Speaking of getting one's reputation back, seems to me your accusation of lying does a lot more to destroy people's reputation than the stories here that you don't like.
First of all, I am not in that camp.
Secondly, I was addressing your comment that there is good in printing false stories because of what people learn by rooting out the falsity. To that point I turned the question around as a personal hypothetical: would you feel the same way if the falsity was directed at you, because of what people would learn when the falsity was pointed out (if ever)?
I apologize if the hypothetical intent of the comment wasn't obvious. Reread post 171 and my reply and you'll see what I mean.
-PJ