I have no idea what this is about. Fae, if you have a particular case in mind 
that you don't want to publish on this list could you please email me privately?

Michael 

> On 30 Nov 2013, at 16:03, Fæ <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> This is probably a good moment to remind employees and contractors of
> Wikimedia UK that comments about individuals or organizations that
> appear defamatory, may be taken as a position of the charity,
> especially if the charity does not take any steps to disassociate
> itself from published statements.
> 
> Writing from personal email addresses does not automatically waive
> these issues, particularly considering the footers that are added to
> correspondence to this public list and that the use of apparently
> private email address are intermixed with emails from the charity's
> domain.
> 
> I suggest that Jon Davies as the Wikimedia UK CEO, takes a moment to
> review whether guidelines for employees and contractors with regard to
> publishing potentially defamatory statements are sufficient to protect
> the charity. He remains free to ignore my advice of course, and having
> raised this as a risk when a trustee, I have no doubt this is not seen
> as urgent.
> 
> Thanks,
> Fae
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