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]
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