Chris;

It seems that was stated. The messages are still there if anyone has the time or interest to go through them but they are still smoking.

Tom

>Maybe I am remembering this incorrectly, but didn't JVP suggest, hint at, outright say he was considering legal action against Steven Black in one of their You're a Jerk/No, You're a Jerk - Am Not/Am So debates? I can't remember for sure, and I would have to go through 10,000 messages between them to make sure <g>.
>
>>Jim (and Tom),
>>
>>Whatever ... I suppose the term "legal action" wasn't quite right, but just getting a lawyer involved at all is, IMHO, over the top ...
>>
>>~~Bonnie
>>
>>
>>
>>>SNIP
>>>>
>>>>My point still is this ... legal action was a ridiculous response to the problem.
>>>
>>>Personally I wouldn't call a letter from a lawyer "legal action".
>>>I saw it as a formal letter with a warning of legal action if warranted. Who knows, maybe more direct communications were tried and were fruitless. Maybe it was felt that using a lawyer would show the gravity that the company attributes to the action(s) that precipitated the letter.
>>>
>>>cheers
>>>>
>>>SNIP