In a message dated 5/12/2000 9:18:59 AM, Ed wrote: <<"Once before the list got a cramp in its info flow, and it began to clog with chit-chat. There was a smack-down or two and voila! another list split off from here, the MPT list.">> Ed; I generaly agree with you. and Bill, and Bob, etc. but an occasional lapse into the purely social shouldn't really wad anyones drawers should it? :-) As is typical the 'naughty-naughty' postings start outweighing the alleged inappropiate postings.....this current thread being a good example...........What to do??? Ignore I suppose, OR send a private e.mail to the alleged offender. This might have more effect than a public naughty-naughty post. As to the genisis of the MPT list............ Now Ed I am just trying to keep you "Historically" accurate here. :-) Back when there was 'just' pianotech., originally set up for college and university technicians, there was a period of rather substantial growth of the list subscription numbers with the concomitant increase of "personal" posts jokes and errata. The CAUT crowd was provided their own 'new' list, at CAUT.something, and most of those folk are far less adaptive to miscellaneous miscreant posts...now that's OK and I can see their point. The genisis of MPT however was totally different even though "private" postings did play a part. It was not a "smack down or two" that caused an outflow of pianotech listers to MPT, it was a series of 'virulent', 'misrepresentative', 'ongoing' personal attacks on each of those who left to join the MPT list. Some of those who left the pianotech list have returned but the majority have not and that is pianotechs loss. I still find it strange that the 'most' of the same persons who object to harmless prattle did not seem, and do not seem, to object when this type of thing happens. Hey! don't fuss at me......... it is all in the archives, the good, the bad and the archdiocese of ugly. (While it is true that the MPT list has more of a social flavor to it I have yet to see a post of technical inquiry that was not fully and completely answered/discussed......... and yes it is possible to say that Newtons knees are a mite less than beautiful and still answer technical questions with alacrity and experienced opinion. :) Now that the history lesson is over I return uoy to previously scheduled programming ala the MCMMSofSSTPS aka: "Mid Continents Mild Mannered Sage of Silk Scarffed Tuning Pins". Jim Bryant (FL)
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