I should begin this post by saying that I have nothing but respect for Spiff, a man who I consider a friend and in whose company I have had the pleasure of imbibing a few beers in multiple cities. In fact, I will probably vote for him in the upcoming elections.

However, it disturbs me that Spiff is the sole moderator for the TalkBoard forum during a period when TalkBoard elections are the primary discussion topic and Spiff himself is a candidate for election.

This has the potential to raise a number of questions about conflict of interest, questions that I am sure we all wish to avoid.

Perhaps Spiff might recuse himself from moderator duties in this forum for the period of the election campaign and Randy appoint an alternate moderator until the voting is done?