Who the list is for!

[Dennis Arden]

>Greg Newell wrote:
>
>>How interested I was to find that
>>we have about 280 people signed on. Many of whom we never hear from!
>>To all of you I hope to see you get more involved as their is a wealth
>>of knowledge out there to be shared!...
>
>And:
>>    2. The only dumb question is the one that never got asked!!!!!!!!
>>                (that's because it also never got answered)
>
>Greg - I lurk on this list, and hopefully learn from it, but I seldom post
>for several reasons. First, I am a "technician in training," and there are
>less embarrassing ways to get answers to dumb questions. Second, I am not
>one of the people for whom this list exists, and I suspect a good share of
>the 280 listmembers also are not. In other words, a lot of us are not
>college or university technicians, but are guests here. If all the guests
>were posting constantly (which would practically amount to taking over) I
>think we might quickly find that we were no longer welcome.
>
>Since many of the guests may not realize that they ARE guests, I will quote
>the following from Jack Reeves, the list owner. It was kind of burried, and
>could easily have been missed. Yes, a list owner DOES have the right to say
>who a list is for.
>
>>May I explain to Peter and to many other new subscribers to this
>>list that the list exists specifically for college and university
>>technicians.  The list has been created and maintained by me,
>>and funded by BYU as a means for C & U techs to communicate
>>with each other, and all other subscribers are guests.  The list
>>participation is slanted strongly toward institutional piano
>>maintenance because of that.  I anticipate that at some future
>>time, someone else will start a list with a different slant.  I don't
>>have any idea who, what, when, or why.  The PTG  electronic
>>communications committee is looking at those same questions
>>and working on answers, but because Council only meets
>>yearly....  In the meantime, if you are a college and university
>>technician, welcome to pianotech.  If you are not a college and
>>university technician, welcome as a guest of the college and
>>university technicians.
>
>>Jack
>>jack_reeves@byu.edu
>
>I have mixed feelings about the possible solutions. In some ways I would be
>sorry to see the list split, but it may well be necessary. Since many more
>people are getting Internet access at home every day, it won't be very long
>until the self employed and music store employed technicians - not to
>mention students - will outnumber the college and university technicians. We
>may already. Since the college and university people naturally want to keep
>their forum, perhaps the time has come for the rest of us to find a way to
>set up a second list. I'm sorry, but I'm not volunteering - just hoping to
>get the discussion started.
>
>John Wehlitz
>Hillsboro, Oregon
>jwehlitz@ix.netcom.com
>Associate member Portland OR PTG
>

No, I am not a "University" technician. However, at the risk of sounding
thin skinned, it would appear that your attitude may be a bit arrogant.
Simply because an RPT does not actively work for (or with) such an
establishment does in no way suggest that he or she is not versed as well or
that such a person couldn't be very intrumental (excuse the pun). Since you
say the only dumb question is the one that didn't get asked, If you did not
wish more input to your list, then why didn't you "hand pick" your
membership as to cultivate the group you seem to want?  It may very well
solve your "problem".
(One tech's opinion)

Sincerly,

Dennis S. Arden, AE, RPT
Southern California
a440tech@loop.com