Originally Posted by
kokonutz
soooooooooooo...how about we use this thread to talk about potentially adding a conflict of interest policy to the TB Guidelines....
Are there any TB members who support the notion?
Or are we comfortable with letting the CD and the TB members own consciences guide them in matters such as these?
Because we can't reasonably anticipate all the forms a conflict might take, this will be a judgment call by the CD in any case. No rule can change that, so I don't see a pressing need for a rule.
However if we have a few instances of this needing to be addressed by the CD, I would support a rule making explicit the prohibition for similar cases but not limited to those cases.
FWIW, I would see a conflict if someone has access to policy-making private forums on two competing sites.