I tried asking this on the main mailing list, but thought I'd try here
as well. I appreciate I'm probably overdoing but:
* Newspaper editors are often named in suits, at least within the UK.
* The reason they are named is that they authorise content which is
published.
* By saving a page, I am creating an edition which is published.
* I am called an editor.
Also note the [[McLibel case]].
Those sued did not make the statements, they simply distributed them.
Is it possible, based on the above, that a lawyer will make a good
argument that it is possible editors can be named in a suit if they have
edited a page containing a libellous statement and failed to remove it.
Would this mean UK editors are beholden to remove libel as it applies in
UK courts in pages they edit?
Would this place UK editors in conflict with Wikipedia?
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