Hi Derek, 15/4/08
At 10:15 +0100 15/04/08, Lewis, Derek wrote:
I would merely advise all parties to terminate this discussion at
once and to remove all references to it from their mail boxes. To
discuss an individual's application, personal circumstances
or reaction to acceptance or rejection of a post involving even
part-time engagement on an open list or via email in this way is
simply asking for legal trouble, no matter what one may feel. This
is especially the case if the information discussed can lead to the
individual being identified.
Believe me, I have seen exactly this kind of thing lead to the
threat of legal action and the institution involved having to settle
with serious money.
Derek Lewis
Too late I am afraid: this person was identified by name in the very
first e-mail by Andy.
You have a very strong point here, however.
Hence the (serious and friendly) question:
what could Andy have done to warn the community without telling the
name of the person (which I dutifully suppress from this e-mail as
well as the copy of following e-mails)?
Maybe he could have sent the same e-mail, with the name replaced by
XXX YYY ? Or would any possibility to identify the person from the
profile be too much? But then, nobody could actually be "warned" as
he (rightfully) wanted, and there would have been no point in his
e-mail...
Best,
Xan
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