The harm of rumour and speculation...

Who's got the cheapest beer on the beach ?
all kidding aside-

Unfortunately... it's the world we live in ...
all you have to do is turn on your TV ...turn on a computer
take 1 look @ a phone ..
unless we all unplug & start to give a damn about the planet & ALL of those who inhabit it
-it's not going to change -human contact has all but disappeared
& that's no rumour or speculation
Just the cold hard facts

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Originally Posted by HarryS

Rob,

Are you saying that a big reason you shut down coversation on this board when it runs into being not "irie" because you fear a libel suit? Im no lawyer, but im pretty sure it doesn't work that way.

This is not the only place one can gain information about Negril, and to say that if it cant be confirmed here its not true, well thats hard to believe... That an expat would have ALL the answers and be the arbiter of what is real and true, and what is not.

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HarryS,

You are correct, it doesn't work that way. I never said it did. I never mentioned anything about conversations being shut down when they are not "Irie". What I said was "Reality is not always "Irie". Conversations get shutdown for various reasons, but the most common reason is when a thread ceases to serve any useful purpose and turns absurd with bizarre rumour and speculation as I mentioned above.

As for libelous comments, we have had to remove parts of posts or even remove whole posts when posters do post libelous statements. It helps to keep the poster protected as they would be sued. Jamaican libel laws are rather strict.

And the mere fact I made reference to a Negril "news" story originating NOT here shows implicitly that I know that there are other places to gain Negril information. But you have to consider the experience and track record and the source of that information.

I have been living here for some 25 years now, and in that time I have gotten to know nearly all the business owners on a first name basis. I have helped businesses start up and watch them grow and change over the years just as Negril.com has since 1995. I live in a neighborhood surrounded by business owners. My contacts run deep. Our staff is made up of Jamaicans who also have their connections. It is not difficult for us, as a company, to determine what is real and what is false. We never post anything until we can verify it from multiple sources. An expat does not have all the answers or is the arbiter of what is real and true, but Negril.com, as a company, has more than enough resources to obtain those answers.

But I am surprised that after answering this many times over the years that a few people still don't get it. Negril.com is a Jamaican company.

There are some others sources of information that are responsible. But there are more that are irresponsible sources and some that could almost be labeled as "hate sites". They dwell on the suffering of others, placing blame on people who do not deserve it, post completely false stories as fact and are gaining income from the "rubberneck" Internet traffic that comes with sensationalizing this "information".

This is unfortunately the world we live in, and Negril.com will always be here for the most accurate, useful and helpful Negril information available anywhere on the Internet.

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Originally Posted by Papa Georgie

HarryS:
Rob cares about his advertisers...don't you get it?

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Papa,

As any business owner knows, you have to care about your clients. You cannot remain in business for 22 years and not care about them.

But I also care about people who live in Negril and because of that I want Negril to do well. That is why we spend so much effort as a company to provide accurate, useful and helpful information for all visitors to Negril and Jamaica.

I just want to let you know Rob, that I support your business model 100 percent. For those of you that feel the removing of non factual speculation is a form of censorship, then perhaps negril.com is not for you. I would suggest moving on to another form of media.

EXTREMELY well said Rob! After 30 years of being in Negril, rumors sure do go crazy! Carry on what you do.

I'm glad I go through life with 'blinders on'.....whether it be here in US or Jamaica....."I know nothing...."

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I dont post often but lurk "lots" :) and I appreciate how you run the board Rob. Without it I would not have gotten to experience Negril the way i have over the years.. And yeah... the internet and social media have many benefits but sadly it also has its down side. So easy for people to cause pain needlessly.

certainly been interesting and "hot" times here in Negril that last few years......
and didn't even know about the Red Dragon till mi read it here....
things like this wear on mi.......and mi on mi guard more than mi have been in the past.......
when Jamaican people that you know get killed or die here........
it makes you think a lot.....mi try not to dwell on it......
but honestly it does bother this guy a lot.....but life goes on in paradise

there are a lot of challenges in Jamaica.....
trying to create more jobs, better education and making the infrastructure stronger are just a few of the things
hopefully in time things will improve...but for right now things are real difficult for Jamaica and it's people....jah bless

Cool Runnings, Marko

Harry S,

Repeat after me:

Negril is a paradise.

Negril is a paradise.

Negril is a paradise.

Negril is a paradise.

You are getting sleepy...your mind is turning to mush...relax