Man Sues Creator of Date-Warning Web Site

[hhayes]

PITTSBURGH (AP) - A city attorney is suing the creator of a Web site that lets women dish dirt on men they claim have wronged them, saying they made defamatory statements about him.


Attorney Todd J. Hollis sued because he contends two Pittsburgh-area women and other anonymous users posted items about him on www.dontdatehimgirl.com in which they claim he is unfaithful, among other things, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported Thursday.


Hollis filed the suit Thursday in Allegheny County against Tasha C. Joseph of Miami, who created the site, which bills itself as a "cost-effective weapon in the war on cheating men."


Joseph, 33, a former columnist for the Miami Herald, said any man can post a rebuttal on the site.


Lida Rodriguez-Taseff, an attorney representing Joseph, said the site is no different than the proverbial coffee shop where people go and chitchat."


"You would never think of holding the coffee shop owner liable because other people went in and defamed other people," Rodriguez-Taseff said.


Hollis' suit contends Joseph "conspired with disingenuous people whose only agenda is to attack the character of those individuals who have been identified on the site."


Hollis, 38, a criminal attorney for 12 years, also said the site does not have safeguards in place to ensure the truthfulness of items posted on it.

 

[SilentEyz]

I think If he wants to Sue, he can really only sue the one's who posted the comments, In reading the sites, TOU, they clearly state That the Poster is fully responsible for any and all comments made, and that the site is not liable for any information posted.

2. Online Content. Opinions, advice, statements, offers, or other information or content made available through the Service, but not directly by the Company, are those of their respective authors, and should not necessarily be relied upon. Such authors are solely responsible for such content.

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[itsmeJonB]

well this is is another mark against him...

"dont date him, girl. you go off having opinions about him and he'll sue you"

ololololololl

 

[Dana]

how fucking lame.

 

[AUDRAA]

wow this thread was made in 2006

 

[Dana]

I didn't even notice hahaha

 

[JanieDough]

also if you date solely on the advice of this site then there is something wrong with you

i am sure we have all date a guy who we heard was a bad egg and we still dated them to find out for ourselves.

 

[The Prospect]

The rediculous lawsuits that I hear about...It breaks my heart :24:

 

[Margene]

PITTSBURGH (AP) - A city attorney is suing the creator of a Web site that lets women dish dirt on men they claim have wronged them, saying they made defamatory statements about him.


Attorney Todd J. Hollis sued because he contends two Pittsburgh-area women and other anonymous users posted items about him on DontDateHimGirl.com in which they claim he is unfaithful, among other things, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported Thursday.


Hollis filed the suit Thursday in Allegheny County against Tasha C. Joseph of Miami, who created the site, which bills itself as a "cost-effective weapon in the war on cheating men."


Joseph, 33, a former columnist for the Miami Herald, said any man can post a rebuttal on the site.


Lida Rodriguez-Taseff, an attorney representing Joseph, said the site is no different than the proverbial coffee shop where people go and chitchat."


"You would never think of holding the coffee shop owner liable because other people went in and defamed other people," Rodriguez-Taseff said.


Hollis' suit contends Joseph "conspired with disingenuous people whose only agenda is to attack the character of those individuals who have been identified on the site."


Hollis, 38, a criminal attorney for 12 years, also said the site does not have safeguards in place to ensure the truthfulness of items posted on it.

That's really crappy and it dangerous. People can go say anything to a large audience and it can be all lies.