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diff --git a/app/views/help/about.rhtml b/app/views/help/about.rhtml index e87b60774..a8dfa216d 100644 --- a/app/views/help/about.rhtml +++ b/app/views/help/about.rhtml @@ -152,12 +152,14 @@ if you would like to be anonymous. <dt id="real_name">So I can make an FOI request using a pseudonym?</dt> -<dd>Yes, you can. It is good practice for the public authority to reply to such -a request, except in special circumstances such as if they suspect you of -making vexatious requests. See <a href="http://www.ico.gov.uk/upload/documents/library/freedom_of_information/detailed_specialist_guides/motive_blind_v1.0_25_10_071.pdf">Freedom of Information Good Practice Guidance No 6</a> for details. You -should refer to this if a public authority attempts to refuse a request because you used a pseudonym. -Saying that, you can avoid the problem by simply making your pseudonym look like a real person's name, -as there is no general obligation to prove your identity. +<dd>Yes, you can (although we encourage you to use your real name, +see the question just above). It is good practice for the public authority to reply +to an anonymous request, except in special circumstances such as if they suspect you +of making vexatious requests. See <a href="http://www.ico.gov.uk/upload/documents/library/freedom_of_information/detailed_specialist_guides/motive_blind_v1.0_25_10_071.pdf">Freedom of Information Good Practice Guidance No 6</a> +for details. You should refer to this if a public authority attempts to refuse +a request because you used a pseudonym. Saying that, you can avoid the problem +by simply making your pseudonym look like a real person's name, as there is no +general obligation to prove your identity. </dd> <dt id="full_address">They've asked for my postal address!</dt> |