Hello ALSBers,
I don't think anyone can assume that a posting on a public, or at least
widely available, listserve or on a blog can be guaranteed to be private or
confidential. There are any number of ways that a post to this listserve
could be forwarded, printed, copied or sent to persons outside the list.
The sense of "privacy" or "confidentiality" of postings is more imagined
than real.
The norms of this listserve are that it be used for candid, open and
collegial communications among its members to serve the interests of the
individual members and the interests all professionals teaching law in
business schools collectively. Referral of postings outside the community
in a way that undermine the interests of the members or the Academy at large
would violate the norms of the listserve, and chill the open environment
that works to the benefit of us all - individually or collectively.
Thus it should be an explicit expectation that listserve participants not
share information outside the listserve that negatively affects individuals
or the members collectively, and any participants who would consider such
external referrals should be aware that doing so endangers the vitality of
the discussion that makes this resource so valuable to all of us.
Rick
On 10/23/07 1:49 PM, "Delaurell, Roxane M" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
As a new-er member I was just starting to use the listserv and
participate. As I told Nancy, I will now limit my participation
significantly. The standard of collegiality has been breached. Also I do
think that all e mails can be traced to some source-they are rarely
anonymous or so I am told.
Roxane DeLaurell JD, LLM, PhD
Assistant Professor Legal Studies
Accounting and Legal Studies
College of Charleston
Beatty Center 424
5 Liberty Street
Charleston, SC 29401
843.953.5358
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On Behalf Of Ginger, Laura
Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 2:17 PM
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Subject: Re: Interesting tactics
I think "despicable" fits as well. I wish we could find out who did
this and cut off his or her access to the listservs. That might
minimize the chilling effect of the violation of our trust which
happened here.
Laura
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On Behalf Of John Allison
Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 2:12 PM
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Subject: Re: Interesting tactics
"Appalling" is certainly an appropriate descriptor. I, like Bob, know
nothing of the context, but if this was done as alleged, it is sleazy
and is indeed likely to have a chilling effect on open discourse among
the community.
John
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On Behalf Of Suzy Rogers
Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 12:37 PM
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Subject: Re: Interesting tactics
I was appalled to hear this had happened. It reminded me of the sort of
abuses that occurred in the McCarthy commie-hunting era.
I have always thought of the list as being a place to explore and
discuss ideas, and I think this kind of behavior has a distinct chilling
effect.
Suzy
Kenneth Schneyer wrote:
>I agree entirely with Bob on both counts. There's no "cone of
silence,"
>but civility does have certain minimum requirements.
>
>I was very unhappy to learn of this "back door" forwarding of an
e-mail.
>At minimum, I would have expected someone to inform Nancy that he or
she
>was forwarding her e-mail to the chair. Speaking behind someone's back
>strikes me as contrary to the spirit of open discussion that we try to
>foster.
>
>
>Ken Schneyer
>
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>Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 10:16 AM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Interesting tactics
>
>The Executive Committee has asked me to respond to this posting (though
>it has not endorsed this response). It seems appropriate to remind
>members of ALSBtalk that we have always viewed the ALSB as an inclusive
>and supportive community of scholars--and ALSBtalk to be an important
>outlet for members of the community to communicate with each other. We
>encourage open and free communication on the list within the restraints
>of mutual respect and civility. Although there is no "cone of silence"
>governing the list and its postings and I do not know the context of
>Nancy's posting (i.e., what postings were forwarded to her chair or
>why), the furtive reporting which she complains of seems to me to be
>inconsistent with the minimum requirements of community, mutual respect
>and civility that posters on the list have a right to expect. I would
>encourage members of the list to be mindful of those reasonable
>expectations in the future.
>
>
>Your friend,
>Bob
>
>Robert B. Bennett, Jr.
>Professor of Business Law
>College of Business Administration
>Butler University
>4600 Sunset Avenue
>Indianapolis, Indiana 46208
>Phone: (317) 940-9502
>Fax: (317) 940-9455
>E-mail: [log in to unmask]
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
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>Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2007 11:24 AM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Interesting tactics
>
>To the person on this listserve who anonymously sent some of my posts
on
>this listserve to my department chair:
>
>My department chair did inform me you had sent some posts of mine to
>this listserve to him but you did not reveal your name. I am sure that
>if you had asked him to keep it confidential, he would have done so. He
>reiterated Central Michigan University's commitment to free speech but
>did want to inform me that this had occurred.
>
>Nancy J. White
>Department of Finance and Law
>Central Michigan University
>
>
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