Vixxie
02-23-2006, 05:23 PM
There are these two friends of mine who are no longer friends with each other because of an incident involving a competition. Consider this, and let me know what you think:
Tyrell (names have been changed, for what purpose I’m not sure) entered a competition, this past November, to win an Xbox 360 and a trip to the Mojave Desert (for two) for some kind of gaming convention. The competition called for the entrant to submit a photo relevant to the theme of the competition. Along with the photo, Tyrell was required to write a short blurb. He did all these things, entered his work, and was lucky enough to be one of the competition’s winners. He won the Xbox 360 and the Mojave Desert trip.
Now herein in lies the problem: Tyrell submitted a digital photo that didn’t belong to him…as in, he was not the photographer. He was in no way, shape or form involved in the taking, or scene set-up, of the digital photograph.
Lauren, the friend of Tyrell, took the photo at her workplace. It was a fun shot of an office cubicle completely wrapped in tinfoil. It was done as an office joke, which isn’t important to the story, but it was a cool idea and shot. Lauren wanting to share her fun work antics with her friends emailed the digital photo to various people. One of those people was Tyrell.
Lauren sent that tinfoil cube shot to me in Spring 2004. Tyrell hunted through his email, found the photo, decided it was just what he was looking for to gain an edge in the competition, and entered it as his work. The competition’s rules stated that whatever you submitted was considered your own work. It’s interesting to note that Tyrell is a good amateur photographer. He even has a photography business on the side of his regular day job.
Lauren found out about Tyrell’s deception because he phoned her and told her. He was probably feeling guilty. He said he didn’t seriously think he had a chance of winning. And then he offered her half the Mojave Desert trip, which she turned down. She’s not exactly a heavy gamer, but has been known to enjoy a rousing night of Halo on Xbox. He kept the Xbox 360 for himself to keep his old Xbox system company. He didn't go on the Mojave Desert trip.
So why am I telling this story? Because I want to know people’s opinions. I think that Tyrell is a scumbag (or something much more colorful). He stole somebody’s digital photograph and entered and won a competition. This isn’t so much about Tyrell winning and keeping a gaming console, it’s about the difference between wrong and right, black and white.
Lauren and Tyrell no longer speak. Lauren was too disgusted by Tyrell’s thoughtless, and deceitful, actions. And Tyrell has been in no hurry to offer an apology. He feels like he did nothing wrong. :confused:
What do you think? Thanks, in advance, for your responses.
Tyrell (names have been changed, for what purpose I’m not sure) entered a competition, this past November, to win an Xbox 360 and a trip to the Mojave Desert (for two) for some kind of gaming convention. The competition called for the entrant to submit a photo relevant to the theme of the competition. Along with the photo, Tyrell was required to write a short blurb. He did all these things, entered his work, and was lucky enough to be one of the competition’s winners. He won the Xbox 360 and the Mojave Desert trip.
Now herein in lies the problem: Tyrell submitted a digital photo that didn’t belong to him…as in, he was not the photographer. He was in no way, shape or form involved in the taking, or scene set-up, of the digital photograph.
Lauren, the friend of Tyrell, took the photo at her workplace. It was a fun shot of an office cubicle completely wrapped in tinfoil. It was done as an office joke, which isn’t important to the story, but it was a cool idea and shot. Lauren wanting to share her fun work antics with her friends emailed the digital photo to various people. One of those people was Tyrell.
Lauren sent that tinfoil cube shot to me in Spring 2004. Tyrell hunted through his email, found the photo, decided it was just what he was looking for to gain an edge in the competition, and entered it as his work. The competition’s rules stated that whatever you submitted was considered your own work. It’s interesting to note that Tyrell is a good amateur photographer. He even has a photography business on the side of his regular day job.
Lauren found out about Tyrell’s deception because he phoned her and told her. He was probably feeling guilty. He said he didn’t seriously think he had a chance of winning. And then he offered her half the Mojave Desert trip, which she turned down. She’s not exactly a heavy gamer, but has been known to enjoy a rousing night of Halo on Xbox. He kept the Xbox 360 for himself to keep his old Xbox system company. He didn't go on the Mojave Desert trip.
So why am I telling this story? Because I want to know people’s opinions. I think that Tyrell is a scumbag (or something much more colorful). He stole somebody’s digital photograph and entered and won a competition. This isn’t so much about Tyrell winning and keeping a gaming console, it’s about the difference between wrong and right, black and white.
Lauren and Tyrell no longer speak. Lauren was too disgusted by Tyrell’s thoughtless, and deceitful, actions. And Tyrell has been in no hurry to offer an apology. He feels like he did nothing wrong. :confused:
What do you think? Thanks, in advance, for your responses.