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On 13/01/13 22:01, Edward Finlayson wrote: > Personally, knowing how litigious this country is getting I would be much happier > if there were a disclaimer, particularly with the recent state of criminal cases > being prosecuted on the strength of twitter posts etc. We must bear in mind that > publishing an article or point of view online is just that, publishing. Therefore > it is open to all the same legislation (under UK law) as hard copy. We should at > least have a statement making it clear that articles posted, while they may be the > personal opinion of the author, are not collectively endorsed by the LUG > membership et al. This sort of disclaimer is now commonplace in email footers used > in business and prevent one persons point of view causing trouble for the company > as a whole 'by association'. > > Just my opinion, but please consider recent high profile legal actions. > > Fin > Sent from my BlackBerry® > > -----Original Message----- > From: stinga <stinga+dclug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sender: list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2013 19:16:56 > To: <list@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > Reply-To: list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: [LUG] disclaimer text > > On 13/01/13 17:02, Simon Robert -Cottage wrote: >> doesn't having a disclaimer mean that every piece of advice on the net >> should also have one? Of course with an org so suable as the LUG I >> should probably post bad advice and then litigate against it myself. >> Samsung v Apple -peanuts! > Having a disclaimer can also be admission of fault. You knew there was a > problem so you should have done something to fix it. > I agree and schools have one to say we are not responsible for the web sites we link to or the content they contain, putting the ball in the court of parent / guardians of children to ensure sites are suitable. My post was for the points you raise, if someone follows the advice on the site blindly, 15 years ago you would be told to get lost for not reading up on stuff, now people are likely to blame everyone else but themselves. Paul -- -- http://drupal.zleap.net skype : psutton111 http://www.linkedin.com/pub/paul-sutton/36/595/911 http://www.raspberrypi.org http://www.ubuntu.com I am committed to safeguarding chidlren, young people and vulnerable groups and expect any school or establishment I am involved with to share this commitment. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq