[Asterisk-biz] A question about ethics, I suppose

[Paul]

steve szmidt wrote:

>On Sunday 22 May 2005 10:05, Paul wrote:
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>>You can always post a simple description of what transpired without
>>naming him as a warning to others. That will show that you are trying to
>>protect your peers and not trying to pressure him over a debt. Describe
>>the invoices(rate and total amount), time between invoices and payment
>>history. That helps to show it is not a dispute over quality of
>>services. People who pay and then call you back for more work generally
>>are showing they think you are worth the price.
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>>You might be perfectly right in naming him but what if he files a
>>lawsuit over that? You will spend time and money getting the frivilous
>>lawsuit dismissed and even get a judgement against him. If you can't
>>collect for the last invoice, why add to the total uncollectible amount?
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>The only thing wrong with that is that if he cannot pay his invoices he can't 
>pay for a lawsuit. Which he has little chance of winning anyway. Chances are 
>rather that he does not want a light shone on this situation.
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>Besides are always free to write your own experiences. You can even use 
>copywritten works and trademarked names in doing so.
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>There's no dispute either. The guy has not written a complaint, time has 
>passed and he cannot go back and say he was unhappy. (I think you are just 
>uncomfortable with being named in public.) I know I would be, but people 
>actually like stiff and fair justice. They know they are in the wrong and 
>would love to have someone help them out of it.
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Steve, there are people out there without money who file unfounded 
lawsuits. Even if you represent yourself and get it dismissed, it is a 
drain on your time and thus your income. If Alan chooses to name him 
publicly, I do hope that he has made some collection efforts. I try to 
use email for collections first. If I can get an email response, it 
often clearly indicates that the work is acceptable and the debt is 
valid. In any case you have to make a reasonable effort to collect a 
debt before calling somebody a deadbeat.