Wrong. You brought it up by throwing stones my way. I don't pick fights, I finish them.
> So why did you feel the need to change the thread to post the exact same > nonsense you've been spouting all along? Don't say that we keep bringing > this up. All I in the second post in the original thread was that I'm a > "vendor whore". You took over and started with your silly, unjustified > position. > > 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 18, 2003 7:34 AM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: Greg's Utterly Fascinating Views on Ethics > > OK, for some reason beyond my comprehension people seem to have this odd > fascination with my views on ethics in IT. They are so fascinated that every > time I post something to this list, they bring it up. In the interests of > trying to move past this, you can get your fix of my crazed views on ethics > in the form of a free monthly newsletter, The IT Ethics Newsletter. > > Details can be found at http://www.infonition.com/ethics > > I have not yet covered the Conflict of Interest topic but I'm sure that it > will come up eventually. Until then, here is how I see the two sides. > > Greg: > Accepting direct gifts from third parties, especially significant gifts such > as large dollar items and titles, presents a real or perceived conflict of > interest between an IT professional's client (either the customer or company > that he or she works for) and that third party. This is why companies have > limits on the type and dollar amount of gifts that employees can accept from > third parties. Because MVP is primarily a title and titles are priceless, > there are obvious grounds for a potential conflict of interest. And it does > not matter if the conflict of interest is real or perceived. The whole point > of ethics and conflict of interest rules is to help keep people from getting > into ethical trouble and to remove even the specter or impropriety. > > The Other Side: > The MVP title is not unethical. In fact, it does not matter what you do or > who you accept gifts from or what the type or dollar amount of those gifts, > it will never, ever constitute a conflict of interest. Furthermore, there is > really no such thing as a "conflict of interest". This whole "conflict of > interest" nonsense is, in fact, an evil plot propagated by the secretive > Illuminati. Obviously, the Illuminati have corrupted Greg's brain and the > brains of all of the corporations that have rules against accepting gifts. > Don't become another victim! Even if God himself comes down and points out > that something is obviously a potential conflict of interest, argue with God > because the Illuminati have obviously gotten to him. > > _________________________________________________________________ > 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]
