05-16-2008, 10:09 AM
The self-appointed sphincter of higher education, UIUC physics professor George Gollin (aka George D. Gollin, aka George Dana Gollin) is at it again.
He believes no one and nothing should be allowed to exist in higher education without first passing through his socialist sphincter of scrutiny.
But his outrageous statements about the good folks who run the charter.edu domain name are about to land him in a fat defamation lawsuit.
Here is Gollum's defamatory post, from October 3, 2007:
This post clearly is defamatory on its face, in that it accuses charter.edu of engaging in illegal conduct.
Now charter.edu is standing up to Gollum and demanding that he remove his defamatory post.
Being a socialist fuckwit, Gollum is opposed to charter schools. Charter schools "are publicly funded elementary or secondary schools in the United States that have been freed from some of the rules, regulations, and statutes that apply to other public schools in exchange for some type of accountability for producing certain results... Charter schools provide an alternative for educators, families and communities who are dissatisfied with educational quality and school district bureaucracies."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charter_school
Gollum wants to see all education tied up in government rules, regulations and red tape so that he and like-minded socialist mind-guards can regulate your education for you. This despite being unable to regulate the conduct of his own family.
Likewise, as typical of the entrenched higher education cartel, he fears accountability in education because he knows that the existing accreditation system pays it only lip-service.
Once again, Gollum is using a bogus "diploma mill" issue to attempt to advance his personal socialist agenda. He's trying to eradicate access to the specialized education internet domain names that charter schools now enjoy.
Let's hope that charter.edu takes this matter to its next logical step, and brings a defamation action against Gollum and his employer, UIUC. Gollum continues to claim his irresponsible rampage is in furtherance of his duties at UIUC, and that his tortious conduct is performed with the university's blessing. It seems only fitting that the taxpayers of Illinois should find their deep pockets at risk as a consequence of Gollum's rash, immature behavior.
He believes no one and nothing should be allowed to exist in higher education without first passing through his socialist sphincter of scrutiny.
But his outrageous statements about the good folks who run the charter.edu domain name are about to land him in a fat defamation lawsuit.
Here is Gollum's defamatory post, from October 3, 2007:
Quote:I am sure that EDUCAUSE will take DECISIVE IMMEDIATE and VIGOROUS action to verify the investigative abilities of this provider because "charter.edu" is selling access to EDU domains.http://www.degreediscussion.com/forums/v...ght=#32832
This post clearly is defamatory on its face, in that it accuses charter.edu of engaging in illegal conduct.
Now charter.edu is standing up to Gollum and demanding that he remove his defamatory post.
Quote:Professor Gollin, I'm writing to you with regards to the posting and comments you made on DegreeDiscussion.com on Oct 7, 2007 about Charter.edu. Namely:http://www.degreediscussion.com/forums/v...ght=#44913
http://www.degreediscussion.com/viewtopi...ey&p=32931
Quote:"I am sure that EDUCAUSE will take DECISIVE IMMEDIATE and VIGOROUS action to verify the investigative abilities of this provider because "charter.edu" is selling access to EDU domains."
It was brought to our attention by several schools, and we consider it to be libel as it gives appearance that Charter.edu is engaged in illegal operations.
Charter.edu is a grandfathered domain, whose status is legally protected by the Agreement between EDUCAUSE and the U.S. Department of Commerce:
"All .edu names in existence as of October 29, 2001 are grandfathered, regardless of current or past eligibility requirements". Furthermore, Educause regulations stipulate that: "Eligibility for the .edu domain is content-independent. Educause neither places nor enforces restrictions on the content or use of the .edu domain. Holders of .edu domain names are free to establish policies that limit or otherwise manage the use and content of resources within their own domain as they see fit."
We kindly request that you remove the above-stated libelous posting on DegreeDiscussion.com.
Thank you,
Adam
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Adam Seagroves
Academic Director - Charter.edu
SEC Labs
2515 Warren Avenue, Ste 500
Cheyenne, WY 82001
Tel (307) 222-4562
Fax (307) 222-4563
www.charter.edu
Being a socialist fuckwit, Gollum is opposed to charter schools. Charter schools "are publicly funded elementary or secondary schools in the United States that have been freed from some of the rules, regulations, and statutes that apply to other public schools in exchange for some type of accountability for producing certain results... Charter schools provide an alternative for educators, families and communities who are dissatisfied with educational quality and school district bureaucracies."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charter_school
Gollum wants to see all education tied up in government rules, regulations and red tape so that he and like-minded socialist mind-guards can regulate your education for you. This despite being unable to regulate the conduct of his own family.
Likewise, as typical of the entrenched higher education cartel, he fears accountability in education because he knows that the existing accreditation system pays it only lip-service.
Once again, Gollum is using a bogus "diploma mill" issue to attempt to advance his personal socialist agenda. He's trying to eradicate access to the specialized education internet domain names that charter schools now enjoy.
Let's hope that charter.edu takes this matter to its next logical step, and brings a defamation action against Gollum and his employer, UIUC. Gollum continues to claim his irresponsible rampage is in furtherance of his duties at UIUC, and that his tortious conduct is performed with the university's blessing. It seems only fitting that the taxpayers of Illinois should find their deep pockets at risk as a consequence of Gollum's rash, immature behavior.