I have been insulted here by another user. Can I do legal action against him ?

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..Tolia..

lol

those kind of things should never been happened!

its a shame!

I am so sorry for this :(

Fanatics are everywhere, they always look for trouble and they pretend to be nationalists but in fact they are uneducated and their actions is rezil for our country!

shame shame shame

I am truly sorry

? ? ? I. A. ? ? ?

I understand what you may feel, as I also have been insulted by some trolls here...I even have been victim of defamation, several times, and they cloned me in order to create confusion and hatred .

By the way, this boy is obviously an immature person, maybe he will change with experience of life...

I agree 100% with Angelo...Well spoken also Mary and Leonarda.

Dellarovere

Making referrence to legal actions against this person, no, you cannot establish a case, for a series of reasons which are related to criminal law.

But I express you my sympathy and regret for having been insulted by somebody who seems to belong to our nation, but does not represent neither our common opinion, nor our manners and social behaviour.

I personally had to close a question of mine about forest fires and responsabilities for them, because this young user gave an objectional answer of sexual content and I felt personally embarassed for his words being related to my question.

On the other hand, as my sister already said, she had been violently offended by a turkish user equally lacking manners and knowledge of social rules and respect to women.

These incidents must be controlled by our community which has to isolate and keep away persons behaving like this, as we cannot coexist with them and their manners, which in addition offend our estherics too.

Norrin Raad

If he had insulted your real name, you could get some proof...But you don't even know each other's name...

By the way, he's a minor...So let it go, man...

it'sme

Don't worry. I saw his post too. He probably has a problem with himself and reacts like that. It's not your fault. Just ignore him. Trust me some people don't like to see the truth. They usually can't stand it. He likes to believe you are an enemy because he's afraid/not ready to see you as equal. In phycology this is called absence of self-esteem & self-confidence. He might wants to see you in a "low" position so he can feel more"powerful,smart,whatever" than you are as he can't accept the reality. He made his choice. He'll definitely realise one day he's wrong and it'd be much harder than now for him to deal.

;-) hope i've helped (and as i said in other posts the most are against our thinking. You'll meet many Antonis K in here by the time you say the truth. And you are going to have many thumbs down in your posts too. I'm telling you so to be ready. Don't dare to let them rule, don't let them disappoint you. The weak people are usually the ones who start fights ^_^)

alexlascari

The turkish users of this section cannot be held personally responsible for what happened in Cyprous or for what happens with politics between countries.
And if people communicated more and made friendships, governments would consider it before they decide anything harming peace. On the contrary, politics have always been based on the suspicion and the maintainance of haterade or animosity to fulfill their goals.
Dear friend, my sympathy to you. I am more Greek than anybody can immagine but I condemn behaviours like the one you experienced as they insult our people and country.

JASON BOURNE Aegean Janissary

Oh,c'mon let's forget politics, let's just all drink ouzo;eat baklava,feta and watermelons together in a white yacht, between Chios and Cesme...

Leonarda

Be sure you can not accuse all the users for this.Some weeks ago, i have been insulted also in the turkish section, and with a comment which was insulting also my pride as a woman, just because i said''abuse report''to a user who was offending the greek women.He got many thumbs down, but also thumbs up.
But there were turkish users who reported him too because all the people didnt have this level..
I dont know about whom you are talikng about, and i dont want to learn, the result is the same..
People sometimes go out of control,remember in your question i got so many thumbs down because i said we are not similar.And i was meaning that each country has its own traditions and culture which makes it real, nobody has to imitate others or to be alike...
I am terribly sorry about what has happened, i can understand it because i have been insulted and it was really very hard and shameful for me.
You dont need any police,dont pay attention,i apologise also as a greek for this.
And i repeat:The national issues have nothing to do with the dignity of a human being.Human beings are the same everywhere with the same needs, pride and honour.
I may fight sometimes with som p[eople, then i laugh, but i never use the pride of a person to play..
If a person went out of control forget it, i am sure it wont happen again,the greek users we are mostly kind, lets have a peaceful conversation, and never mix again national and private things..

Denicia

Yes, you can cool policy, but you will spend your money and time for whom?They need your attention, the best beck him is ignorance.Let's his rude words lost in air and you can see, words can't hurt. Don't spend your time for those people, spend your time for people who love you and respect you, negative energy of those people, is not good for you. I wish you nice week.

Tabatha

you shouldn't take this too seriously, you know ! I've been insulted several times, too, but yet, I just don't give a damn. This is not real life, after all, is it ?? Stick with your online friends and forget the morons, that's my advice !

