If you were marketing yourself like this and offered to give boundary advice to a homeowner (in a public forum) should you expect someone like myself to file a complaint with the BOR??ÿ
Lets say you have 24 years experience I.T.??ÿ Why wouldn't you get your credentials sorted out??ÿ
I can't believe I need guidance with this.?ÿ?ÿ
Some people simply aren't cut out to pass the test.?ÿ Far a wide variety of reasons/excuses.?ÿ If my high school would have had a requirement that said I could not graduate until I could climb a thirty-foot rope, hand over hand, to the top and back down....................I would still be in high school.
Immediately begs the question, what's IT mean.?ÿ?ÿ
Wonder what he told people when asked.?ÿ?ÿ
That could be grounds for action, depending upon how he answered.?ÿ
One of my supervisors was an LSIT for about 15 years and then as they closed the door on the education process in Colorado he decided he'd get his PLS.
Funny part was is I was asking about you the license process he told me that he never planned on getting his and I didn't really need to worry about mine for at least 10 more years. Oh the irony. The money was a driver for him as his license landed him a corporate job with a major manufacturer of survey equipment that is yellow.
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The key aspect of your question is "...and offered to give boundary advice to a homeowner (in a public forum)."
If the evidence proved out (and its difficult to counteract something posted on a public forum), he/she could be subject to discipline and possibly lose their LSIT certificate.
@jitterboogie So he is still not a surveyor, he just plays one on TV?
I've reached out to my Board of Registration regarding this I.T., even sending them some background correspondence's thinking that they would simply say they would take care of it. But in stead, I get a?ÿ message confirming the I.T.'s registration status and a link to a complaint form.?ÿ I didn't really want to go this route, thinking that I could reason with said I.T. or that I could find their employer to do the same, but the more I think about it, I am bound to proceed with a complaint. Monday.?ÿ
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@daniel-ralph?ÿ ?ÿTypically, our Board does not respond well to peer-to-peer complaints. Have you grandmother call and they will be all over it.
@daniel-ralph?ÿ ?ÿTypically, our Board does not respond well to peer-to-peer complaints. Have you grandmother call and they will be all over it.
And this is why we need to start holding boards accountable.
Like lawyers and police, they don't want to self sanitize, in case they decide to go off the ranch.
We need more integrity. Period.
@oldpacer That's a sad way to handle things if that is true.
I'd think that if he's not offering to do it for a fee he can give advice on any topic that comes to mind.?ÿ When you say he's "marketing" himself, do you mean he specifically offers that advice for a fee?
@dave-o I disagree. Just because you don't charge for your advice doesn't mean that there is no liability or damage that can be done by or to someone who heeds it thinking you are qualified to dispense it. Money has little to do with this instance. One of our cannons is to not speak of things that we are not qualified to defend.?ÿ
The individual lists them self as "Land Surveyor I.T." on Linkedin. I find this deceptive. Linkedin is a marketing site. Perhaps my beef is with them.?ÿ
One of our cannons is to not speak of things that we are not qualified to defend.
If one is not licensed, this doesn't apply. Legally, randos can spout off about whatever they want.
There are a whole lot of individuals who are currently speaking of things that they are not qualified to defend, regarding a current health issue that has grave consequences (and already has for nearly seven hundred thousand human beings in this country) depending on whether one accepts or rejects their views.
But I don't see anyone turning them into state medical licensing boards.
Caveat emptor still applies. I'm all for regulation of, and high standards for, licensed professionals.
But if I'm looking for a plumber, I'm not going to rely solely on internet advice. If I do rely upon internet advice, and I blow up my toilet, my first thought is not going to be "I should turn him into the state licensing agency" but "Damn, I was an idiot for trusting some yahoo on an internet forum."
You get what you pay for, and talk is cheap. Internet talk is even cheaper.
Legally, randos can spout off about whatever they want.
And they often do...
I have to confess when I saw "Land Surveyor I.T.", I thought it meant Information Technology. Maybe the general public think the same??ÿ
I'm thinking "In Training" is not a common description, except for say hotel staff and the like.
@daniel-ralph I'd bet actual marketing of himself (presumably for a fee) with anything that includes "Land Surveyor" in his description, even if it's followed by IT, is a violation of the law in any state.
Before involving the authorities, I would certainly call the SIT or whatever he is or at the very least send him an email.?ÿ It's not as if he is a violent offender and you need to be concerned over your safety.?ÿ Involving the state without any attempt to understand the situation first is not something that I would personally do or recommend to anyone.
I sincerely hope that I just missed the part in this thread where you reached out to the fellow prior to alerting the board.