Comments on: Ethical leadership strengthens communities

By: Jon-Paul McTavy

Jon-Paul McTavy — Tue, 12 May 2009 19:23:36 +0000

A scammer recently approached me to do some consulting work for him (I was referred through family), and I was shocked that he was able to justify his business and had no ethical concerns whatsoever.

His network of sites sells ’subscriptions’ to download unlimited movies and mp3s for $30. Problem is, all he gives his customers after receiving payment is a free copy of uTorrent and instructions on how to search!

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By: Martin Reed

Martin Reed — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 11:18:19 +0000

Hi Andy – thanks for your comment. Did you end up doing the work for this client?!?

By: Smiley

Smiley — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 08:12:22 +0000

LOL.

Got to admit, that’s pretty clever, even if it is unethical (possibly a crime??)

By: Andy

Andy — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 02:01:19 +0000

Hooray for ethics!
A scammer recently approached me to do some consulting work for him (I was referred through family), and I was shocked that he was able to justify his business and had no ethical concerns whatsoever.

By: Smiley

Smiley — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 19:43:18 +0000

I’ve only just recognized it lately, admittedly!

By: Martin Reed

Martin Reed — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 10:10:08 +0000

Hey Smiley – it’s great that you are really getting involved in your community and adopting various characters to liven things up.

When things are done with such a comedy slant like you describe, it is rare for people to take things the wrong way.

Ethics, trust and community all go hand in hand. It’s good to see you recognising that.

By: Smiley

Smiley — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 23:48:24 +0000

I agree. Despite my reputation, I’m quite caring of users, particularly new users who maybe feeling a little vulnerable and lost.

I often find myself giving them a bit of extra guidance.

As well as forgetting that people behind a screen are real people – what I notice a lot, too, is people forget just what it’s like to be a new user.

It’s amazing how many people ignore new users, don’t offer help or advice etc.

As for building suspense and controversy, I’ve toned mine down a LOT lol, my full blown “hang ‘em all!” routine won’t go down well on a new site.

Although I do create a few characters under a couple of different names. “Mr Bling” for example, my “gangster rapper psychologist” character often tickle user’s funny bones, as on my other site there is a “Mr Bling’s Clinic” forum, where users can spill out their problems, stresses and ask for their advice to their heart’s content, only to get Ali G crossed with Mr Garrison (South Park if you’ve ever seen it!) replying back to them.

I thought it was rather different and I’ve never seen another site with something quite like it, and it always gave me a giggle as well as the users, thus brought us closer!