Of course, everything I say is my opinion. That's how it works. > You mean to say that in your opinion you are right. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Greg Deckler > Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 5:03 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Migrating from GroupWise 6.5 > > I didn't bring the subject up. You did. And I am still right regardless of > how people wish to justify it in their own minds. > > Why should WE look it up, i.e., check out other professions? YOU are > > the one making the irrational assertions. You have stated your > > arguments many times, and you have repeatedly been shot down based > > upon their superficiality. > > > > Ed Crowley MCSE+Internet MVP > > Freelance E-Mail Philosopher > > Protecting the world from PSTs and Bricked Backups!T > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Greg Deckler > > Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 8:25 AM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: RE: Migrating from GroupWise 6.5 > > > > I did not say what you say I said. > > > > What I said was that, in my opinion, accepting honorary titles from > > vendors is a conflict of interest and something that should be avoided > > by those who are, or; technically, consider themselves, professional > > IT people. That is my opinion. And this is not just my opinion, check > > out other professions and their views on accepting honorary titles. Go > > educate yourself on the subject matter. > > > > Now, the other thing that you are incorrect in is that I did not bring > > this subject up. This subject came up years and years ago back around > > 1996/1997 during normal list discussions. It is not like I just > > started blasting people out of the blue. However, it seems that every > > time I post to this list somebody is still holding a grudge from > > 1996/1997 and brings this subject up. Once it is brought up, I will state > my opinion and defend it. > > > > Money is simply the physical manifestation of ego and thus there is no > > difference between the two. I hold myself to my own professional code > > of conduct. I have no idea if it is better or different or "longer" > > than anyone else's. It is mine and that is all I know. > > > > > No, You are wrong. > > > > > > Explain to me how you can tell someone that they are unethical AND > > > not expect it to be taken as an insult. You feel justified in your > > > position and that is fine. When you come into a public forum and > > > say that anyone who is an MVP is unethical, you cannot expect MVPs > > > to take it any other way than an insult. By making your opinions as > > > a statement, you have committed catagorical slander on a group of > > > people YOU > > DON'T EVEN KNOW. > > > > > > If you had said that you disagree with vendor recognition, but that > > > MVPs do a lot of good for the Microsoft community (this discussion > > > list being a prime example), then you would be airing your opinion > > > with out discrediting the good work that some MVPs do. Can you > > > really blame anyone for accepting recognition? It is human nature > > > to want and > > deserve laud and attention. > > > > > > It is obvious that you measure yourself a much longer moral > > > yardstick than the rest of us. Perhaps you should start your own > > > Exchange list for-the-morally-upright to keep these reactions from > > > happening in the future. > > > > > > Eric Fretz > > > > > > L-3 Communications > > > ComCept Division > > > 2800 Discovery Blvd. > > > Rockwall, TX 75032 > > > tel: 972.772.7501 > > > fax: 972.772.7510 > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > Web Interface: > > http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode > > =&lang > > =english > > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Web Interface: > http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang > =english > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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