Recent Leak: Was Church Spokesperson Being Honent?

[Kenngo1969]

On 3/2/2017 at 3:42 PM, Johnnie Cake said:

I wasn't suggesting that he told a lie...but that he was less than candied ...

Not to worry — I can fix the whole "less than candied" problem:

Now, that may not solve the entire problem, and/or it may not do so permanently, but I think it'll be awhile before we have to worry about anyone being "less than candied."  If you don't see your favorite candy above (and hence, are worried about being less than candied), please let me know, and I will be glad to remedy the situation.  You're welcome.  Glad I could help.

 

Edited March 4, 2017 by Kenngo1969

[Rain]

On Thursday, March 02, 2017 at 11:02 AM, rongo said:

I think this is the problem with the spokespeople approach to addressing things in general. 

It doesn't matter if you are left, right, Mormon, non-Mormon, whatever. Spokespeople spin news in favor of who they represent, and it comes across as "nothing to see here, folks" / Baghdad Bob-ish. I don't care whom you favor and whom you dislike --- that's how spokespeople come across.

I would rather hear more directly from the Brethren themselves, rather than through layers of bureaucrats and PR people. I know that the size of the church and its corporate operations make this difficult, but I think this alone would help with a lot of issues of perception people have. 

The company my husband works for has customers who buy the stuff my husband helps design. One of these customers wanted to talk with my husband about the design, but people in the company kept telling him "we will talk with the customer. We need you working on this and the customer will want us to make changes that won't allow us to make deadlines." He finally told his bosses "look. The customer wants to talk with me. I'm the one who understands the design. I'm spending more time telling him to talk with you then I would talking with him. If he wants to make changes I can tell him that will increase the cost." The company let him talk with the guy and all went well and my husband can work on the things he was hired to do.

I do see a need for spokesmen in the church, but I agree that sometimes it is just easier and better if the GA can speak.

[Kenngo1969]

Rongo:

Do some (perhaps many) public relations people spin?  Do they see it as part of the job?    Yes.  (I don't concede that's what's going on here: your mileage may vary, but I'm willing to give those involved the benefit of an enormous doubt.)  But the professionals in the field whom I know understand that any design to obfuscate, whatever its seeming benefits in the short run, are not worth the cost of credibility to them and to the entities they represent in the long run.  As far as hearing directly from the Brethren themselves, as opposed to hearing from Public Affairs, is concerned, one of the reasons why such people and departments exist is to give the organization a unified, consistent voice.  As hard as that may seem to be for a Church that does have a Public Affairs apparatus, it would be even harder for one without such an apparatus.  

Edited March 4, 2017 by Kenngo1969

[Johnnie Cake]

12 hours ago, Kenngo1969 said:

Not to worry — I can fix the whole "less than candied" problem:

Now, that may not solve the entire problem, and/or it may not do so permanently, but I think it'll be awhile before we have to worry about anyone being "less than candied."  If you don't see your favorite candy above (and hence, are worried about being less than candied), please let me know, and I will be glad to remedy the situation.  You're welcome.  Glad I could help.

 

Cute...smart a**. Good to know youve taken such an obsessive interest in my posts.

Edited March 4, 2017 by Johnnie Cake

[Kenngo1969]

6 hours ago, Johnnie Cake said:

Cute...smart a**. Good to know youve taken such an obsessive interest in my posts.

I sit in front of my computer at all hours, deprived of all but the most minimal sleep possible, on the edge of my seat, with 'bated breath, all aquiver, awaiting your next missive!