Ya'aqov,

Except in the case of job postings (in which the poster is obviously
representing their employer's wish to hire someone), unless a post
explicitly states that the poster IS speaking for their employer, I think
the safest bet on this list is to assume that all opinions expressed
represent individual viewpoints, and that all questions represent individual
curiosity. I've met most of the people involved in this thread, and I can't
think of a single one whom I'd consider to be underhanded enough to try to
undermine someone else's developer search or development project.

Michael

On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 11:11 AM, Ya'aqov Ziso <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> *As a community, we create and modify our policies as we go along SO THAT
> we
> can contribute freely in our discussions with each other.*
> *
> *
> *Anybody, including a senior officer from corporate OCLC can simply state
> that her/his opinion does not represent her/his employer. **[without such
> distinction from OCLC's Tennant, how would an applicant feel about the
> position's description? to whom does s/he report, to BPL or partially also
> to OCLC?]*
> *
> *
> *This list archives include instances where such distinctions were not
> drawn, and people expected OCLC to kick in resources and involvements, and
> that did not happen. The reverse also happened, and personal opinions
> turned
> out to be strict OCLC policy.*
> *
> *
> *Ya'aqov*
>