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:"I will not make public statements on behalf of the organisation unless they accurately reflect the position of the whole organisation. Where there is likely to be doubt about whether my views are personal or whether I am representing Wikimedia UK, I will seek to make this clear. I understand that the personal views of trustees may affect perceptions of the charity as a whole, and will take care not to bring Wikimedia UK into disrepute. | :"I will not make public statements on behalf of the organisation unless they accurately reflect the position of the whole organisation. Where there is likely to be doubt about whether my views are personal or whether I am representing Wikimedia UK, I will seek to make this clear. I understand that the personal views of trustees may affect perceptions of the charity as a whole, and will take care not to bring Wikimedia UK into disrepute. | ||
Regards, [[User:The Land|The Land]] 12:28, 9 February 2012 (UTC) | Regards, [[User:The Land|The Land]] 12:28, 9 February 2012 (UTC) | ||
==Data protection== | |||
I've added data protection to the list of things Trustees can be held personally liable, per s61 of the Data Protection Act 1998.[http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/29/section/61] This (tiny) risk of personal criminal liability goes beyond directors/trustees to "manager, secretary or similar officer" where consent, connivance or neglect can be attributed to them. Because of this, should this be recorded elsewhere? [[User:Rwendland|Rwendland]] 16:08, 9 February 2012 (UTC) | |||
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Is the "stating my reasons for leaving" really necessary? Harry Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 05:06, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
- Probably... I'd prefer that if someone left, they said why, rather than just vanishing into the wilderness! The Land 12:29, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
Public statements
"I will not make public comments about the organisation unless authorised to do so." - This is really the wrong way around - we can't expect Wikimedians to ask for "authorisation" for everything they say, particularly given the public nature of most of what we do. We need something on this kind of point, but the reality is rather more complex. How about;
- "I will not make public statements on behalf of the organisation unless they accurately reflect the position of the whole organisation. Where there is likely to be doubt about whether my views are personal or whether I am representing Wikimedia UK, I will seek to make this clear. I understand that the personal views of trustees may affect perceptions of the charity as a whole, and will take care not to bring Wikimedia UK into disrepute.
Regards, The Land 12:28, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
Data protection
I've added data protection to the list of things Trustees can be held personally liable, per s61 of the Data Protection Act 1998.[1] This (tiny) risk of personal criminal liability goes beyond directors/trustees to "manager, secretary or similar officer" where consent, connivance or neglect can be attributed to them. Because of this, should this be recorded elsewhere? Rwendland 16:08, 9 February 2012 (UTC)