[Lnc-business] Social Media Links on LNC page on lp.org

[Alex Merced (LNC Vice Chair)]

So let's discuss. Questions I'll put forth to everyone facilitate discussion.

If you are concerned about social media links...

Are all platforms equally a concern or are some less problematic than others?

Does a disclaimer make you feel more comfortable with this as a possibility? 

Are their specific and hopefully simple rules you'd want the ED to use in determining when appropriate to add or remove such links?

Regardless of social media links on the website or not, social media controversies are bound to happen and cause more grief than we’d like. Should we have a formal or informal protocol on how we manage such situations as usually managing the spread of such situations can be time sensitive. 

Alex Merced
Vice Chair of the Libertarian National Committee/LP

Alex Merced
Vice Chair of the Libertarian National Committee/LP

> On Aug 29, 2018, at 6:04 PM, Elizabeth Van Horn <elizabeth.vanhorn at lp.org> wrote:
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> Alex,
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> Alicia beat me to it with the example of our former Vice-Chair.
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> I doubt anyone would have wanted to have links from the national LP page to his profile, yet that's the kind of thing we open ourselves to if we're linking to social media profiles.
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> All sorts of stuff ends up on social media profiles that isn't representative of the national LP's position, not necessarily from LNC members, but other content, comments, and opinions.  How does the LP and LNC distance from that?  Do we have a disclaimer?  "The opinions reflected here may not be those of the LP and LNC"?  Something like that.  How do we as a body ensure that profiles and/or pages reflect our platform and stance?  Or, do we say, "Oh, gee, that's from an LNC member, and there's a link from our national website to that, but that's not what we hold as our values"?
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> Since there was no formal motion, and it's within the executive director's discretion, unless the LNC says otherwise, I want this to be discussed before a decision is made. We're entrusted with the reputation of the LP through our various mediums.  If we want our own social media to better reflect our LP principals so much that we have an 'Advertising & Publication Review Committee' dedicated for that purpose, why would we want to link to various profiles and pages with which there's no control?
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> Elizabeth Van Horn
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>> On 2018-08-29 16:52, Alex Merced (LNC Vice Chair) via Lnc-business wrote:
>> Agreed with Richard that this doesn't seem very controversial to me
>> and we should aim to allow those who would want to be more accessible
>> to membership the ability to do so.
>> Although, to provide the distance that is a reasonable concern from
>> social media statements a visible disclaimer on the page saying LNC
>> member social media reflects only the opinion of the member and does
>> not speak for the LNC or the LP as a whole. Such a disclaimer should
>> help strike the balance in this situation.
>> While I agree that candidates should be front and center I do think it
>> would be good for intraparty morale if some LNC members were more
>> visible and accessible as many are. So, I agree with Richard that
>> those who want their info can make it available and those that don't,
>> don't. I also understand Alicias concern and think that could be fixed
>> with a basic disclaimer.
>> Alex Merced
>> Vice Chair of the Libertarian National Committee/LP
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