Defamation Policy

I think this’ll probably become relevant in the next few weeks or so, what with all those new people I’ll be meeting, so here we go:

• I am blunt, tactless and completely honest. I won’t lie on this tumblelog without saying I’m lying, though I will change my mind about my opinions. That’s what time does - it builds up a better picture of people, and I confess to being totally ignorant sometimes.
• If I like you and/or respect you (trust me, these are two different things) I will usually only mention you in passing, to avoid any conflict between us. I won’t analyse you and/or our relationship to any extent until I stop liking you and/or respecting you, at which point I’ll say whatever I want. This doesn’t apply for dead people, as I have no respect for the dead, because they’re dead.
• If I have anything to fear from you (i.e. you’re violent, or have a monopoly on my earnings, or are versed enough in law to bring a successful defamation suit against me), I’ll refrain from mentioning you at all. I care too much about myself.
• If I break any of these rules, then it’s a mistake rather than me trying to bend the rules, and if you get in touch then I’ll put it right. This said, you might just be incorrectly presuming I like you, in which case I’ll do what I want.
• I’m generally a compassionate being, so this is just one of those guidelines when everything goes tits-up, but bear in mind that I use this to vent, whether it’s good or bad. This isn’t a threat - I’m aware that this doesn’t get millions of visitors (though I am in the thousands per month, which is comforting) - but if I hold anything on you, and you irreconcilably piss me off, I will yell it from the virtual rooftops.