This thread makes me laugh for many reasons:
Firstly let me point out (to Guru) that the quote in post #1 was not written by me! Secondly let me point out (to Star1) that said quote is not remotely homophobic. Homophobia is the vilification of an individual or group based on their (gay) sexual orientation. The quote in question does not even make any reference to anybody’s sexual orientation (or draw any inference thereof) thus the premise of your thread is based on a fallacy!
In your post #3 Guru you feign “disappointment” that after editing my original post on the Amazing Race spoiler thread (
http://www.samesame.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=16796) I proceeded to “attack him on every other post and sub forum”. Just to clarify for your sake Guru, my statement “Star1 is a fucking idiot. Get a life ya loser...” was actually posted before I edited my original post (as is evidenced by the recorded time of the post). Further, it was posted on 6 spam threads created by Star1 in the News and Current Affairs sub forum- not every other post and sub forum as you incorrectly assert.
Let me be clear Guru that I do not have anger management issues. I know that it is hard to convey tone in written form and you seem to have interpreted my sardonic post literally. The point here is that my temper is no greater than that of any other reasonable person.
Guru, may I also recommend that you change your legal advisor unless it is your intention to have every law student reading your posts rolling around on the floor laughing. I say this because you seem to think you have a viable cause of action in defamation (which you don’t) and also because you have drawn an inference from my original post that it somehow constituted a death threat directed at Star1. Now I can’t remember exactly what I wrote because I edited the post but it was something along the lines of “if I could strangle you I would”. If that statement had to be categorised it may well be considered a “conditional threat” (“if I could” etc...). A conditional threat does not satisfy the requisite element of “immediacy” for it to constitute a death threat. Further, for any statement or action to be considered a death threat, the person making the threat must have reasonable means of fulfilling it. In this forum Star1 is an anonymous member and I have no information as to his identity or location- thus I have no means of carrying out any threat against him. I could have even written on that thread “I will murder Star1 in his sleep for revealing the identity of the Amazing Race winner” and that still would not constitute a death threat.
Now that I have cleared that up I expect you will desist from making any further reference to death threats. You are correct in one regard though- that I am a fantastic person to socialise with, although my drink of choice is spirits, not beer.