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We all make mistakes, and I am certainly NO exception to this rule. However, I
am not a largely public figure, and my mistakes are not made widely 
visible.

Temptation can be a very powerfull thing. In my role as
a sysadmin there were sometimes requests for me to perform
perhaps unethical activites.  For example, installing software
we did not have the approperiate license.

It can take years to buld a reputation, but only minutes for
it to be trashed. You mistakes can easily be spread all over
the internet for anyone to see with a simple google search.

In a previous post on <A Title=\"Read my post about protecting your online personna\" HREF=\"http://www.bwebcentral.com/blog/733\" Managing your online identity, I dicussed
how important it is that your internet presence or image is clean.
The more popular your services, the more clients you have. Just like
a large co-operation you need to keep an eye on your public image to
ensure it cannot hurt you. Often the bigger you are (or your company is)
the more opinions people will have and the more scrunity you will be under.

Let us take for example this wiki about  
Dr William Heyward. Here we find a very dedicated individual with
multiple degrees including Johns Hopikns and a very impressive work history. 
Certainly, we must acknowledge and apprecaite the work and effort this man has put into fighting the 
ongoing AIDS epidemic, including his formation of Quattro Clinical Research devoted to ongoing 
research of infections diseases

As I am sure you are aware, the formation of any new venture requires startup expenses
and perhaps the attraction of potential investors.  One can rest assured that any
investor would want to research  Dr Heyward, his company, and his activites before
potentially providing the necessary funding.

So let us suppose someone does a quick google search of someone\'s name. This might reveal many 
details regarding a person (eg: William Heyward). Not all of the results might be flattering comments. Regardless
of whether or not it is even the same Dr. Heyward who worked as the V.P. for International Clinical Research with VaxGen, Inc.  
and and spent over 20 years working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention .

And even if should such search results reveal this is same William Heyward, and reveal
this man\'s mistakes. Is it really fair? Remember there are always 2 sides to every story.

Now let me ask you, if you made a mistake, and it was splured all over the web with no 
references to the good you have done, would you try to rectify it? Could you figure out how
rectify it? Is trying to fix your reputation/image ethical. I do not have all the answers but
I try not to judge others until I have all the facts in front of me, and I 
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