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diff --git a/app/views/help/about.rhtml b/app/views/help/about.rhtml index ff4d6a0ae..d0942320f 100644 --- a/app/views/help/about.rhtml +++ b/app/views/help/about.rhtml @@ -148,20 +148,36 @@ 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> +<dt id="focussed">Why must 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>WhatDoTheyKnow's focus is entirely on Freedom of Information. This +makes the site clearer, and easier to understand. Please do not add arguments +about your cause to your request, or include statements which could +defame others. We may have to remove them in order to avoid problems with libel +law (it's a pain). +</p> + +<p>We encourage you to run your campaign elsewhere. If you don't have one +already, you might like to <%= link_to 'start your own blog', "http://wordpress.com/"%>. +Please do add links to your campaign in annotations on your requests. +</p> + +<p>Succinct messages are easier for authorities to read, meaning +you get a quicker response. If you add extraneous, campaigning points +not strictly necessary to your request, then it may be more likely that you +will cause your request to go up the management chain, rather than just be +answered in a straightforward way by a junior officer. </p> + +<p>Finally, 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> |