If that's a flame, it is not deserving of the .au domain name. 8) You made my point when you DIDN'T comment on the magazine thread, but DID on the small orders thread. Hence, I had to quote your message to point that out. However, NO ONE, (including me) commented negatively about the magazine thread - yet the small orders thread has generated a number of comments. Doesn't that seem interesting to you? It certainly does to me. I thought it was interesting enough to point it out to our ethics professor. She's going to use it as a class example (anonymously, of course). Dan -----Original Message----- From: Dennis Plunkett To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU Date: Tuesday, August 24, 1999 12:55 PM Subject: Re: [OT] Ethics (was Re: MAXIM small orders system) >At 09:40 24/08/99 -0500, you wrote: >>This is not a flame - just an interesting part of watching the list. Please >>don't take it to mean approval or disapproval of any of the posts (quoted or >>otherwise). >> >>Isn't it interesting that the users of the list (in another thread) freely >>tolerated people who falsely claimed they were CIOs or CEOs of huge >>organizations so that the free magazines could continue to roll in monthly, >>but claiming to be an engineering student (even if true?) so that a company >>would send them a single $3.00 (nominal) part is not as ethical? >> >>Dan >> > >I have to flame you Dan, as you attached this to MY RESPONSE AND I DID NOT >ENTER THE THREAD ON THEM MAGAZINES (Consider yourself flamed) > >Dennis > > > >> >> >> >>>At 23:17 23/08/99 -0400, you wrote: >>>>Hi Tim! >>>> >>>>I am also a teen (19) hobbyist/student. Its been a while since the subject >>>>of age came up here,but I'd be interested to see how many of us there are >>>>on the list. >>>> >>>>I also use a fairly large number of free samples. I don't see how one >>could >>>>label it as lying,unless the question is specifically asked "How many do >>>>you expect to use?" and I were to reply with a very large number. In fact, >>>>I usually inform them that I am an engineering student. I'm not sure how >>>>much more ground that gains me versus a hobbyist. >>>> >>>>I feel very strongly that it is beneficial to a company to send free >>>>samples to people like us. As you say, you might come up with a product >>one >>>>day that you wish to market,and you are more likely to use their parts in >>>>it. In addition, you may decide to become an engineer,in which case your >>>>familiarity with their products is a clear advantage to them. >>>> >>>>Sean >>>> >>> >>>So it you want an electric motor do you say that you're a fan manufacturer? >>>When you need a new motor for your car do you say that your a car designer? >>>When you need a new vacum do you say that you wish to tial it for your >>>cleaning company? >>>When you want chewing gum, do you say that you're a taste tester? >>>When you want a bottle of wine to you say that you're a wine conesire? >>>When you want a new house, do you say that you're homeless? >>>When you fail to stop at a red light and get caught by a read light >>>cammera, do you say that you where testing the cammera operation? >>> >>>The list goes on... >>> >>> >>>Dennis >> >>