Hello Members,
The eligibility criterion is listed in the POTW. If it is met they are eligible to be the Person of the Week. We list those who meet these criteria and are suggested by members or if necessary selected by the POTW Administration.
There is no “fix” or favoritism on whom I select. When I have to make the selections (due to no other suggestions being made by members), it can take at least an hour of my business day as well as the time I spend at home (my personal time) looking for eligible candidates to be listed based on the criteria and I also look for a social aspect to the profile as well. I do not feel it is incumbent upon us to investigate every single message a person has made nor do I believe that what one person’s opinion are define an individual.
This could also be easily alleviated by members’ making suggestions (a POTW contribution) so the administration is not in the position to have to make selections for candidates to be listed.
If that person does not meet up to the standards of the member voting, then they do not vote for them, there are always 4 or 5 selections to choose from.
Suggestions for the Person of the Week can be made by any member, by posting it into the pinned "Suggestions for Eligible Members" or by sending me a private message. If you have made a suggestion in the past you will see that if they met the criteria they have been listed as a candidate.
To date I have received one (1) private message to nominate a member and if you take a look at the thread for suggestions you will see the responses there are few. Which is somewhat surprising as to why there is complaints of who is listed but to date there are seven to nine suggestions of who to list since February 2010.
I am surprised and somewhat shocked that there was such a reaction to an eligible member being listed. I have seen no reports of complaints to the Administration for the member in question for any reason. If I saw a member that had some type of allegation against them I would certainly look into it further before listing them as a candidate.
The Adlandpro Administration has always acted on reports of abuse, however simply because a complaint is made does not bar/ban that individual, we do need proof of the allegations and not just beliefs, opinions or judgment by others.
I am also upset by the rally cry of a few members to discredit the POTW and the community based on what they feel is some type of careless oversight on our part. I am also shocked by the individuals who are making statements that are bordering on slanderous or libelous.
Adland is a business community that has developed a very good social aspect to it, this makes it unique and in some cases real friendships have developed apart from any business relationship. Adlandpro as one member posted earlier is to Network, Promote, and Advertise their Business Opportunities, the social aspect of the community is developed by its members as an addition to the business side.
A few members have posted some of these sentiments already. I do believe that we have to be respectful of each other and live and let live. There are enough safeguards in place to protect each member.
Sincerely,
Barry Scott