December 28, 2010

A few corrections to the latest Board Reports

note : I have yet to see a correction to the very first Board Minutes from many months ago where LR wrote that I had withheld passwords which was a LIE that has been permitted to stand on record, so I will post retractions and corrections here. For those that care about the truth.

Just read the latest Board Minutes and have a few corrections.

1. Dyebat will email GritsT to explain why the Vbulletin and Corporation payments are listed as assets. It was not a mistake.

2. The non-profit that some Staff intentionally delayed, that finally got pushed through when they created the July 18 incident, and most deserted the ship with PT telling Staff that I was keeping them out which is another lie....is a legal corporation. The paperwork to request tax-free status was never to be filed by me. I stay out of tax/financial stuff - other than helping set up and explain and train on the online process. Truus knows that as I spent over an hour explaining this and other stuff to her which is conveniently misrepresented.

There was no need to rush on the tax paperwork as there is a very long window in which to file - we had known it would likely be January before filing. 2010 would likely show a loss as the site was purchased for $8,000 with additional expenses of about $1,000 -and there was not going to be that much revenue in the part of 2010 that the site was owned by SBFII.

I advised on how to go about it and how best to approach it in order to pass the IRS requirements. FYI, gaining tax-free status typically takes a few months once you file.

3. "PT stated that the VodPod program lChris recommended is not
working and is, in fact, losing us money."

That is just a completely silly statement. I suggested it from the 3 possible alternatives to magnify - there are not many. Judy never adjusted the template (she said she and Dani would do this though I suggested that she outsource to a volunteer) to add any adsense or amazon or any monetization. So, with no way to earn money on this site - there is obviously no money being earned. Losing money? that's a stretch, even for PT.

4. "Outside investigator cannot find any evidence of wrongdoing, and if anything occurred the perpetrator has erased all traces."

The 'outside' investigator was a friend of PT's and was doing the investigation from her home, LOL. Never questioned anyone involved in the incident, never looked at the data. PT even managed to convince an IT Pro that there was something wrong in the upgrade process and that somehow data would be lost if it was 'fixed'. I never upgraded on the original site. Never touched it. No IT Pro would have upgraded on top of that site. No IT Pro would ever lose any data as they would have made backups and tested - as I did. It took the better part of 1 day to get the 750Megs of data to pass my tests before beginning the actual upgrade on a fresh install.

5. Just a personal observation about the finances. No paperwork was ever given to Dyebat for the $4000 that was paid to the previous owner by the Staff's representative, a member that requested anonymity. In fact, it took many months and many requests to get the Staff to provide the breakdown of their side of the transaction. Interesting, huh? There were delays on providing or sharing any information with Dyebat and/or myself from the beginning.

When I say there was a pattern of intention to deceive, I mean just that.

I think I have given people enough time to tell the truth, retract some lies, and tell the rest of the story, yet they continue to perpetuate the lies.

December 19, 2010

Message from the Bus Driver...

Since the lease ran out and the door was locked on the old garage where the Bus was parked, I went looking for a new garage, and found one here.  I'll be bringing a few old mileage logs along from Japan and New York City, but if you've already read them, they can be ignored.

It's a lot easier to drive on a road that's not full of potholes,  so I appreciate the friendly upbeat atmosphere at the new garage.

As always, any Susan Boyle fansite may repost my Bus Sagas.

The new public Susan Boyle Fan forum is just the first of several new sites that are in development by various fans in our community.

lchris and I are happy to help the new (or old) sites in any way we can. We have some wonderful public and private fansites in our community already. But, who can complain about more Susan Boyle fansites popping up? It's all good!

Please note:  the Bus Driver really likes to hear from quiet passengers (aka lurkers); I promise not to throw you under the Bus!

December 16, 2010

About that Paypal Money...

I removed a comment earlier today. The poster of that comment received an email from Kalua that she would be banned for giving false and libelous information. The poster had asked a question about possible use of the funds, given the timing of the Paypal password change. It was posed as a question, and was a reasonable question given the circumstances. The poster even used her own blog ID which linked to her username in use at the forum. No subterfuge at all.

Kalua also mentioned that she would look like a fool when he posts the receipt to the charity.

So, if I am understanding this situation correctly...

  • The Paypal password was changed (Tuesday evening) and the Board member that is Treasurer was not informed.
  • The 2 members of the Financial Team responsible for financial transparency were not informed.
  • Based on what the OFFICIAL password holder (Board Member) posted in the resignation thread, she was not informed.
  • Dyebat was reconciling the PayPal funds at the time of the lockout.
  • There was a KNOWN legal issue about the designation of donated funds and the process that several Board members and Staff REFUSED to address. 
  • I won't bore you with all the details, but I had made a valiant effort to prevent the Donate Button sagas. All documented. Over a period of several months.

So, rather than letting the monies get properly reconciled to be legally usable...I am locked out, the Treasurer and Financial team are locked out and kept out of the way while monies are pulled out of PayPal and distributed???

The purpose of the withdrawal may be noble, though I doubt a court of law would have too much trouble determining intent to defraud and probably stuff like commingling of funds, etc..


Kalua, I know that most members don't care about such things at all.

The rest of us think you (not the poster of that comment) look like a fool.

December 15, 2010

The Bus Will Go On!

We interrupt our regular programming to bring you some good news about Dyebat's bus.

Last night staff closed the Dyebat's Bus thread at SBFII.  However, I have found a new site (not this one) to park the bus.  The site will be open in a day or 2,  and we'll go on a new little trip.  I'll keep you posted as soon as I gas up (hmmm . . .that might have some  interpretations along the lines of Susan's transAtlantic fart,  but that's NOT what I mean) and get the engine running.  Pack your suitcases!