I just read the topic from
DragonSlots and unfortunately didn't get to post in the topic and share my opinion so I opened this to ask a few questions about the said manager and their ethics.
Is it ethical no matter the situation for the manager to join in a contest they are hosting? Even if given permission, should they have even thought about joining?
Is it ethical to message another managers clients trying to steal them with cheaper rates? I have heard this is being done as well, the other manager will be made aware of this thread and can post if they like.
@DragonSlots, not sure why you locked the thread if you were in the right unless you had something in your convos you didn't want to be seen by the public, but don't bow down to pressure or don't put yourself in bad situations. Expose the person and protect the community is the best move.
Couple other things to mention
If that's your accusation, go ahead with your arguments, but I'm with the people who participated, and I don't want them to be disappointed...
From what I read only 1 other person participated right? So who's disappointed? The contest might have been better ran if there was mention of a minimum number of participants or contest gets cancelled. Protect the client if running their contest without being shady.
I also don't want to share our conversation publicly, but if circumstances force me, I might share some snippets, but damaging your image isn't my goal.
Secondly, I also want to protect participants who want to participate in our contest. I don't want participants to be disappointed with me due to the changed rules.
Rules shouldn't really be changed once contest starts!!
Doesn't look good... No "manager" should try to force themselves into a contest. Its bad etiquette and highly unprofessional.
This is a placeholder comment because I need to remind myself to look into something tomorrow.
Yes, I know that, sir, but initially he allowed me to.
If we agreed to show all the conversations uncensored, I was willing.
100% agree with nutildah, you should never have even wanted to join, but I am also now curious about the convo as it seems you are trying to say they wanted you to join.
Regardless, it doesn't seem to me that you are ready to manage anything at this point, you still need to work on building a reputation and your ethics before handling anything.