hotcopper and free speech, page-4

Free speech is preserved in parliamentry privilege only, not print.

What about a possible solution to the ligitatious nature some companys may resort to using against shareholders, where unwitting HC members joining a discussion may cross the fine line between being overly critical to being deemed defamatory, and possibly unaware they did so as discussions can become heated.

Maybe a possible solution to protect HC members inadvertantly doing so would be to immediately inform members of any possible looming legal issues or concerns there may be at the fist hint of any, then immediately remove the entire history and company code, no if's or but's, and do it before any demands to do so are made and not publish any further discussion for a period of say six months, and maintain a record of such companys, deemed to be adverse to such discussions, as obviously shareholders do have issues or concerns in the first instance to voice them.

This may be one way to avoid this type of conflict which is now arising, thereby protecting HC itself and it's members.

Result being no more possible conflict and no more daily exposure to free publicity.
Let them revert to ASX announcements, but the codes involved not being published here, having bitten the hand that feeds them.

I hope this is not viewed as discriminatory or contentious in any way, but something along these lines may have to be considered shortly, as you say, HC is under constant harassment.