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<blockquote data-quote="JPL" data-source="post: 1602702" data-attributes="member: 1964">When used as a possessive, &quot;its&quot; doesn't have an apostrophe.Although &quot;slander&quot; is generally defined as spoken defamation and &quot;libel&quot; as published defamation, the word &quot;slander&quot; is also applied to malicious falsehoods in general, regardless of the method of transmission.&nbsp; See <a href="http://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/slander" target="_blank">http://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/slander</a> for an example.As I understand it, in many jurisdictions the question of whether a message board posting is &quot;libel&quot; or &quot;slander&quot; is undecided.&nbsp; Libel is often considered a more serious crime, as it requires more premeditation that spoken defamation [which may be uttered in the heat of the moment].&nbsp; It is arguable that a message board posting is similar in its spontaniety to other non-published communication and should therefore be analyzed as slander rather than libel.I am here to educate you.jplAttorney and former English teacher</blockquote>

[QUOTE="JPL, post: 1602702, member: 1964"] When used as a possessive, "its" doesn't have an apostrophe. Although "slander" is generally defined as spoken defamation and "libel" as published defamation, the word "slander" is also applied to malicious falsehoods in general, regardless of the method of transmission. See [url]http://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/slander[/url] for an example. As I understand it, in many jurisdictions the question of whether a message board posting is "libel" or "slander" is undecided. Libel is often considered a more serious crime, as it requires more premeditation that spoken defamation [which may be uttered in the heat of the moment]. It is arguable that a message board posting is similar in its spontaniety to other non-published communication and should therefore be analyzed as slander rather than libel. I am here to educate you. jpl Attorney and former English teacher [/QUOTE]

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