Monday, March 12, 2012

"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil.........."

Relativity applies to physics, not ethics. 
Albert Einstein
It has been quite a while since I wrote anything for this blog.  I have already provided the results of our investigation into of the events of July 2010 on the Susan Boyle Fans International, Inc. (SBFII) forum.  The database showed that staff members JudyOkla and Danileo engaged in sabotage and subterfuge.  

Many people have read those results and have told me that they believe them.  NO ONE has publically disputed the facts which I presented.  They can be verified by independent investigation.*

Now it has been brought to my attention that SBFII has chosen to reward one of the major participants in the deception, JudyOkla, with the position of Admin of SBFII.  Also, earlier this year, JudyOkla was made an “honorary member”.
Kalua:  "The first Honorary Member of this year is JudyOkla, Judy has done for this forum more than anybody can ever fathom. I cannot think of anybody more deserving than Judy for HM. Congrats!!" 
SBFII chose to honor JudyOkla in spite of what she has been shown to have done during the events in question.  Ironically, JudyOkla probably has done more than most members can fathom.  But much of it was neither positive nor honorable.  More than anything else, this reveals the attitude of the forum staff and administration toward the malfeasance of July 2010.

Now that they are making her an admin of the forum, I think a reminder of JudyOkla’s actions is in order. 

JudyOkla, along with Danileo, created fake admin accounts on the forum.  Those fake admins proceeded to cause chaos and confusion on the forum.   This mischief was blamed on others, who were falsely accused of trying to take over the forum.  JudyOkla and Danileo then tried to cover up some of their actions, with the assistance of Pickled Tink.

The evidence for this can be seen at my previous blogs:
New Admins?
User Change Log
"changehistory"
Admin Permissions
Admin Mischief?

I know that many staff members of SBFII have read my blogs detailing the actions of JudyOkla and Danileo.  If the Board and staff had any doubts about my findings, they would have actually investigated it themselves.   And they would have found exactly the same things I found. 

Their choice to reward JudyOkla with an Admin position shows that those running SBFII either already knew and approved of her actions or simply do not care.   It demonstrates that they have no regard or desire for the truth.  But it is nothing I did not already know, evidenced by the fact that they have not tangibly exhibited any moral or personal responsibility over the events of July 2010 and the consequences.

It is unfortunate that those in charge of SBFII chose to reward bad behavior.  But it is in keeping with the way the fan site has been run for quite a while.  It makes me sad to think of what that forum could have been.   It could have continued to be the lively, interesting and friendly fan site it showed promise of being in the early days.  Instead, the fansite staff engaged in heavy-handed and arbitrary moderation which soured the mood.  Resentment and petty squabbles ensued, leaving a poisoned atmosphere. 

Now they have consolidated their imperious management style by putting one of the miscreants from the forum upheaval in charge.    This inexcusable action reflects poorly on the entire staff.  
You can't put someone else in charge of your morals. Ethics is a personal discipline.  - Price Pritchett
How can supposedly ‘good’ people tolerate such behavior?  But it seems they not only tolerate it, they endorse it, even knowing what JudyOkla did. 


*I have reason to believe that some may have misrepresented the facts privately.  Should any Board member be interested, I will share the actual data from the database with them, so they can decide for themselves.  The same data has also always been independently available to the Board, should they demand it.  
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