RE Politics...was something else.

[Brian Lawson]

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  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: David Skolnik=20
  To: Pianotech=20
  Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2003 5:44 PM
  Subject: Re: RE Politics...was something else.


  This is going along just fine.  Please see my other post about OT =
Summaries. =20
  First, Richard B and Dave Stahl, I don't recall any  "decisions" being =
made about OT or political issues, though there has been a good deal of =
discussion.  If you recall the posts last week, at some point,  Andy =
Rudoff responded to my quote from "Cheers" (wanna go where they know =
your name, ect) as follows:


    This is an excellent point.  When someone posts an off topic joke
    to pianotech, they are often doing so because they know the people
    on pianotech and they think those folks will get a chuckle from
    what they post.  Sending the same content to some list provided by
    yahoo or MSN might make the message exactly on-topic, but you're
    posting to strangers

  I think anyone would have to admit that, while discussions regarding =
political issues are guaranteed to be disruptive and contentious, to =
completely disregard something as demanding of our awareness as these =
current events are, is unnatural.  I am not advocating for the presence =
of such posts on this list, per se, however, I find it disingenuous to =
censure Mr. Bernard for trying to find a way, within our list community, =
to express some deeply held feelings. He did, after all, designate it as =
"OFF-TOPIC".   Even on a parallel "OT" list, such as what I find myself =
advocating, such expressions would, undoubtedly engender heated =
discussions and raw nerves, as, beneath the commonality of our =
profession, we are quite a varied collection of creatures.  On such a =
list, we might ultimately find it desirable to further spin off a =
specifically political list, as vitriol might tend to overwhelm less =
contentious non-technical issues on the "OT" list, such as praising Tom =
Sheehan, or complaining about pictures being sent to the list.


  Keith - what I find interesting about your comments to Richard is =
that, while you are criticizing him for perpetuating an OT post on the =
list, you do so in a (lightly) demeaning way that almost guaranties =
that, not only will he be forced to respond (on the list), but the =
ensuing exchange could become an OT personal dispute, all by itself.  =
Given your closing, I am sure that was not your intent.


  Respectfully, and affectionately,

  David Skolnik, RPT
  Hatings-On-Hudson




  At 06:05 AM 3/26/2003 -0800, Keith Roberts wrote:

    And as always, you comment about the comment. Which makes it an off =
topic post even if it's originally an on topic subject. Alan cc'd the =
letter, which still doesn't excuse him, and it doesn't appear to be a =
blatant OT post. Inappropriate, for sure, as this is an international =
list.
    So, while we are jumping on people for OT posts, Richard, it would =
be nice to have your name among the missing, for once, in association =
with an off topic thread.
    By the way, I do like your temperament tests on real, unsuspecting =
subjects, though I haven't commented about it till now.
    Peace between us.=20
    Keith Roberts


      ----- Original Message -----=20

      From: Richard Brekne=20

      To: Pianotech=20

      Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2003 12:04 AM

      Subject: RE Politics...was something else.


      Piannaman@aol.com wrote:=20

        Alan,=20


        Nice of you to think of our troops, and to suggest that we all =
do in kind, but I kinda thought we were keeping political stuff off the =
list.=20


        Dave Stahl
      I thought so too. As in no exceptions. As in because it can ignite =
all kinds of unsavoury utblowings. You can use your own list of mail =
addresses for this kind of thing by the way. Works great lasts a long =
time :)=20


      RicB 
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