<font face="tahoma,sans-serif">I don't see anything inherently unethical about it. However, if you get fired for it, that part won't matter much. If your employer has a paid support agreement with the vendor, then you are just asking for trouble. <br>
</font><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 2:47 PM, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jcpilman@gmail.com">jcpilman@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
I work with a proprietary system which has, IMO, limited documentation and support. The manufacturer has a forum, but it is closed to only registered users and it does not get much traffic. I have been considering hosting an open, moderated forum to allow the users to discuss issues and hopefully solve problems. Naturally, my interest is for the users and the manufacturer to benefit from better information. I think I can do this anonymously, but I'm not sure. If the manufacturer or my employer finds out, it would not go well on my annual review.<br>
<br>Do you think there is anything inherently unethical in this effort?<br><br>Do you think I can do this without becoming identified?<br><br>Sure, this post is very sparse and I can answer some questions. <br><br>Thanks<br>
...John<br>
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