| Jürgen R. 2004-11-29, 12:46 am |
| eapeau@yahoo.com (eapeau) wrote:
quote:
>USCF President Beatriz Marinello and EB Member Tim Hanke should
>respond to the accusations that they want to become full-time USCF
>employees. They read and post to this site on a regular basis, are
>obviously aware of the discussion, and it would be a simple matter for
>them to post a statement that they will not be employed by the USCF
>for at least one year from the date that they leave the board.
Why should they? Any acknowledgement of Sloan's rumormongering is a
mistake.
quote:
>
>As elected USCF officials and being in the public eye, they should be
>willing to make such a statement. If they are not willing to calm
>these rumors, and choose to ignore them, then the membership has every
>right to think the worst of them: that they will use their positions
>of power to secure employment with the USCF.
>
>After decades of the USCF and the EB Members acting in a manner that
>is both unethical and not in the best interest of the membership, it
>is time that board members are above reproach.
Nonsense. Just think about it a little: Why do people have an interest
in such positions, particularly in such a decrepit organization?
quote:
> It is time that the
>USCF and its Board Members act in an ethical manner and appear to act
>in an ethical manner. If the EB wants to restore the faith and trust
>of the membership, the Board must take positive steps to redeem
>itself.
>
>President Marinello and Board Member Hanke cannot be, or appear to be,
>involved in the hiring process for the positions of Executive Director
>of the USCF and Editor of Chess Life AND be in contention for the
>jobs; to do so would be a conflict of interest. If they are not
>willing to make a statement that they will not seek or secure those
>positions, then they should be willing to resign their positions on
>the board; if they cannot act in the best interest of the USCF and its
>membership, they should resign from the Board.
>
>It is time for the USCF, the chess community, and the chess politicos
>to move on and put these petty bickerings behind us. Marinello and
>Hanke posting a statement of their intentions would settle this
>argument and allow us to concentrate on other issues.
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