The Rayaan / Jacob(smooth) Situation

[Rayaan]

One has to enjoy the irony here. You said something in jest which people took seriously (that you did it cos you were bored), stalker Muslim, etc

Correct me if I'm wrong but that is the very definition of poes law!

Saying something in jest =/= being a poe.

In my view, a poe is more closely attributed to someone who is not what he identifies/describes himself to be, or if he is doing a parody.

But, yes, it's very hard to figure out sometimes. Some members may appear disingenuous to us although not really a "poe."

The privacy policy clearly reads this:

• "You are also required to state your religious views, which is displayed on your profile for the benefit of all members. This information is not checked for validity or accuracy, and is publicly accessible once your account is created."
  

With all due respect what Rayaan did was a clear violation of the present written policy which states very clearly that "this information is not checked for validity or accuracy". To me that phrase is very clear and it means that a person's stated religious beliefs will not be investigated by staff; yet that is exactly what was done in this instance.

Hmm. Well, I guess that was another privacy violation then. *shudders*

I'll discuss this one with the staff also ... or maybe Tiberius will fill us in on this if he wants to ...

And sadly there's no silver bullet, one size fits all, way to go about it... It ends up being better to err on the side of caution, than risk having the members flee, for a non existent, but perceived, malpractice by the people in charge...

I agree that I should have taken more caution in doing all this. Hence I will try to be more cautious next time.