Although I haven't been to the DNA site
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dna-usa/
due to trouble accessing it, I have been told already by someone I trust
(just hours after hearing of this site) of a case in which it is being
used to libel someone who is an absolutely wonderful ferret person --
someone who runs a shelter (an inspected one) and also helps organize
numerous educations activities to help others help ferrets: exemplary
ferret person.  Apparently, the site does not have verification done.
 
There may be other wonderful and innocent people hurt by it so:
 
It turns out that this site is apparently in direct violation of at least
three aspects of the use agreement:
 
http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
 
including:
 
>You agree to not use the Service to:
>a. upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any
>Content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing,
>tortious, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive of
>another's privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically or otherwise
>objectionable;
 ...
>and
>l. "stalk" or otherwise harass another; or
>m. collect or store personal data about other users.
 
If another abuse is found:
List owner:  <[log in to unmask]>
 
and if that doesn't work:
http://add.yahoo.com/fast/help/us/groups/cgi_abuse
 
Yahoo! Inc.
701 First Avenue
Sunnyvale, California 94089
 
phone:  (408) 349-3300
fax:  (408) 349-3301
The office hours are 8:30 to 5 PST
 
Personally, I'd have no trouble with a site that actually verified claims
and sources and had good criteria, but this is really a too easily abused
site, and we all already know the rumor mill can be ugly for reasons that
make no sense at all.
 
If you find someone you know in there who is wonderful to animals let the
person know and pass along this mail so that action can be taken.
[Posted in FML issue 4137]