Comment by hilbert42

Whatever one's views on defamation before coming Helmreich's well-researched and well-argued paper it's highly doubtful that afterwards their views will remain unaltered.

Let's assume that if beforehand one agreed wholeheartedly with Helmreich's position—which I'd suggest would be unlikely—then I'd posit this paper would further nuance their views. This is an excellent and authoritative paper, and I have learned much about a subject of which I thought I already had reasonable knowledge.