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I think the accusations of "that's not poetry" come from two sides: a) those who think poems need to rhyme and have punchy meter (nit this forum) b) those who see a mess of prose with lines breaks, that simply tells you the obvious and is not enjoyable to read (possibly some of this forum?) I'd hate...

Well, accreditation bodies already exist (e.g. UKAS in the U.K.). But it's not a legal requirement for a certification body to be accredited in order to provide certification for a voluntary standard, and lots of companies don't know what accreditation means or why it matters. Sorry, you've awoken m...

Apparently they are certified to it: https://www.facebook.com/workplacebyfacebook/posts/1453168298065185 This is the problem with voluntary standards (as opposed to regulatory ones). Anyone can call themselves a certification body, and all the certification bodies are vying for business, so you can ...

Nothing to add except it's lovely

ISO 27001 is the standard for information security.

Made me smile

Though girls play those games too. Maybe without the lynching - but I remember pretending all the neighbours were undercover Nazis whose plots we had to foil before dinner time

Good point. The honest truth is, it's one of those dialogues I have in my head. And for some reason I tell people things they already know when I'm talking to myself. I guess it's by way of reminder. If I ever ever said any of these things, I'd probably phrase it as, "do you remember when..."

Welcome Mark, good to see you here

I'm not attacking you, just giving you a perspective.

Reply applies to vulnerability or any emotion, even joy. Question is still: what does this offer your reader? If it doesn't offer the reader something, why share it?