I have been chewing over replying to this as undoubtedly I am both pedantic and prone to nit-picking, and black and white thinking.
However I'm not laying down flippant rules. There is such a thing as research ethics, and students in most places of study are advised about what is appropriate and what is not.
Were there not such ethics guidelines we would get a awful lot more of these enquiries.
It is also up to individuals whether they respond to such requests. However the community rules do advise against this sort of disclosure for sound reasons, and it is especially important if the information relates to children or vulnerable adults.
I have been chewing over replying to this as undoubtedly I am both pedantic and prone to nit-picking, and black and white thinking.
However I'm not laying down flippant rules. There is such a thing as research ethics, and students in most places of study are advised about what is appropriate and what is not.
Were there not such ethics guidelines we would get a awful lot more of these enquiries.
It is also up to individuals whether they respond to such requests. However the community rules do advise against this sort of disclosure for sound reasons, and it is especially important if the information relates to children or vulnerable adults.
