the combination of reckless indifference, malice, and knowingly false information meets the Supreme Court definition of libel, for which I am entitled to seek compensation. <BR/><BR/>But a simple retraction and apology would be a good start.<BR/><BR/>You should also know that scanning the article for publication on your blog would be a violation of copyright law.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07765482443665534295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-29111637568822242182007-06-25T20:28:00.000-07:002007-06-25T20:28:00.000-07:00I look forward to reading Conniff's article. Thank...I look forward to reading Conniff's article. Thanks for posting on it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com