Re: Personal Abuse

yf110_at_vtn1.victoria.tc.ca (Malcolm Dew-Jones) wrote in message news:<3e8f92ee_at_news.victoria.tc.ca>...
> Niall Litchfield (n-litchfield_at_audit-commission.gov.uk) wrote:
> : From where I am standing the recent conversation threads with comments such
> : as 'moron', 'pathetic' and suggestions that we ring up and abuse others
> : reflect badly on both the posters making such remarks *and* on the Oracle
> : community.
>
> People who post would do well to remember that what they say is saved at
> places like google, and is there for the entire world to see, even years
> later.
>
> I can imagine if someone applies for a job then an employer might do a
> google search and read everything you ever wrote on these forums.
>
> "do I or don't I want this person on my team..."

I can only hope. More likely, they will read one or two things and come to a completely inappropriate conclusion. Even more likely, the employer will pay a service to check credit and criminal history and that mysterious unfounded rumors job history database, and never bother with google.

jg

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