[pianotech] New Format

[Mr. Mac's]

On Mar 9, 2011, at 11:59 AM, Ryan Sowers wrote:

> Obviously messing with this list was a huge mistake for the Board. …

Ryan,

According to who, you?

I submit this. Those in opposition to this new format have their own agenda,
   which is not necessarily in the best interests of the Piano Technicians Guild.

> … There is a very recognizable group of top 10 individuals who have been
> the major contributors on this list for well over a decade. The fact that none
> of these individuals were asked to participate was a plain and simple mistake. …

How do you know none of these persons have not been contacted, Ryan?
How do you know that I was not contacted beforehand, discounting I should not be in your top ten?
     The truth is, you don't.
And how do you suppose that the several hundred other persons involved on
   the soon to be old Pianotech List are just hanging on every word of these so-called ten persons
   you claim to exist for the benefit of all who are subscribed,
   and without them, what would the rest of us do?

> … Keeping the list the way it is can be put on the agenda of the Council
> session and voted on by members. If there is majority support, it will pass.
> I believe that if a petition were read in front of counsel with some of the most
> influential piano rebuilders and technicians in the guild on the petition,
> it would have a major influence. …

Have fun with initiating a petition, Ryan. Oh, wait a minute, you are suggesting someone do that.

I surmise you still tend to stir the pot, but seldom do you do things from the start to the finish
   when it comes to issues that you address as needing attention.

Give it a try sometime. It will broaden your horizons and expand your understandings.

Keith McGavern