One of the users on one of my lists has just posted a mesage which
refers to a 3rd party in pretty hostile terms, which I fear could be
used as grounds for legal action for defamation if the 3rd party was
so minded. I think this is hihghly unlikely, but it has made think
about the need for a policy for the future.
The list is unmoderated (though subscriptions are approved), so there
is no way that any pre-censorship can be imposed. However, I do delete
obvious chaff from the web archives of the list, so I'm getting a
friendly lawyer to advise me on the merits of keeping this thread out
of the archives.
Anyway, the whole thing has reminded me that I should have some sort
of diclaimer in the footers, something to the effect that posts
reflect the view of individuals and not of the organisation on whose
behalf I help to run the list. I'm sure that others have been here
before: can anyone offer any suggestions on a reasonably terse but
informative wording?
Thanks!
Claire
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Claire McNab -- Claire@siberia.demon.co.uk
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