McD, . .. . </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica"> May I kindly remind readers of the "rules" to which all contributors have agreed regarding defamatory postings. </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica">The Oxford English Dictionary defines "defame and defamatory" as:. .. . To take away or destroy the good fame or reputation of:to speak evil of:to charge falsely . .. .It appears then that the individual MP has stated made the complaint against him, which was then retracted does have a reputation. I submit, however, that it is not a "good" reputaion nor is it a famous reputation. That being the case a comment cannot remove, destroy or tarnish a non existent "good" reputaion. Moreover, MP has not charged falsely: the individual made the accusation. I can see nothing defamatory here.