Comments on: Transcending Ethics in Business and Everywhere Else

By: Stoney deGeyter

Stoney deGeyter — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 20:35:13 +0000

Hey Bill, what kind of testing are you talking about? I mean, if you’re “testing” the effects of murder in a small town by committing murder then you’ve obviously crossed the line of ethics. But if you’re testing “black hat SEO”, well then I don’t see how ethics are involved in that UNLESS you have either lied to your clients or are breaking some other kind of agreement. I know the murder example here is extreme but the point is valid. I don’t believe that there is such a thing as “seo ethics”. You either violate laws and agreements (unethical) or you don’t (ethical).

By: Bill Hartzer

Bill Hartzer — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 16:29:57 +0000

I agree with Matt that ethics are ethics…but there are times when we all will bend our own rules, right? What if you’re “testing” certain things and want to figure things out “for testing purposes”? Granted, I guess we all have certain “levels” of “how far we’ll go”, though, when it comes to ethics.

By: Stoney deGeyter

Stoney deGeyter — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 18:05:58 +0000

Thanks Jim, I frequently post on th topics of business, leadership, etc., along with our online marketing posts. Hope you enjoy!

By: Jim Spencer

Jim Spencer — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 00:59:21 +0000

These are indeed compelling questions. Any effort spent in considering them is time well spent, especially when the result is better ethically based choices.

It is important to see this subject area presented over and over to counter the oft told stories of dishonesty, dishonor, corruption, cheating, evasion, prevarication and so on.

I hope to see more posts on this and related subjects.

By: Matt McGee

Matt McGee — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 21:56:03 +0000

To me, ethics are ethics and they are pretty much universal. You either have them or you don’t. I just don’t think a person can separate ethics into categories.

Very well said, Stoney.