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diff --git a/app/views/help/about.rhtml b/app/views/help/about.rhtml index e8f3ba748..ff4d6a0ae 100644 --- a/app/views/help/about.rhtml +++ b/app/views/help/about.rhtml @@ -146,6 +146,23 @@ website) explains how to do this.</p> <p>If you see that somebody has included personal information, perhaps unwittingly, in a request, please <a href="/help/contact">contact us</a> immediately so we can remove it.</p> +</dd> + +<dt id="focussed">Why should I keep my request focussed?<a href="#focussed">#</a> </dt> + +<dd> +<p>Firstly, WhatDoTheyKnow is not a place to run a campaign. If you make +allegations about any individual, we will have to remove your request. This not +only avoids problems with libel law, but it also makes it more likely your request will +be answered quietly "under the wire". If you want confrontation, please <%= +link_to 'start your own blog', "http://wordpress.com/"%>. </p> + +<p>Secondly, there is a limit on the amount an authority needs to spend answering +each request. If you ask for lots of information, the limit might be exceeded, and +you might get nothing. If requests are very complicated, you can often simplify +them by limiting the time period. +</p> +</dd> <dt id="private_requests">I'd like to keep my request secret! (At least until I publish my story) <a href="#private_requests">#</a> </dt> @@ -262,6 +279,8 @@ a good reason why you cannot make the request yourself and cannot ask a friend to. We don't have the resources to do this for everyone. </ul> +<p>Please do not try to impersonate someone else.</p> + </dd> <dt id="full_address">They've asked for my postal address! <a href="#full_address">#</a> </dt> @@ -584,6 +603,8 @@ You're all stars. <p>Yes please! We're built out of our supporters and volunteers.</p> <ul> <li>You can <a href="https://secure.mysociety.org/donate/">make a donation</a>. We're a registered charity.</li> + <li>Help people find successful requests, and monitor performance of authorities, by + <a href="/categorise/play">playing the categorisation game</a>. </li> <li>Find out FOI email addresses of <a href="#missing_body">authorities that we're missing</a>.</li> <li>Write a blog post about either WhatDoTheyKnow or an interesting request that you've found. Post about it on a forum that you frequent. Tell friends about it.</li> <li>If you're |