On Mon, 11 Apr 2005 10:41:23 -0700, "Peter Duniho"
wrote in
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"Larry Dighera" wrote in message
.. .
[...] As destructive as
they may be, they must possess considerable literary talent to wield
such power.
The pen is mightier than the sword, don't forget. 
It would be nice to know who the two pilots, to whom the OP referred,
are, and specifically what they posted on AvWeb that precipitated the
legal action, as well as their specific comments that resulted in AOPA
closing their message board. I'd say they wield a mighty "sword"
indeed.