On Jan 3, 2008 6:06 PM, Nathan
<nawrich(a)gmail.com> wrote:
I would say that his opinion of what constitutes
a legal threat should
bear some significant weight even if, as you say, its outside his area
of responsibility as counsel (which is not for you or I to determine,
but the Board in consultation with Mike).
I disagree; Mike defines what a legal *issue* is (in terms of, how
credible a threat is, or whether a complaint or claim filed has merit
legally), but NLT is an on-wiki behavior policy, not a legal policy.
One thing to
keep in mind is that we have a lot of edgy people around
here who are willing to read any statement in its worst light. The line
between threat, warning and friendly advice is often in the eye of the
beholder. Wording that seems benign to the person giving the warning
can too easily seem like intimidation to the person being warned. If it
comes in the middle of an unrelated dispute it only exacerbates the
problem. It also makes things worse when the warning is rooted in a
misconception of the law or a too broad reading of the law.
Ec