Alan, Andy, and all digital servants and toilers----I have been a regular reader and poster on this list for eight or nine years. It has given me a tremendous amount of value in every possible realm. Part of its tremendous value has been the ease with which we can all communicate, in a realm that has become second nature, and in our daily flow, for most if not all of us---email. Dealing with email, for us, is like fish dealing with the ocean---it's become native; we swim in it; we breathe it. This ease is one of the huge reasons that busy, fulfilled, engaged, committed humans like me have spent time and energy and love posting and giving to this community---it feels natural, and righteous, and organic. It's easy AND productive. I've spoken to many of this list's main contributors, and not one of them was consulted about this change. That's not right; it completely sells out the mission and context of this list: transparency, honesty, respect---RELATIONSHIP. Where's the relationship reflected in this change? I didn't know about it, and I've read this list thoroughly basically every single day for years. For me, that's a tremendous breach of trust. I'm feeling hurt by what feels like a completely arbitrary decision. Thinking about it, it's extraordinary---creepy, even---that the dialog that's taking place after the fact, now, and that has deeply negative undertones and contains many apparent red flags didn't take place BEFORE the decision, and the change, was made. That feels incredibly disrespectful when you're dealing with people that have given literally hundreds of hours of their own precious down time to deepen and invigorate this wonderful community we have. Ladies and gentlemen, please don't ruin this atmosphere we have worked so long and hard to achieve. Don't sabotage this ethereal phenomenon, this magical, powerful tool for community. Please don't f**k this up. Keep it simple, and ask the real owners, the real stakeholders---us---what WE want to do. Appreciate your true attention to this; I believe our fragile virtual community is threatened. If I'm being Jurassic, or a luddite, or short-sighted, or a hypocrite, I fully trust that my colleagues will set me straight. David Andersen Mar Vista (Los Angeles) CA On Mar 8, 2011, at 2:26 PM, Terry Beckingham wrote: > The decision may have been made by a great many people, but judging by the reaction from the majority of list members, none of them were consulted. It appears that the new format is a real bust. It is probably a waste of a great deal of our members' money. I wonder if it is not possible to cancel it and continue with our old tried and true lists. It would be a shame to lose the knowledge which we gain from people such as Ron Nossaman, Del Fanrich, Ron Overs, and quite a few others who are a real font of knowledge. > > Terry Beckingham RPT > > At 04:38 PM 3/8/2011 -0500, you wrote: >> Ron, >> >> I talked with a number of individuals as well as being a list member since the days when it was hosted by Mr. Jack Reeves on the BYU server. The decision was made by a great many people but any blame rests with me as I mentioned in a previous post. >> >> Allan >> Allan Gilreath, RPT >> Registered Piano Technician
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