. . . . should anyone mention a a certain person's name will be a defamation suit that will involve a large number of frequent flier miles, pursuant to the holding in Calder vs. Jones.

The guy who claimed to be hacked is in line for some serious legal problems in the very near future should make any unwarranted accusations.

Talk about club ethics and slander? Not one person has offered a single shred of proof, but they like to deal in insuation and inuendo. Dangerouis territory for the one that crosses the line.

The club can't extract the type of monetary damages often won in a defamation action. A court can - and will.

Think about you setting at home, eating a quiet dinner. A knock upon the door - a process server. Seems you are due in a far away place for a deposition.

You consult with a lawyer who tells you it's a bunch of nonsense, but after spending 3 grand on a jurisdictional argument, you find out you can either rack up the frequent flier miles or suffer a default judgment.

Not a great start to a "prize" would you say?

Now who has the guts to level an accusation?

Right - just what I thought - not a one of you.

Your opinion is only worth what you'll back it up with and in this case, as with so many others - it's worth absolutely zero. Nobody here has the guts to make an accusation.

Anyone ever think that because your email and IP address are visible, it makes you an easy target? No - that would be too easy, wouldn't it. So much easier to blame someone else isn't it!?

Strange - I've had a substantial increase in virus laden emails and if I decide to trace down the sender - they are in for a real treat. Other than the small inconvience of deleting them, I'm bullet proof.

I call - put up or shut up.