Informational purposes about park
Dawn Cochran Kelly posted elsewhere ... This place is a soap opera and this entire website (NEW RiverBendAPP Facebook Group) and the postings are very bizarre. I expected this website to be for informational purposes about the park etc not personal gossip and drama about the members. (Original post click here).
RiverBenders ... I am a blogger
There are two primary styles of bloggers:
- conduits,
- and originators.
I was a "conduit blogger" in 1997 and remain a conduit blogger today.
Conduits and Originators
Conduits help digest, funnel and channel helpful information. Originators come up with new thoughts, observations, perspectives and points of view.
It’s far less risky for me to be a conduit. Sure, it takes work seeking out and filtering information. But sharing information that’s been created by others doesn’t require me to put my ego, my 'self', my opinions and thought processes on the line like being an originator does.
I am a conduit
As a "conduit" I try to find interesting and relevant content and pass it along in the form of posts, how-tos, links, lists, reviews and tweets. Help RiverBenders clarify the blur of daily RBMC life.
I hope to be helpful ... AS A CONDUIT
As a conduit I HOPE to be helpful in helping RiverBenders find and filter out important nuggets of information. Necessary even. There’s so much RiverBend info out there in any given field, especially for those of us following the internet/social sources, that no one can possibly keep up with it all.
Sometimes I succeed, sometimes I don't
As a conduit I give it my best shot to create lively and important forums that may themselves become buzzwords for new trends--“RiverBendAPP”, we might say.
I am NOT an originator
Originators, on the other hand, help RiverBenders think and see differently by sharing their experiences, thoughts, reflections and perspectives. I am NOT an originator.
At their best, originators can become not just trend-setters, but thought-shapers. People like Mindy Wilcolm, David Harris, and "Our River Bend Facebook Group" activists are people who think and feel deeply about RiverBend development and community growth, or what’s really happening in the RBMC economy and why, or how to live a rewarding RiverBender life. They have huge personal followings and write on a regular basis for other Facebook pages, message boards and blogs of their own. Or they may not (yet).
But they’re more than mere conduits. They see and digest the same information as the rest of us do. But before sending it back out, they think. Cogitate. Feel. Process. And when they write, they often share something of striking intelligence or wisdom. It might just change your RBMC thinking, or your RBMC life.
I am NOT an originator
I AM a conduit
Looks Bleak
RiverBend now has 2 masters:
- The official board of directors. With Marty R ,Buddy P and Ray J. can use secrecy but has to follow established guidelines and can't stop Mindy.
- We have the unofficial (?) with Mindy, Marty R, Buddy and Ray J leading. They and others can use lies, accusations, alternative truths and will run but not manage the park in their best interest. The park will be turned into to their playground. Its happening all around you. Is their thinking flawed by substance abuse or possibility many are caught up in it for the emotion and drama of the group. Has she colluded with committee members to gain valuable information and or affected the committees recommendations? Yes, read the remarks on the dark side that are attributed to her.
She, Mindy ...
... set in motion the removal of two board members and has vowed to remove others that are in her way. The sooner the better. She and they do not provide facts to support their positions because there are none. It can therefore be assumed that their motives are not in the best interest of River Bend and its members.
How long will it take for Mindy and her loyal leaders to gain complete control?
Or will she be like a parasite feeding from time to time and keeping her victim alive but in a weakened and helpless state? Assuring that only she and her helpers thrives. How will she impact those of you that own multiple lots and can you afford her with your deep pockets? Can you expect fair treatment if you disagree with her and her underlings methods? It is becoming clear that individuals will no longer be assisted by security or will they with new limitations.
Is it too late for the board of directors to regain control?
As a conduit
Dawn Cochran Kelly I HOPE to be helpful in helping RiverBenders find and filter out important nuggets of information. Necessary even. There’s so much RiverBend info out there in any given field, especially for those of us following the internet/social sources, that no one can possibly keep up with it all.