The website techPresident had a great little post about political Twitter accounts with “off the record” disclaimers.

The site pointed out that staffers in the office of Democratic Rhode Island Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse had posted disclaimers on their Twitter profiles deeming posts “off the record.”

Since attracting attention, the disclaimers have been removed.

Many congressional offices — including those of Hawaii’s delegates — use Twitter to keep constituents in the loop about what representatives are up to. 

Still, some kinds of Twitter disclaimers are common. For example, many reporters specify that what they post to their Twitter accounts represent personal — not company-wide — opinions. Others indicate that retweets should not be interpreted as endorsements. 

Do you think Twitter disclaimers are necessary? Do they change the way you view what someone posts online?

(Our disclaimer: We found the techPresident post by way of Politco, which wrote about it first.)