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Yeah, seems they are trying to deflect their posts like this with a " This blog post is Unfiltered" notice that apparently frees them from anything mentioned a
by capableweb 6y ago
Yeah, seems they are trying to deflect their posts like this with a " This blog post is Unfiltered" notice that apparently frees them from anything mentioned as the blog is "intended for user-generated content submitted by the GitLab team. The views and opinions represented in this blog are personal to the author of each respective blog post and do not represent the views or opinions of GitLab unless explicitly stated"
Feels like an easy way out to claim whatever you want on company property without getting in trouble.
- yoran 6y agoLegally they may not be in trouble, their brand is still tarnished imo. My esteem for GitLab has diminished as a result of this terrible blog post.
- sytse 6y agoIt was a bad blog post, we're sorry. Also see the comment by the author https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26555617 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26555617
- the_duke 6y agoThis post is really embarrassing, I would just take it down. And you should really institute a review process. There is no such thing as "unfiltered" blog posts on an official domain. It reflects badly on the company.
- danjac 6y agoOr an easy way for a company to get the credit for a popular post, and hang a contributor out to dry if it's poorly received. Do the work and properly vet and edit your posts, and insist your employees post their own opinions on other platforms on their own time.
- ralph84 6y agoCalling it "user-generated content" when it's generated only by employees not actual GitLab users is quite disingenuous. Besides, disclaimers like that don't even legally work. Employers can't disclaim responsibility for what their employees do when it is within the scope of their employment.