cents to cps .... need help.

[Kenneth W. Burton]

	John,
	Well said. You wrote exactly what I wish I could have put into
such eloquent words. Now let's follow your suggestion.

	Ken Burton "Doctor Piano" Calgary Alberta

On Wed, 11 Mar 1998, John Woodrow wrote:

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> >> In a message dated 98-03-09 16:35:53 EST, you write:
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> > <<<< What a fine example you are of do as I say, not as I do.  >>
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> When I read Bill's comment regarding "evil scientist" I simply got a good laugh at what I interpreted as a funny tongue-in-cheek remark about a subject that we all know Bill feels passionately about.
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> I for one appreciate the technical contribution of Bill's posts and was glad the controversy of a few weeks back had apparently disappeared.  I was therefore severely disappointed to immediately see the public 'Bill bashing' start again.  I thought we ALL might have learnt something from the recent past.  I was obviously wrong.
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> As to thinking we even vaguely understand people from reading emails, I had to learn the hard way not to take to much notice of the personal 'intent' in emails.  Email by its very nature while being fast and efficient, is a one way often impersonal communication medium.  Talk to the same person on the telephone and most often a totally different personal impression will result.  Meet that person face-to-face, and it changes again.  
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> In my experience (I have the scars to prove it), emails are only good for information exchange.  I have now learnt to NEVER look for the personal intent in them.  You do so at your peril as you will most often get it WRONG!!!!!  Some of my best friends write the most blunt and trackless emails possible.  I always try to remember that email is a relatively new medium in an age where the skill of letter writing is a thing of the past for many people.  Some people struggle with the speed and etiquette of this new technology.  Judging by some of the stuff I see in the piano discussion group in Deja news, I am amazed when people 'bore it up' a total stranger and pass it of as OK because 'I just flamed him/her'.  Is this how we treat our cyberspace 'neighbour'?  Where are we heading as a society I ask myself.
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> As I said previously, I have learnt a lot from Bill's contributions to the list (have even purchased my 6lb copy of "Tuning" on HT's), and I sense that his recent posts he is making a real effort to keep his posts technical in nature and avoid conflict.  So lets ALL maintain our sense of humor, try not looking for the 'hidden' meaning in anyone posts, and hopefully we will avoid a repeat of the sad events of a month or so ago.
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> Sorry about the moralizing, but for the good of the list (or maybe I just my own sense of good when I read the list), I felt that it needed saying.
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> John Woodrow
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