Re: Business Question

Yes, Brandon...

Please take your high-horse, and ride into the sunset...

Lauren


> Brandon,
>
> You are right, you need to take your message elsewhere.
>
> It is distressing to learn that YOU consider the religious beliefs of
> the MAJORITY of the people on the planet to be unethical or immoral.
>
> You are certainly entitled to work where you want and for whom you
> want. However, if there is no room in your personal religious beliefs
> for the acceptance of the religious beliefs of others, then I suggest
> that you have not understood the tenets of your religion which you
> have the audacity to call "Christian".
>
> Please take this discussion elsewhere before I get sick.
>
> Jay
>
>
> Brandon Coughlin wrote:
> >
> > I will post this last message regarding ethics, but I should probably
move
> > my discussions regarding ethics to the "HWG-Business" list.  I don't
want to
> > continue intentionally posting off-topic :)
> >
> > Nathan I think you brought up a good issue off of my message regarding
> > ethics.  I have been trying to find on the net somewhere, "Website
Designer
> > Ethics".  But I have been unable to find any.  I think this is due to
the
> > fact that every website designer is different.  Every designer has
differing
> > morals and ethics.
> >
> > I personally have made my contracts very tough when it comes to the
> > restricting the types of websites that I will design or maintain.  The
> > following is a short excerpt from my contract:
> >
> > "Examples of unacceptable content or links: Pirated software, Hacker
> > programs or archives, Warez sites, Nude art and/or photography, Drug
abuse
> > or alcohol abuse promotion....   Your site cannot promote demonic,
occult,
> > satanic, new age or anti-Christian values or beliefs; cannot promote
> > pro-choice or pro-abortion views; cannot promote gay or lesbian
lifestyle
> > views; cannot promote a distorted view or faulty interpretation of the
Holy
> > Bible.... You cannot have links to any sites with offending material on
them
> > or any of the material listed above.... Advantage Pro Technologies
decides
> > what is offending to our family and our church.... Advantage Pro
> > Technologies reserves the right to refuse or discontinue service for any
> > reason at our discretion."
> >
> > This is just an example of the restrictions that I have in place,
regarding
> > the types of people I will work for.  I once had an innocent little art
> > store that I did work for.  One day the owners sent me some links to
some
> > nude art websites (rather violent nude art if you know what I mean) and
he
> > was rather upset with me when I refused to put them up.  I quickly
severed
> > that business relationship.
> >
> > Brandon

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