[simonruk1]

Originally Posted by simonruk1

'Hi I am just starting out doing some freelance work over the net. Please take a look at my site.

pinewoodavenue.co.uk

If anyone has any work they can pass on to me. That would be great.

Let me no what you think of the site so far'

I would like to start by saying thank you for all your feedback on my 'website'. Second I feel it is now time to inform you all that I was running an experiment on design and designers. This is in respect to a researched based publication. Hopefully out early next year.

Again Thank you

Please note I was not saying I am just starting out.

I said I am just starting out doing some freelance work over the net.

Also in my other feed I have

Originally Posted by simonruk1

I have decided not to use the findings from this feed in my work. I would also like to apologize if I got any ones backs up.

Originally Posted by Snowshiro

Since he makes such a big thing of it on his site, I sent a quick membership confirmation request to the Chartered Society of Designers, to make sure he is actually a member. If anything interesting comes back I'll let you know.

Yes you will find I am a member

And no, sorry to say, I am not an evil scientist.

Originally Posted by Larixk

He's an evil scientist.
god help us.

note: Paddyduke. looks like your sever is down for your website

[simonruk1]

Originally Posted by Snowshiro

Dude, you're having a laugh. No respectable research publication would publish a paper which involved duping people. It would go against their professional ethics and you'd be torn to shreds. Nice try as an excuse though.

Publications is going to be 90% visual and 10% written. This is for personal work and will be self funded and published.

Again please accept my apology if I got anyones backs up.

[Snowshiro]

Originally Posted by simonruk1

Yes you will find I am a member

They got back to me, and surprisingly enough, yes you are.

I still find your whole research excuse a bit flimsy though. Let me remind you again about professional ethics. It's standard practice when conducting any research, to inform the participants clearly and unequivocally about exactly what you are researching, what your purpose or hypothesis is, what your methodology is, and how any gathered data will be used.

Your conduct has been evasive at best. None of us have any idea what you're supposed to be doing other than a vague "I was running an experiment on design and designers". This is unacceptable and deeply unprofessional.

Now let me remind you of the Code of Conduct for the Chartered Society of Designers.

3.0 PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
3.1 Members shall conduct their business competently and act at all times with integrity and honesty.

Pretty clear isn't it. So, since several people here were participants in your little study, please clearly and accurately inform us as to the nature of the study, with a detailed outline of what you are researching, for what purpose and how you went about doing this. You have a responsibility to do this WHETHER YOU USE THE DATA FROM PEOPLE HERE OR NOT.

[simonruk1]

Researching into the responses from the errors made and design ideas used on the website.

The results were to be translated into illustrations and key words. The illustration were to be formed from key words picked out at random.

Please note: No user names or details will be listed, used or stored in any way outside of the website of it's source. Credit at the end of the work with the page numbers and illustrations listed was to be research results gathered from www.designerstalk.com and then the date.

Only a percentage of feed was ever to be used. Considering the response before I ended it, there was not enough feedback anyway. Only 7 people responded.

[Snowshiro]

The research for what purpose? For your own self-publicity? To promote your business? For an academic institution? For your personal pleasure?

[simonruk1]

Originally Posted by simonruk1

Publications is going to be 90% visual and 10% written. This is for personal work and will be self funded and published.

Again please accept my apology if I got anyones backs up.

As stated above this is for personal work. A continuation from the research and work already undertaken, whilst at university