[AlpacaTalk] Re: AOBA misconduct
Wooo Hooow! Thank you John! :)
Toni Kester
Spirit Eagle Alpacas
BTW....The Lindbar Group is LLC'd in TN...they have a mailing office
in MD. Did the search in MD first...not there so I went to TN. Can't
find a name yet...give me some time.
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> >
> > Ah...another lie, Heather. And anther exciting innuendo of wrong
> doing re:
> > building. Let's set the record straight. I have never refused to
> answer
> > any question about the building AOBA is leasing but I'd LOVE to
> discuss
> > this topic. So...Heather.
By
> the way,
> > what is the lease amount and how much is the lease costing AOBA's
> > membership? How much is the shared space costing AOBA? Sounds
> devious and
> > we should certainly get ot the bottom of this one as well!!
>
> Libby, I believe that Heather spoke to a conflict of interest.
What
> is a conflict of interest?
>
> "A conflict of interest is a situation in which someone in a
position
> of trust, such as a lawyer, insurance adjuster, a politician,
> executive or director of a corporation or a medical research
> scientist or physician, has competing professional or personal
> interests. Such competing interests can make it difficult to
fulfill
> his or her duties impartially. A conflict of interest exists even
if
> no unethical or improper act results from it. A conflict of
interest
> can create an appearance of impropriety that can undermine
confidence
> in the person, profession, or court system. A conflict can be
> mitigated by third party verification or third party evaluation
noted
> belowbut it still exists."
>
> The relevant portion of that quote states, "**A conflict of
interest
> exists even if no unethical or improper act results from it**."
>
> If a person makes comment about a conflict of interest, it should
not
> be taken as an accusation of impropriety. The conflict lies in the
> perception.
>
> If unethical or improper acts occur, they often fall under
> definitions subject to civil or criminal proceedings.
>
> Donations do not mitigate a conflict of interest, and in fact may
> exacerbate such conflict in certain cases, as we often see in the
> political realm.
>
> Again, if people raise a concern they probably want to be
> acknowledged, not corrected or convinced. Lacking acknowledgment,
> their voices may indeed get shrill.
>
> But that is not the time to worry. Start worrying when they get
> silent, and worry hard, because I assure you their silence is only
to
> your ears. They are still talking amongst themselves.
>
> I like angry members, because I know they still have positive
energy,
> and are still engaged. It is the silent that cause the most
damage.
> If they're yelling at me, I can listen and respond. If they're
> talking behind my back there isn't a damn thing I can do about it.
>
> That is why I have spent so many hours responding to Heather and
> Stephanie and others in these forums, actively engaged with them,
> answering questions. Not to their satisfaction, I know, but
engaged
> and (I hope) respectful none the less.
>
> As long as they're still talking to (or at) me, I know that they
> care, and I hope against hope that they will hear me and understand
> what I am really saying - kind of like I am doing with you right
now.
>
> John Merrell
> Gateway Farm Alpacas
> http://www.gateway-
> Alpaca, a natural elegance...
>
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