We can all be childish. I think Ed has a case that there is no perceived conflict of interest - his employer is happy and the majority of this list is happy for him to be a Microsoft MVP.
Many of us are the sort of people that might employ his services and we are not deterred in the least by the fact that he's an MVP. Is there a real conflict of interests that we fail to perceive? Well obviously we can't see it. We don't see that he is offered or given anything by Microsoft that is in the same order of payment as his normal salary is assumed to be, we don't believe any significant obligations are placed upon him and we don't believe that retaining the title is a matter of such importance to him that he would deliberately mislead anyone over anything. You seem to be tacitly acknowledging this when you phrase your questions in general terms. Ask the question "Does the MVP programme create a real or perceived conflict of interests?" and you will not generate many positive responses. -----Original Message----- From: Greg Deckler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 22 December 2003 18:32 To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Greg's Utterly Fascinating Views on Ethics OK, I can be childish as well. You PROVE it. Prove to me that accepting gifts from vendors and then turning around to clients and providing information and services about and from those vendors is NOT a real or perceived conflict of interest. You prove that false. The information contained in this e-mail is intended for the recipient or entity to whom it is addressed. It may contain confidential information that is exempt from disclosure by law and if you are not the intended recipient, you must not copy, distribute or take any act in reliance on it. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete from your system. _________________________________________________________________ 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]
