>
> But a lot of us are interested in which companies and which brands
> are doing what....I can't think there would be a legal difficulty
> unless you were being libellous!! I was interested in your post and
> in which companies were advertising in this journal.
>
> Perhaps the listmothers will clear this up!
>
Be glad to...this is from the welcome message. Please read it as it answers
most questions you have about the list rules. You can get another copy by
sending the command "get lactnet welcome" to the listserv address.
The welcome message states:
AVOID INJUDICIOUS MENTION OF BRAND NAMES: Please refrain from the
injudicious use of brand names. In most cases, a generic term, such as
cylinder pump, bottle liner, rubber/silicone teat or pacifier/dummy,
semi-electric breast pump, fully automatic intermittent electric breast
pump, etc. will suffice to get your point across. If you wish to discuss or
obtain specific information about particular products, please USE PRIVATE
EMAIL.
It goes on to say:
Responding to an inquiry WITHOUT mentioning the name of the product or
company, or doing so only***once***, in order to provide information or
clarification is appropriate on LACTNET. When discussing the merits of any
product or service, please PREFACE YOUR REMARKS WITH "In my opinion."
This makes it clear that it is your OWN opinion, and not that of Lactnet
owners, etc...
EXAMPLE OF AN APPROPRIATE (informational) POSTING ABOUT A PRODUCT/SERVICE:
"I really liked XXX Product/LC TRAINING COURSE/BOOK because....blah blah.
If you wish information about it, write to [give address for this
purpose]."
Mentioning the name of the product/company ***more than once** OR providing
prices of same OR suggesting that professionals OR THEIR CLIENTS contact
you, or the company distributing/ making the product/service in question in
order to solicit their business is EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN! This is ADVERTISING
and LACTNET is *not* the place for this. Sharing information is one thing;
advertising and soliciting client contact is NOT ALLOWED! First time
offenders of this rule will receive a private written warning from
owners of LACTNET. Second time offenders will be deleted
permanently from the list. There are no exceptions to this rule.
While we want you to be judicious when naming specific products, please
refrain
from posting only part of a product name in order to "avoid naming names".
Examples of this are M------ or A----E---- for well-known pump companies.
Those who already know what that stands for are not fooled and there are
many
who will not have any idea and will be very confused. If you are using
brand
names according to the above guidelines, then you will have no problems by
posting
the complete brand name.
Hope this clears up the confusion. Please, do not post words with missing
letters. It makes people cranky!
Kathy
Listmother
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