Posted By:
Corey R. ShanusI agree with Leon's policy. It's just too easy for someone to edit an email. More important, in many cases emails can be used to resolve differences and foster greater understanding between people. Or in other cases they are meant to convey information not intended for public dissemination. People could be dissuaded from writing them if this Board allows them to be posted. Either way one looks at it, there are imperfections with either rule, but on balance I think looking at the entire situation and not any one particular instance, Leon's ban is a prudent one.
Also, I think Lee's point about the inconsistency between not allowing the entire email to be published (out of fear of editing) but allowing the receiver to post a summary is well taken. Summaries by their nature are subjective and can be quite misleading. If posting the email is prohibited, then so should posting a summary.