Hmm. What sounded rude (or at least unconscionably snobby) to me, Deb, was refusing to pass along an article simply because the requester is not "of the guild." How positively Medieval.
Chris ----- Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M6C 1G4 Canada [email protected] On Feb 7, 2013, at 4:32 PM, "Deborah S. Briihl" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > I know what others have stated, but at this point I would wonder about this > given the second email, which sounds incredibly rude. If you make a request, > then the other person can refuse your request. To then accuse you of being > unprofessional and you should because taxpayers pay our salary blah, blah, > blah would cause some kind of warning bells in me (and would tick me off). > > Deb > Deborah Briihl > Dept of psych and counseling > Valdosta state university > [email protected] > ,Sent from my iPad > > On Feb 7, 2013, at 1:41 PM, "Rob Weisskirch" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> TIPSfolk, >> >> Recently, I got a request for pdfs of two articles I had published. The >> request came from someone who identified himself as an "independent >> researcher" who claimed not to have access to the two journals (mainstream >> ones--none that were esoteric). His email did not include his last name nor >> any affiliation. But, it clearly was not spam. >> >> I wrote back and declined to send them because there was not a clear >> affiliation with an university, press, or other organization. He wrote back >> and said that he was shocked, my work is not secret, that it is supported by >> taxpayers, that I'm unprofessional, etc. >> >> I replied again that I did not think that his unaffiliated identity met the >> requirements under the copyright transfer. I also informed him that I >> respected the journals and if he would provide an affiliation, I'd be happy >> to send the work. >> >> Am I being too picky? >> >> Rob >> Rob Weisskirch, MSW. Ph.D. >> Professor of Human Development >> Certified Family Life Educator >> Liberal Studies Department >> California State University, Monterey Bay >> 100 Campus Center, Building 82C >> Seaside, CA 93955 >> (831) 582-5079 >> [email protected] >> >> This message is intended only for the addressee and may contain >> confidential, privileged information. If you are not the intended >> recipient, you may not use, copy or disclose any information contained in >> the message. If you have received this message in error, please notify the >> sender by reply e-mail and delete the message. >> --- >> >> You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. >> >> To unsubscribe click here: >> http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13162.50de294b9d4987a3c89b4a5cc4bdea62&n=T&l=tips&o=23533 >> >> (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) >> >> or send a blank email to >> leave-23533-13162.50de294b9d4987a3c89b4a5cc4bde...@fsulist.frostburg.edu >> >> >> >> >> > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=430248.781165b5ef80a3cd2b14721caf62bd92&n=T&l=tips&o=23540 > > (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) > > or send a blank email to > leave-23540-430248.781165b5ef80a3cd2b14721caf62b...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > > > > > > --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=23544 or send a blank email to leave-23544-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
