Re[2]: To Luxel Users

[steve.rima@DOEGJPO.COM (Steven Rima)]

     John,
     
     I must respectfully disagree with you. While it may seem very clear in 
     this particular case with Sandy (whom I fully respect and value his 
     input) where do you draw the line? It seems to me that to adopt your 
     position would put an end to much of the discourse on RADSAFE. I work 
     for a company that is very broad based in the services they supply 
     (I'm NOT advertising here, just making a point) in the HP and 
     D&D/environmental remediation field. We work for private clients, DOE, 
     DOD, state governments, and in foreign countries. Does that mean that 
     I should not provide any input via RADSAFE regarding any company that 
     _may_ be a competitor?
     
     Should anyone working at a College or University be banned from 
     providing input about any other College or University via RADSAFE? 
     Should you be banned from providing input on RADSAFE regarding any 
     competitor of DuPont? That's a pretty big list of companies in your 
     case!
     
     I believe that most of us can tell the difference between when someone 
     is providing valid input, whether it's factual or an opinion, or 
     "advertising." IMO, I don't believe that Sandy has crossed that line 
     and I hope he keeps providing his valuable input.
     
     Steven D. Rima, CHP, CSP
     Manager, Health Physics and Industrial Hygiene
     MACTEC-ERS, LLC
     steve.rima@doegjpo.com


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Subject: Re: To Luxel Users
Author:  John R Laferriere <John.R.Laferriere@dupontpharma.com> at Internet
Date:    3/28/00 3:34 PM


     
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Bob Flood wrote (in part):
     
"While I certainly concede that Sandy's position in the industry forces him 
to word his opinions carefully on radsafe, I see no reason why his opinion 
of 1 mrem measurements is no less valid or informative than any other 
dosimetrist's."
     
I agree that his opinion is just as worthy as anyone else's.  My point was that 
when someone chooses to express, on
radsafe, a non-technical opinion  (or even a technical opinion, for that matter)
questioning the value of a competitor's
product features, they risk being perceived as a salesman rather than a 
technical expert, regardless of their intent
or motivation.  To me, there is little difference between this and advertising, 
which is banned on radsafe.  Even
when someone else brings the issue up first, jumping into a thread to raise 
questions about a competitor's product
is, in my opinion, not the right thing to do, ethically.  Even if you have 
strong negative opinions, technical or otherwise,
the right thing to do is to stay out of it.  This is not to say there is no 
other avenue for Sandy to voice his opinions, but 
the ban on advertising on radsafe, in my opinion, means he should seek other 
avenues.
     
     
Regards,
     
John R. Laferriere, CHP
DuPont Pharmaceuticals Co.
Medical Imaging Division
john.r.laferriere@dupontpharma.com
(978) 671-8316   fax (978) 671-8149
     
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