Wikipedia: History of Slander and libel

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This desperately needs treatment if the Famous gay lesbian or bisexual people article is to exist. Wikipedians need to aware of the legal jeopardy into which they could put Bomis.

Slander and libel are similar. Slander is the knowing defamation of or telling of falsehoods about an individual orally; libel is the same thing written.

This desperately needs elaboration if the Famous gay lesbian or bisexual people article is to exist. Wikipedians need to aware of the legal jeopardy into which they could put Bomis.

	Revision 2 . . October 27, 2001 1:00 am by Tbc [IANAL, but I added a simplified definition]
	Revision 1 . . October 27, 2001 12:52 am by Tbc [a stub desperately in need of development]