On: The New York Times Told Me To Take This Down

[mattdeboard]

I think it's slander because he does not know how many hours NYT spent on making it

You're confusing the legal concept of "slander" with the concept of "perhaps being wrong". For extra irony, by your definition of slander, you're guilty of it simply by accusing this guy of being guilty of it.

edit: Whoops, by posting this I too am guilty of slander by your definition.

[D9u → mattdeboard]

Actually, slander is spoken.

When dealing with print, the term is libel.

[mattdeboard → D9u]

I was going to point that out but it seems like such a trifling point to make when there's not even any defamation at hand.

[lazugod → D9u]

Why is the difference meaningful?

[zbyszek → lazugod]

I presume because the relative permanence of the printed word relative to the spoken, leading to its potentially greater exposure.

[tinco → mattdeboard]

Haha thanks for the explanation :)