Thanks Phil for that information. We needed to hear that. Now I just have one thing to ask...............PLEASE.......PLEASE........PLEASE....... Let's get back to piano talk! I've been suffering from piano discussion withdrawal. Al - High Point, NC On Jul 5, 2011, at 5:31 AM, Encore Pianos wrote: > Dear Phil: > > Thank you so very much for taking the time to bring some clarity to this discussion. Your effort is much appreciated. > > Will Truitt > > > > > > > From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Phil Bondi > Sent: Monday, July 04, 2011 11:27 PM > To: pianotech at ptg.org > Subject: [pianotech] Pianotech list and web forum stuff > > Hi All. > > Never in my tenure with this organization has there been such passion > about the way we communicate. Bravo. Honestly. > > Grab a beverage - this may take awhile. > > To those who have written privately recently..there is no us vs. them > going on here. If it appears a subject is being avoided, I am > respecting the on going discussion I am in regarding this list in > particular. It's called "not violating a trust." My apologies if that > appears to be negative or mysterious in any way. There is no intention of > that. Ever. Not from me. Those that know me know me to be a straight > shooter - you know what I'm thinking. Those same people also know they can > trust me with any private discussion, and that is exactly what has been > going on - private discussion. > > Since I've become the face of this on going discussion, I feel it is my > place, with permission, that I speak as freely about this > subject. > > You all have heard about why we are moving into the 21st century with > office software and tying it into community/web forums/etc. While we were > exploring new software for the HO, we also saw the possibility of tying > everything together..which we still can, and keep pianotech the place to > discuss piano maintenance, not what Phil Bondi said. > > There's a big picture that some of you see and understand, some don't, and > some don't care. There is no way that one piece of software, be it > pianotech at ptg.org from the list serve or pianotech at the Higher Logic web > forum that is going to please everyone. What we're after is content - > positive content, and ease of operation. Have we made mistakes in getting > the info to all of you? Blame me. I am the face. I'll take the hit for > this one. I took on the role to ease the Home Office of the real > possibility that this turnover might be an awful lot of work while they > get comfortable with their side of the transition, Member Max. For those > following all this, Jim Moy has said it best to date. The whole idea of > this changeover is to have Member Max and Higher Logic locked into each > other. They do. They actually do it well. I can hear some of you laughing > now, that's ok. You're entitled. Again, I'm the face telling you that this > list as you know and love it is here, and is going to stay here. > > One of my concerns from the start was ease of operation. Mistakes were > made by me in getting the word out to as many as possible. Some got it in > the beginning, some didn't, got help, and are a part of that community, > and some didn't want to believe that we > disrupted this seamless(hardly, but thank you) way of communication. It > has become more seamless over the years with the tireless work of Andy > Rudoff and Ron Berry. These two have worked hard at making pianotech and > every mailing list on the present server easy. Please thank Ron when you > see him in KC. Truly he deserves it. I regress..back to the subject: > > Ease of operation for some was not a problem. Those people actually have > been a great help to us on the Higher Logic side..again the spirit of > volunteerism alive and well. Unfortunately, that did not satisfy the > people who didn't understand or did not want to change,etc. I have always > been here to help, as have others. As others make the transition to HL, I > will be there to assist as needed. I don't have all the answers to your > questions, but I will tell you what I know. We can keep pianotech at ptg.org > right here, continued to be sponsored by the PTG. It has become much less > of a labor intensive job over the last 3 years. We can also have a > pianotech list at Higher Logic. I am convinced where there's content, > there will be discussion, and when I say content, I mean pianos, not > anything to do with me. I need to fade into the sunset as quickly as > possible and go back to being the behind-the-scenes volunteer I've always wanted to be. > Nothing would please me more than to see > as many of you to be as happy as possible, and keeping pianotech here is > the best way to make that happen. Those that want to use, explore, utilize > the pianotech list at Higher Logic are encouraged to do so. You may find > it to your liking. Many do. Personally, I have no email coming to my inbox > from HL except for the Board Of Directors list. I find that a huge > improvement to my way of life. Logging on to a web site is not a big > deal for me, and contrary to popular belief, I am no where near as computer > savvy as some of my comrades on the ECC. I just have a bigger mouth! > > Where there's content, there's discussion, be it here or on Higher Logic. > Higher Logic is going through a big upgrade right now, scheduled for > release at the end of July. One of the enhancements is the speed in which > the site loads, a concern of many, and my biggest beef with them. If it > takes too long, people get dis-interested. Improvements are being done to > the library portion also. There are other items on their plate scheduled > for release by the end of the year. One of them I am told is a vBulletin > type feel to the site. That has been another concern of many of you. I > wish I could make it all happen tomorrow. I wish I could tell you that the ease of > loading pictures is high on their list. It's there, but they feel they have bigger fish to fry at the moment. > There's a mobile app that a few people have expressed an interest in. All of this is in our future with Higher Logic. > I know my NYer has been tested!, and your continued patience for the > improvements we all want is appreciated. They are being heard and communicated. > > Again, where there's content, there's discussion. Let's get this list back to what we > all know it can be. The rug is not going to be pulled out from under you. Frankly, the > passion is back - let's direct it to the pianos. > > -Phil > > > > > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20110705/df36b556/attachment-0001.htm>
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