Templar

Well if you get anywhere let me know, I ve had worse than that on my email. But not from Greeks or Turks
It dosen't bother me, infact it gives me something to look forward to when I open my mail. Sometimes I find it amusing. I just laugh at them.

Level 6 Troll

It all depends... were your parents married when you were conceived/born? Are you originally from Mongolia? Would a reasonable person think you could be a bastard from mongolia?

You have absolutely no legal recourse... odds are "mr. A" is not subject to Greek or Turkish laws, and even if he was, no court would waste its time on him.

I-M-B

At this very moment, cypriot police is looking for this troll in Nicosia...

anlarm

Another provokator? Ignore him. Legally you cannot do anything either in Greece or in Turkey. You can only appeal to a US court to pursue the case through Yahoo. Do you know how much it will cost and how long it will take?
I also feel insulted often by some users of different ethnic backgrounds. I do not consider them as representing their ethnic group/nation. What really offends me is yahoo's way of acting. They punish the victim not the ones who assault.

p.s. with all due respect, why do some people use every opportunity to talk about Cyprus. This question has nothing to do with it. I sympathize with the loss of Greek Cypriots originally from the north, and expect them to sympathize with my loss (I am from the south originally).
Now I will get lots of thumbsdown from them I know. lol.

Diseased88

hi, you must be new to the internet. unless he constantly harasses you or threatens you with violence, no, you can't do anything legally (what's the deal with legal action? don't be so sue-happy grow up)

Anyways, what you can do is try and find the rest of his name and report him for harassment or racism, both no-no's under the ToS. That will either get him a warning or banned.

â™¥ â˜¼ â™« Ibrahim â™« â˜¼ â™¥

Let it go, he isn't even worth it.
He's a pathetic guy...A few weeks ago, he wanted to be my friend (and probably even more than that, as he seems to be bisexual), and he wrote messages. When I answered him and told a little about me ( because I am always polite and gentle towards everyone), he suddenly changed his attitude. That is to say that he obviously was disappointed when he discovered I was a Turk...

Look at that :

______________________________________...
(07/30/2007)

From: Antonis K

Subject: hey man..

Message: nice pic..

______________________________________...
(07/31/2007)

De : Antonis K

Sujet : Re: nice..

Message : where are u from?

______________________________________...
(07/31/2007)

De : Antonis K

Sujet : Re: me too..

Message : but facts never change..

______________________________________...

Conclusion : Don't lose your time with trolls.

Marcus P. Cato

Of course, you are within your legal rights if you choose to pursue litigation against anyone who insults you, on-line or IRL.

Exercising this right, however, is somewhat difficult. Firstly, you need to establish under what law to persecute. Turkish law does not apply, as the incident did not occur in Turkey. Greek law does not apply either, since you cannot know for certain that A. was typing in Greece (he might be Cypriot, a Greek living abroad, or even a Turk impersonating a Greek to provoke you). The most logical recourse would be US law, since Yahoo is an American company and the incident occured on their servers.

After contacting an American lawyer, your next step would be to determine A's identity. That would involve getting a court order to force Yahoo to reveal his IP address. Since this is not a criminal case, you are highly unlikely to obtain such a court order. If the IP address is traced back to Greece, you need another court order (from a Greek court) to force the Internet Service Provider to reveal which client was allocated that IP address. Assumming you get all this, you may find that the person had logged in from an internet cafe, or a computer hub operated by a university, so it will be impossible to trace the actual user.

Assuming you have identified A. you can then file charges for defamation in a Greek court, in which case you may be rewarded reparations proportionate to the actual harm the insult caused you, i.e. a pittance, and a compensation for any legal expenses (for the Greek court only). If the culprit is a minor, he's likely to get off with little more than a warning.

Are you sure this is a course of action you are willing to pursue? I hope you agree that some people are just not worth your valuable time...

â™£MÇfiÇ Girlâ™£

No. Let it be. This is normal on internet. No use hating anyone here. Just ignore and put your profile to private. Block him....there is an option and maybe abuse him back before you block him if that helps for you. Cheers

mylenekeane

let it go. do you have any idea how many users there are on the internet? and all you have to go on is that his name starts with the letter "A".

sticks and stones may break my bones but words can never hurt me.

besides with the high cost of litigation now, and the cost of hiring a private eye, as you do have to determine the address of the person you will be suing, ..the costs would be better be put to good use by applying it to worthy charities.

you wont get rich if you sue this man, you will get poorer! geesshhh...get a life!

cadaunovera

He was right,I agree with Antonis.

Antonio

seriously you started it and there's nothing you can do..

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