User talk:Chriswaterguy/Goolsbee's legal threats

This page is kept as an archive. It also tells us quite a bit about H. Alfred Goolsbee (if that is indeed who Essene is) in his own words:

"THE BELOW INFORMATION IS DEFAMATORY IN NATURE AND REFLECTS INACCURATELY ON THE CHARACTER AND INTENTIONS OF MR. GOOLSBEE. IF THIS BELOW INFORMATION IS NOT CORRECTED OR REMOVED FROM THE WEB, THEN WIKIPEDIA (the organization and its directors) AND THOSE EDITORS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THIS ARTICLE, MAY BE LIABLE UNDER UNITED STATES AND INTERNATIONAL LAW. YOU ARE HEREBY WARNED AND ADVISED THAT YOU SHOULD REMOVE OR ALTER THIS (below) ARTICLE TO REFLECT MORE ACCURATELY THE INTENT AND MOTIVES OF MR. GOOLSBEE IMMEDIATELY. WE WILL BE WATCHING THIS PAGE DURING THE NEXT FEW WEEKS TO INSURE THAT SUCH CORRECTIONS ARE MADE IN A TIMELY MANNER. FAILING THIS WE WILL HAVE NO OTHER OPTION THAN TO BRING LEGAL ACTION TO BEAR IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE." 27 Feb 2007 200 AM +9GMT -- — Preceding unsigned comment added by Essene (talk • contribs)
 * Responded at User talk:Essene. --Chriswaterguy talk 00:33, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

"This is the second notice of pending legal action to both the editor and directors of the WIKIPEDIA project. THIS POST, IN TURN HAS BEEN PROPAGATED THROUGHOUT THE WORLD WIDE WEB AND HAS THEREBY PRESENTED AN INACCURATE AND DEFAMATORY IMAGE OF MR. GOOLSBEE. THIS IS YOUR SECOND WARNING THAT YOU SHOULD REMOVE THE STATEMENTS ABOUT MR. GOOLSBEE AND OFFER A SINCERE APOLOGY. FAILING THIS YOU WILL LEAVE US WITH NO OTHER OPTION THAN TO RESORT TO LEGAL ACTION. THIS ADVISORY IS DIRECTED AT THE WIKIPEDIA MANAGEMENT AND DIRECTORS AS WELL AS THE WRITER, WHO ARE ALL RESPONSIBLE FOR FAILING TO INSURE THAT TRUTHFUL AND ACCURATE INFORMATION ABOUT LIVING INDIVIDUALS IS PORTRAYED ON THIS WEBSITE." ~ I sincerely hope that you will choose the morally correct and ethical course of action in this instance. Signed this 27th Day of February 2007 1100 AM +9GMT by H. Alfred Goolsbee. This shall serve as the legally required second notification and warning. All interested parties can contact me by email at 'essene @ mac.com'.


 * You haven't answered the question. What exactly is defamatory? Instead you've resorted to being obnoxious, posting irrelevant comments on my blog. Further response on your talk page. --Chriswaterguy talk 04:45, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

This was followed by a "Final warning" which was quickly reverted by an admin.