Certain events got me to thinking about this and I remembered that scene from 'The Crucible.'
I think one of the worst things you could do is do something that completely ruins your name. It doesn't matter what you do to try to fix it. It doesn't matter how long its been. Once your name has a title on it and a description to it, its gone. If its a good description, then perfect. But if its bad, whats left?
And I will practice what I preach. It doesn't really matter what others think of you. But where do you draw the line?