[MR] Rumors and pollings

[Becky McEllistrem]

 This is
> probably worth less than my two pence worth.

Worth a lot more than mine I'm sure!

> 
> Lord Galen, I believe you have made a very common
> mistaken assumption.
> It is incorrect to assume that polling responses are
> secret
> communications.  While we can all hope that these
> responses are not
> shared inappropriately, one should assume that the
> content of these will
> become know to others than the current Crowns.  

Maybe it's better to say that as members of polling
orders, it is not our privelege to share information
on pollings, but the exclusive privelege of the
current Crown.

> 
> That hard cold truth of the matter is that the
> information in pollings,
> as well as opinions expressed in order meetings, is
> often assumed to be
> secret and is almost always not kept secret.  

That's why it's always best to not say things about
someone you couldn't say to them. <grin>

Rebecca




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