HBC Blogging and Social Networking - Banned?

[Less]

Originally Posted by Neil

I know a few people who have got themselves in the deep dodo

Just a quick aside, did you know the dodo was a bird that went extinct in or around 1681?

I think you mean doo-doo

doo-doo (dd)n. Slang Fecal matter or something likened to it.

[Neil]

I did not know you were an expert on doo doo Less

[claytonender]

Originally Posted by Neil

For you my un named maybe or maybe not a councillor fellow AccyWebber, it would be a pleasure to read and comment back

Ok so I don't use my name on here, but when I first joined Accyweb most people had nom-de-plumes (also at that point I never thought I might become a councillor). And I have never made my identity a secret. But please do read the info.


As far as I am aware the only people I have offended on Facebook where some American relatives, who had some pretty way out ideas about gun control in the UK and I did put them right about our country.

[garinda]

Originally Posted by Less

Just a quick aside, did you know the dodo was a bird that went extinct in or around 1681?

I think you mean doo-doo

doo-doo (dd)n. Slang Fecal matter or something likened to it.

Originally Posted by Less

I can't belive that this pile of tripe has gone on for 2 pages, (knowing my luck this will be the start of Page 3

Congratulations.

You made it to page three.

[garinda]

Originally Posted by claytonender

Ok so I don't use my name on here, but when I first joined Accyweb most people had nom-de-plumes (also at that point I never thought I might become a councillor). And I have never made my identity a secret. But please do read the info.

Agreed.

Personal choice, and most people choose a username.

As you say, you were an active member here long before being elected.

[Neil]

Originally Posted by garinda

.....As you say, you were an active member here long before being elected.

Everything a Councillors says and does is a reflection of not only themsleves but the party they represent and also the Council they represent.

Put like that it is probably worse than a normal employee. Things they did before standing for election can also be used against them - that tends to happen more at Government level though.

[garinda]

Originally Posted by Neil

Everything a Councillors says and does is a reflection of not only themsleves but the party they represent and also the Council they represent.

Put like that it is probably worse than a normal employee. Things they did before standing for election can also be used against them - that tends to happen more at Government level though.

You might want to give your councillor a jolly good probing.

As for me, their past is largely irrelevant.

I'm just happy if they do what they say they'll do, on their election pamphlets.

[Neil]

Originally Posted by claytonender

Neil - if you read my link I would be interested to see what you think of the report.

The thing that concerns me is that they may be trying to censor how I interact on Facebook - which certainly has nothing to do with my role as a councillor. I do have lots of links to Labour Party and Union info but this is in a private capacity.

I have read both documents and I think the policy looks pretty good. To me the policy is trying to protect Councillors and it says a similar one exists for Officers.

Everything you post on here or facebook or in email etc could be used against you by members of the public or other Councillors.

A good example of that is Kens comment about the houses in Rishton not being pulled down yet - that has made whoever said they have look daft.

I could give you good examples of both Councillors and candidates making themselves look bad on facebook but I wont.

I don't comment about my work place as such on here or facebook. I don't post about who I work for either because I don't want anything I say coming back at me in the same way I would not like to see something you wrote getting you in trouble.

I do know people who have been in front of the boss because of online comments.

I read that a lot of divorces now use evidence from facebook about who is doing what with whoever. If that can be used in court then your comments about whatever could be.

It says things like dont post something you would not say face to face with the person and other sensible things like that. Just be careful what you post and think of the policy as a guide to safe internet usage.

Even on a forum like this an annoymous person can be traced by the police if they do something to break the law. Loads of paperwork needs to be filled in and court orders and who knows what is needed to get IP adresses that can be traced by ISP's to find out who posted it.

[garinda]

I think, as in the rest of life, if you tell the truth, don't say anything libelous, and don't do anything to be ashamed of, you haven't got much to worry about.

[Neil]

Originally Posted by garinda

I think, as in the rest of life, if you tell the truth, don't say anything libelous, and don't do anything to be ashamed of, you haven't got much to worry about.

I agree but different people think different things are ok.

As an example some people would think your toe sucking in a public house

[garinda]

Originally Posted by Neil

I agree but different people think different things are ok.

As an example some people would think your toe sucking in a public house was out of order

I should have been clearer, and said 'don't do anything to be personally ashamed of'.

If I worried what other people considered shameful I'd never be able to leave my house.

Being silly, posing with your wife's foot, didn't make me ashamed. It amused me, and others.

[gynn]

The policy is there to cover councillors, and presumably there is also one for employees.

As for the rest of us, we can continue to post whatever we like within the realms of legality and decency.

I, for one, will take full advantage of that privilege!

[garinda]

Originally Posted by gynn

As for the rest of us, we can continue to post whatever we like within the realms of legality and decency.

Just as councillors can too.

[gynn]

Originally Posted by garinda

Just as councillors can too.

....yes but we don't have to worry about incurring the wrath of the (alleged) Scaitcliffe Stasi!

[garinda]

Originally Posted by gynn

....yes but we don't have to worry about incurring the wrath of the (alleged) Scaitcliffe Stasi!

Unless they break either forum rules, or the laws of the land, I think they have nothing to fear at all.

Even if this doesn't suit some people.