First let me clarify that the dispute has nothing to do with me. I do not know the parties involved in this "dispute" at all. I am not aggrieved in any way.
1 I agree 100% think it is unacceptable to say BAD things about others.
2 I believe think what had happened is regrettable, but understandable.
3 I agree 100% that it would be ideal if disputes can be settled amicably and not on the website.
BUT, (I AM NOT SUPPORTING THE ORIGINAL POST,MERELY POINTING OUT ALTERNATIVE SCENARIO), in this instance, after the aggrieved party had REPEATEDLY tried to contact the other, LEFT MESSAGES, received a bounced cheque etc. Looking at the posts CAREFULLy, I think the aggrieved party had indeed tried VERY HARD to settle it amongst themselves. But when one party refused to meet, constantly ignored attempts to talk/meet up etc, how can settlement result? ( I am taking the contents of the postings on face value)
Can enlightened members (perhaps someone with some legal knowledge?) of the forum offer a practical advice to get the other party to come forth? Which appropriate authorities should problems be directed to? So that in future, faced with similar problems, (and I think it can happen in future) aggrieved parties would know how to proceed without having to post in this forum to get the other person to come forth to settle things.