Article archive / December 1, 2010
Originally published: . Volume 2, No. 4. Source pages: 2.
In a November 4th email, LPA Executive Director Gail Lowe wrote to LPA platinum member and publisher of the Times, Dr. Julie Nelson, indicating that Nelson was being warned of a violation of LPA listserv rules and further violations would result in her suspension.
Ms. Lowe noted that a quote from a listserv post by Executive Council member Dr. Robert Storer had been printed in the Times without his permission. And, that this had been brought to Lowe’s attention and was a violation of listserv rules.
The Times quoted Dr. Storer in a front-page story in the November issue, “LPA Council Rejects Resolution.” He had commented on listserv about the reasons for his no vote on a resolution asking LPA to support the autonomous regulation of psychology. The Times publisher quoted him, “…the prescribing psychologists that I know have stated that they see this statement as a ‘slap’ against them.”
The Times article also published LPA President Kelly Ray’s explanation regarding her vote about the resolution. She wrote, “…the proposed resolution was not presented to make a public statement that LPA supports psychology, but rather, to build the foundation to take an offensive position against 251, against the medical psychologists, and against the medical board. This is what your EC voted down.”
Nelson wrote back to Ms. Lowe saying that the rule prohibiting forwarding of listserv posts was “easy to get around” simply by having someone else forward it to her, which is what she had done. And, that the rule should be rewritten considering that posting to over 200 people could be considered “publishing” one’s viewpoints.
Writing on behalf of the Council, Ms. Lowe wrote back to Nelson noting, “Rule #7 states, ‘sharing personal content from the listserv posts without prior permission from the original poster will be grounds for dismissal from the listserv.” She said that Nelson’s response regarding a simple way to get around the rule indicated that Nelson was “not willing to abide by the standards set forth by your Executive Council.” And that, “Violation of the rules poses a threat to all users,” and informed Nelson that she was suspended from the list for six months.
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