[Poohbah]

Circumstantial and observed evidence can lead to a strong assumptive conclusion of motive. You are not in any way proscribed from voicing that conclusion as an opinion...

Opinion? No problem.

Voicing it as conclusive fact? Big problem.

That's the entirety of the continence needed. Just state one's opinion as opinion instead of fact.

Gosh. Responsibility. What a concept...

[Axenolith]

Well, then why, rather than post some good examples of how to phrase some of these vitriolic statements, do we have this huge thread that starts off with a big chunk of threatening legalese?

Palp could have just said or added as a comment "You know, you might watch how you word stuff. Switch to ... Say... Based on the information I've seen, and my experience with human motives, I think Mike Shiavo is trying to get his wife out of the money picture."

The vast majority of people scurry off when threatened with legalese. I'm sure the percentage of those types is a lot lower on FR than the general population, but it still sucks, and it doesn't seem to have earned him any brownie points with the pro-life crew (of which I am firmly one)...