Do as we do, not as we say?

The best argument against Abilene doing as Hillsboro and Goessel have done and designating its city website as an official city newspaper is oddly enough published in a warning on that site itself:

“Due to the possibility of unauthorized modification of electronic data, errors in transmission, HTML browser incompatibilities, and other aspects of electronic communications that are beyond our control, information contained in the City of Abilene website should not be considered suitable for legal purposes.

“This website was developed to provide general information. Data contained at this site, any site affiliated with the City of Abilene, or any site linked to the City of Abilene website has not been reviewed for legal accuracy or sufficiency.

“The completeness, currency, or accuracy of the entire web content is not guaranteed . . . . The recipient’s use and reliance upon such data is at the recipient’s risk.”

— ERIC MEYER