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Chris Flynn
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On Wed, Mar 11, 2015 at 11:30 AM, Larry Medina <[log in to unmask]>
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> Over the 26 years I've been on this List, there has been a great ebb and
> flow of information provided form numerous sources.... the vast majority of
> it is directly related to RECORDS and INFORMATION management practices,
> policies and 'current events'.
>
> Over time, we've had a few forays into other subjects, typically referred
> to as "off topic" discussions... barbeque and sauces, bacon, music, cars or
> whatever... and occasionally, these deteriorated into "range wars", which
> were quickly quelled.  We even went as far as to setup side groups for
> these postings, or at minimum, convinced people to add "Off Topic" or "OT"
> as a prefix to the posts.
>
> And a few times, issues have risen that have been relatively political in
> nature... leaning towards the Left or Right, but this doesn't happen too
> frequently.
>
> The problem is, instead of these remaining "on topic", they tend to wander
> into posting of pieces that are much more opinion than fact or
> informational.  And while I could state MY opinion that this tends to run
> one way more than the other, that's not what this post is about.
>
> What it's about is as a long term member of the list, I'd prefer to see the
> content provided by members to remain on point... not to stray into the
> gray areas of posting EVERY ARTICLE from EVERY SOURCE about a topic,
> especially when they wander into the areas of opinion.
>
> If the titles of the "RAIN" items are things like:
>
> "Why couldn’t XYZ have two e-mail accounts on one phone?"
> "The misleading XXX spin on XYZs  e-mails"
> "Why Did ABC Tolerate XYZ’s  Use of Secret E-mail?"
> "Yes, XYZ Broke the Law"
> "Thirteen (or so) questions for XYZ"
> "XYZ's Contempt for Transparency"
>
> These don't really sound like "News", they sound like opinion... and most
> of the titles are inflammatory in nature.  There have been *40* stories
> posted on this subject in the past 8 days.
>
> There has been ONE story posted that gave an opposing opinion (yes, it was
> an OPINION piece, but it also included a lot of facts and citations of
> rules and regs) and it's the ONLY POSTING on the topic that resulted in any
> discussion at all... 10 posts from others.
>
> So my request? Can we avoid these tendencies to drift into the political in
> the name of "News"?  There are 1800+ of us here, I think we're all able to
> follow the breadcrumbs once the 'story' breaks, if we so desire.
>
> If there are new FACTS that relate to RECORD and INFORMATION management
> practices, by all means.... share them.
>
> I'll put down my bagpipes now.
>
> --
> Larry
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> *----Lawrence J. MedinaDanville, CARIM Professional since 1972*
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