My only point was: *If* the certification carries with it a code of ethics,
the issuing body better be willing to back it up with action if it is
violated, or else it loses all credibility.
If there was a code of ethics and a governing body, you'd basically be
creating a guild with hefty entrance requirements - not a bad idea, but it
certainly goes beyond "mere" certification.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pablo Sánchez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mike Jackson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: "Evan Leibovitch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2005 14:05
Subject: Re: [BSDCert] code of ethics
So, we are basically thinking about creating a court mechanism? A Ethics
Commitee? And who would oversse their activities?
People, I think this is going too far, we don't need this kind of control.
Is there any ethics for other certifications?
PS: sorry for the wrong order on the replies. Gmail.com
<http://Gmail.com>is messing with my replies, sending it to only one
person... :-/ Bloody
Google :D
On 9/7/05, Mike Jackson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Several years ago, one of my staff members was caught plagiarizing a
>> review. The evidence was plain as day, and he confessed to doing it. He
>> (and I) happened to be part of a film critics society. After I
terminated
>> the staff member, I presented them with the evidence. They did nothing;
>> they wanted to see a pattern of behavior, and one obvious act of
>> plagiarism wasn't enough for them. I wound up resigning; I didn't want
to
>> be part of a group that didn't hold its members to a high enough
>> standard.
>
>
> It's not uncommon for enforcement systems to allow lesser penalties for
a
> first offense. While I agree that "doing nothing" is unacceptable, zero
> tolerance on a first offense tends is not usual.
>
> Allowing leniency for a single error of judgment does not necessarily
> render the whole process invalid, providing it's accounted for in the
> enforcement policy. Not having this set in policy allows for
inconsistent
> and unfair outcomes, which present their own problems of acceptability.
But it really depends on the nature of the "crime." In professional
writing,
I would consider plagiarism of the magnitude at which this offense
occurred
(an entire paragraph appropriated, only slightly modified, and from a
MAJOR
source that would've sued my site into oblivion had they caught it instead
of an ordinary reader) to be worthy of being stripped of any professional
memberships or certifications. In system administration, I'd consider it
akin to that backdoor example I gave. I wouldn't consider than an error in
judgment - one time or many, that's conduct unbecoming a professional, and
any body that recognizes professionals shouldn't condone it, because if
anyone outside their circle knew they allowed it, their credibility would
go
right out the window.
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