I agree with Jayne on this one. If the organisation you are criticising
reads your PADR it may well recognise itself as equally may the people at
CILIP who mark your report. In either case use of a pseudonym would be
wasted and probably just makes you look silly. As long as you can back up
your arguments with evidence I think it's perfectly legitimate to "name and
shame"!
There is an obvious exception to that of course: when you want to criticise
your employers. I think in that case common sense suggest a more discrete
approach.
Andrew Barker
Web Delivery Manager
Home Office Web Services Team
Queen Anne's Gate
020 7273 2953
-----Original Message-----
From: Jayne Cosnett [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 12 April 2002 13:08
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Laws of libel
Hello,
My opinion is that I wouldn't use a pseudonym. If you
are being critical you presumably have a structured
argument as to what you feel is not right and what
could be done to improve the situation. So long as
this is given and it is a structured positive
criticism, then where is the problem? If it is just a
rant about the organisation then perhaps it is best
left out altogether?
The report is supposed to be your thoughts and
opinions and to highlight your progress in the
profession. Being critical and being able to discuss
why a problem or situation has occurred and what might
have been done to prevent it surely shows that you
have thought about the situation and used your
experience to make that judgement.
Just my own thoughts.
Jayne
--- "Butcher, John (LIBRARIES)"
<[log in to unmask]> wrote: > If I
want to be critical of a particular
> organisation, should I use
> a pseudonym? I mean for the organisation, not me!
>
> John Butcher.
>
>
>
> John Butcher
> Resources Librarian
> Plymouth Library Services
> Telephone: (01752) 305962
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