Also apt to be useful information for other affiliates - oh, they did or
didn't do blah and it added up to serious problems; we've been heading
in that sort of direction too and should probably stop, or similar -
often it's things we can all learn from, so if presented as such and
handled consistently, there need not be shame in it.
On 19/09/2018 02:49, Pine W wrote:
I have several thoughts regarding this and related issues, but my main
feeling is that we should not hide news that would be in the public
interest to communicate, such as the suspension of an affiliate or an
investigation into an affiliate's use of trademarks, simply because it is
bad news or embarrassing news.
There are good reasons to keep certain information private, such as
preparations for pending litigation or personally identifying information
that has not been made public. The potential for negative publicity if
information is published, such as the suspension of an affiliate, isn't
sufficient justification for keeping information private.
Good governance is difficult to do if relevant information is kept private.
One of the benefits of having news regarding official actions be public is
that the public can evaluate the performance of the officials (in this
case, Affcom). Transparency is a useful deterrent against favoritism,
negligence, and other problems in public service organizations in general.
I generally want transparency regarding both the official actions of
affiliates and the official actions of Affcom. I would like Affcom to set
an example of being transparent by default, whether news is good or bad.
Pine
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