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Well...I wasn't going to comment on whether the actual Terms were
"nice". I tend to assume that most aren't.
And aren't all Terms "Agree or go away", in one form or another?
-BH
-----Original Message----- From: arroxaneullman -at- aol -dot- com
Nice. "Agree or go away." A good policy.
;)
Arroxane
-----Original Message-----
From: Brian -dot- Henderson -at- mitchell1 -dot- com
To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Sent: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 11:27 am
Subject: RE: Simplified "Terms of Use" (was GB gov't improves
communication standards)
Speaking of plain English...
Although not exactly "on-topic", I've been meaning to post this very
nice Terms Of Use I came across. I hope it becomes a trend.
-----Original Message----- From: arroxaneullman -at- aol -dot- com
There has been a Plain English movement in state and federal government
in the US for some time, so I presumed that Great Britain also had a
similar policy. Apparently, it's relatively new for them to disapprove
of unclear legalese. Nonetheless, I give them credit for taking these
steps:
The flip side, though, is a problem with "banned words." The moment we
star banning words, we infringe on freedom of speech. And, as anyone
know knows me knows, that's intolerable--in the US, Britain, or
anywhere.
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