[Publib] permission to report on postings

[Mark Furukawa]

This is a *PUBLIC* forum.
While I appreciated the student asking permission, whatever I've said in
this (or any) forum had *better* be accurate and what I meant to say. Google
any of the recent topics, or posters, and you will find we are communicating
with more than just those registered members of any list.

When you effectively shout your opinion into Echo Valley you shouldn't be
surprised if your nasty comment about who/whatever tickles the ear of the
object of your disdain. If you're going to stab someone, may as well stab
'em in the front, 'cuz stabbing 'em in the back ain't secret on the Web.

Censorship may become a dead issue - the Web is killing it! Golly, what WILL
we argue about?

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Mark Furukawa, Branch Head
Calumet Township Branches
of Lake County Public Library
940 N. Broad St.
Griffith, IN 46319-1528 (USA)
mfurukaw(at)lakeco.lib.in.us
http://www.lakeco.lib.in.us/caltwp.htm
           May I deal with honor,
           May I act with courage,
           May I achieve humility.
           from "Straight"
                       by Dick Francis
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> Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 16:32:50 -0400
> From: "Beverly Michaels" <bmichaels at ccls.org>
> Subject: RE: [Publib] permission to report on postings
> To: "Hadley, Alice - GS" <AHadley at gam10.med.navy.mil>,
> 	<publib at webjunction.org>
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> 	<5DA0B469C9B3704AA2F4711689033B6E4E273B at temperance.ccls.org>
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> 
> There is also the question of context. We say things to one audience that
> we may not say to another.
> 
> I know that on another listserv I belong to, it was decided that nothing
> from the list should be re-published or forwarded outside the list without
> the permission of the original poster. One of the examples in support of
> this policy given was a harsh "review" of a recent book that a list member
> posted. That post was then forwarded by another list member to the author
> of the book. While the original poster would undoubtedly stand by his
> opinion of the work, he probably would express that opinion differently if
> he were addressing the author of the work.
> 
> Also, as other posters have pointed out, we are less careful with our
> editing and fact-checking when firing off an e-mail in between patrons
> than we would be when writing for publication.
> 
> Just my two cents...
> 
> Beverly Michaels
> Circulation Services
> Tredyffrin Public Library
> 610-688-7092, ext 201
> 



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