On 12/21/07, Ray Saintonge saintonge@telus.net wrote:
The first step to getting the right answers is to ask the right questions. If a person is not asked about any criminality in his past, he should not feel obliged to volunteer that information.
My view is that the current situation might in fact warrant telling each job applicant, that wikipedia is currently a big thing, and thus often under a microscope, so if they have stuff that people might feel they want to use to embarrass wikipedia/media with, it might be best to forewarn people of the foundation, so that a comprehensive evaluation of PR-risk can be done and effective defense strategies put in place, preferably ahead of any attempts at mudslinging.
Such applicants should also be informed that the foundation *will* protect to the best of its ability, the privacy of its staff in every respect, *provided* it is given sufficiently accurate description of possible concerns. It should be made clear that the Foundation is going to be on their side in any matters which they have disclosed to them, but that people seeking to criticize _will_, as likely as not, find out whatever it is.
-- Jussi-Ville Heiskanen, ~ [[User:Cimon Avaro]]