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From: "candyandrick" <>
Subject: Re: [ARIZARD] Seeking New List Owner
Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2006 09:12:54 -0600
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Oh Jean, Jean, Jean. Such silly talk! This list is YOUR list and without
you it would surely dry up and expire. And like some of the other comments
made, I suspect I know who has threatened you with a lawsuit. This is a
common thing for people with no common sense to say when they don't get
their way or have been shamed by their errant behavior.

I am by know means a lawyer nor do I play one on TV (come on, you can smile
at that!). But having spent 20 years in law enforcement I do know a thing
or two. Mercy me I don't know how many times I was threatened with one
because I took Little Johnny to jail. Funny thing, I never did have one
filed against me.

Everyone who types messages about others on a public forum can be
scrutinized for slander and I imagine that is what has been threatened. I
do not recall you ever saying anything slanderous on this forum, especially
with the intent of doing so and intent is a big factor in these types of
cases. Plus I seriously doubt any attorney worth his salt, even a hungry
one, would assist in filing such a frivolous case as this. As an example, I
had thoughts of suing a fella who lives in California who slandered me
severely over a transaction we made on eBay. He bought something from me,
never paid and when I e-mailed him letting him know I was going to cancel
the bid/sale and post negative feedback about that transaction he proceeded
to respond with verbal tirades, cussings and actual threats. I saved all of
it and talked to a friend who was an attorney and while he agreed the man
was wrong and there was a case, no one would file it as it was too minor and
involved someone who lived far away. I was advised to just forget about it
and go on...which I believed was good advise.

Also, if I remember correctly, wasn't he doing a little slandering of
another person himself? Hmmm....maybe that person should get their attorney
and threaten to file a lawsuit on him! I doubt he thought that could happen
back at him.

I believe you have the "right to refuse service" to anyone since this is
your page. True, it is a public page but if I remember correctly you can
say who can join or not join and can delete things and folks that are deemed
to be doing or writing things that are inappropriate. While the 1st
Amendment does give people the right to free speech...there are some
stipulations to how far that right may extend.

Forget this guy...ignore his threats...block his a-mails to you if he can.
And keep on doing what you've been doing. Good Lord girl! If you hadn't
been in charge of this forum there would have been anarchy and revolution by
now and the site would have been shut down by Rootsweb a long time ago!

Stay...'nuff said. Besides, I need you to keep me in line!

Rick Lawrence - Tulsa



----- Original Message -----
From: "Jean Cuevas" <>
To: <>
Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2006 4:16 AM
Subject: [ARIZARD] Seeking New List Owner


> Good Morning Izard Family.
>
> I am wondering whether I have anyone on the list for a long time who
> would like to take over its management? I know that there area any
> number of you who would do a good job . Because I truly care about
> the health of the list, I will try to make a really good selection
> from those who respond.
>
> I have never been a power hungry person, and have always acted in a
> way that I felt was best for the list as a whole. However, it
> appears that my basic desire for the list's good has been taken to
> mean that I am a power hungry person, and I have been threatened with
> a lawsuit. The list is a genealogy list, and doesn't need to be
> effected by anything that may happen in the future.
>
> If you believe that you would honestly be willing to take the list
> and care for it and the members who are on it, without changing the
> family atmosphere that it has always had, please contact me privately.
>
> Thank you!
>
> Jean
>
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