Comments on Dr Rant: Rachel wins Dr Rant Trollonymous Trollathon!

Fuck off, no-one.I am Spartacus.

2008-05-17T11:12:00.000+01:00

Fuck off, no-one.

I am Spartacus.

Could the real no one be the eponymous Dr Crippen....

2008-05-16T13:50:00.000+01:00

Could the real no one be the eponymous Dr Crippen......a clue to his real name maybe something to do with batten down the hatches?

the real no one has ranted often enough that you s...

2008-05-14T18:55:00.000+01:00

the real no one has ranted often enough that you should know

he has a diabetic wife
he has close ties to coventry
he has worked in the US

all of which is fairly easy for me to prove, cos I am in fact the real no one

dont accept imitations, and dont imagine im resposible for all this random anonymous drivel

no one

actually the real "no one" didnt make some of the ...

2008-05-14T18:11:00.000+01:00

actually the real "no one" didnt make some of the anon comments you attribute to him

and it looks like the anon poster didnt claim to be "no one" either

the real "no one" has never said "i pay your wages" either

im fairly close to exactly what the real "no one" has said and posted, and he has been a bit busy working for a living recently, and not really had time to notice this anti "no one" stuff

im sure he would smile it all off though

Possibly missing the point here but shouldn't it b...

2008-05-13T12:35:00.000+01:00

Possibly missing the point here but shouldn't it be perineum rather than peritoneum?
I should probably get out more.

Of course, some of us have better things to do tha...

2008-05-12T22:52:00.000+01:00

Of course, some of us have better things to do than fluff around on websites being a troll :)

Just because I am totally in love with the Robin Hood of the medical profession aka Dr Rant, I have enclosed a choice Times article. That should put you all into gibbering mode :)running for your bunny vacs. All the GMC has to do is get the Google UK logs on Dr Rant and you are all in the bunny vac! It is a simple procedure really. Just that none of you think it is. Now that is rather a nifty reality check.

Keep telling you guys - no such thing as anonymity on the internet :). You don't listen :).

Rita Pal

April 3, 2008
Largest internet libel payout over 'malicious' website
Hugh Tomlinson, QC arrives at the High Court, London

(David Bebber/The Times)

Hugh Tomlinson QC, the lawyer who secured the payout for Gentoo Ltd
Alexi Mostrous

A “malicious and relentless” online campaign of libel against a housing group and its chief executive resulted today in the largest public compensation payout in an internet defamation case.

Gentoo Ltd, formerly the Sunderland Housing Group, became the subject of an attack by "a seriously defamatory, abusive and scurrilous anonymous website at dadsplace.co.uk", according to a statement read in court by the organisation's counsel, Hugh Tomlinson QC, before Mr Justice Eady today.

"From behind their cloak of anonymity, Dadsplace used their publications and in particular the website to conduct a malicious, unpleasant and relentless campaign of libel and harassment," Mr Tomlinson told the court.

He added that many of the accusations were directed at the Gentoo chief executive, Peter Walls. They ranged “from corruption to nepotism and the promotion of female employees in exchange for sexual favours”, he said.

Dadsplace had been viewed "millions of times" by the time it was taken down in the summer of 2006. The allegations were made over a two year period.

Those responsible had taken careful steps to conceal their identities, Mr Tomlinson said. It took many months of investigation to identify some of those responsible.

John Finn, the owner of rival housing firm Pallion and a former local council candidate in Sunderland, originally denied responsibility. But in October last year he admitted his involvement, agreeing at the time to pay £125,000 towards Gentoo’s legal costs and a total of £21,000 in compensation.

Today he and Pallion agreed to pay Mr Walls damages of £100,000 to settle his claim for libel and harassment.

Mr Tomlinson said: "The very substantial compensations made by Mr Finn and Pallion show that those responsible for scurrilous defamatory publications on the internet cannot escape liability in the courts."

Caroline Addy, a barrister at One Brick Court, a leading defamation set, told Times Online that the payout appeared to be a “surprisingly large amount”.

“It’s certainly the largest in my recollection," she said. "The publication must have been ongoing and over a sustained period of time.”

Ms Addy said that cases involving internet libel were growing because “people often have no idea of the legal implications of putting things up online. They think – falsely – that they can hide their identities and say things they wouldn’t say if they had to put their name on it.”

The court also heard today that injunctions were granted against John Baines and John Edward Smith, the other defendants in the case, prohibiting them from repeating the defamatory allegations.

Mr Baines, also known as John Seafield, was the main administrator of Dadsplace, and Mr Smith took "an active role" in the website.

Speaking after today's hearing Mr Walls, a former Sunderland city council director of housing, said: "What was particularly frightening was the fact that we didn't know who was doing this or why.

"There is no doubt that the internet can be a fantastic tool for good but we urgently need legal change to enable victims of internet abuse to have a quicker and more effective route to justice."

Ashley Hurst, an associate at Olswang, Gentoo’s solicitors, called for a code of conduct for web publishers.

"It is difficult to see how the government can legislate effectively in this area because technology moves faster than the courts," he said.

"But one option may be to develop a voluntary code of conduct so that at least reputable websites can distinguish themselves from the rogue ones by signing up to the code as a badge of credibility."

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May 12, 2008

Ooh how exciting! I'd like to thank the Academy an...

2008-05-12T18:47:00.000+01:00

Ooh how exciting! I'd like to thank the Academy and my parents and of course the ever fabulous No One for their inspirational torrents of unfounded selfcontradictory paranoid bullshit.
Email to follow, ta!

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2008-05-12T13:47:00.000+01:00

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Many thanks rant. It is indeed an honor to be rec...

2008-05-12T12:24:00.000+01:00

Many thanks rant. It is indeed an honor to be recognised by such a dysfunctional group. I hope that in time I will be able to come and collect my award in person. That would require you to reveal your identity so I won't be holding my breath.

Since I am on double secret ignore and am not in possession of my decoder ring, I understand there can be no response to my heartfelt thanks.