Originally Posted by
zoomiezombie
I have a question. It stems from a post that seems to be gone now.
Are the Mod's paid? Or are they partners in the company that owns APC?
If they work for this APC company, they have a financial interest in making this site full of juicy info and debate.
If they are ALPA reps, they will have access to all kinds of juicy info and debate.
How would you put a firewall between these two things, and avoid a -gasp- conflict of interest?
And if you're trying to get elected --and you have a whole army of internet soldiers who can control a popular communications platform-- should you disclose that to the voters? Is that also a conflict?
I'm pretty sure the mods aren't paid, but one of them should be along shortly to verify one way or another. Anyone who's been around this board for more than a few weeks probably has a pretty good idea who the major contributors are. Specifically, the candidate that you are referring to.
I don't take it as a conflict of interest. If you know who he is, then it is simply a forum to "get to know" your candidate a little better so you can make an informed decision. I don't think it would be a bad idea for him to "out" himself on this forum so the few remaining that don't know who's who can vote accordingly. I'll leave that up to him though.
I'm all for more information. The more this candidate posts on this forum, the more we get to see how his thought process works and if we'd like him to be a rep. That has more value than conflict of interest IMO.