I mostly agree with this, William. However, this situation is akin to coming into a client's home and adjusting the touch and tone on their piano only to get a call back that they liked it better before. So even though the technician may see it as an improvement, the user now no longer enjoys their instrument. I don't see why the two systems cannot operate side by side each catering to a different subset of the membership. Why does it have to be one or the other? On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 10:59 AM, William Monroe <bill at a440piano.net> wrote: > Frank, > > Dittos. Change is always uncomfortable, and I, like you, had to swallow > hard to get started. But, I've also found that the worst thing about the > my.ptg.org is that it is new and will take some learning. > > I also agree that while folks have (and will continue to suggest) that the > nature of the dissenting posts have not been in any way insulting, it's > patently untrue. > > I applaud all those VOLUNTEER hours put in ON OUR BEHALF, to try and > improve a system FOR US. Thank you to all those volunteers. > > To the gripers, buckle down and learn something new - it's not bad, just > different. > > William R. Monroe > > > On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 9:29 AM, George F Emerson <pianoguru at cox.net>wrote: > >> I have been on and off of the Pianotech list, and other list >> servers, many times over the years. Every time I have "signed off" it has >> been because of the nastiness that seems to take control over civil >> discourse. Maybe it is the "nature of the beast" that one can sit in his >> (or her) underwear, in isolation at a computer, and assassinate others in >> relative, perceived annonimity that this media allows such to happen. I >> wish I could say that I am surprised that such thinks could be said here, >> but I have seen it here (and elsewhere) before. I am ashamed and >> embarrassed to be a part of a group whose members attack individuals whose >> intent has been nothing but to serve those who insult them. >> >> I have to say that I initially reacted negatively to the changes, but I >> immediately dove into exploring the new possibilities. The more I learned, >> the more I came to appreciate its potential. Carry on! Speaking for >> myself, Allan, Ron, and Andy, you are moving us forward, and I applaud your >> work and tireless effort! Again, I am speaking for myself, but I suspect >> there are many others, if not a vast majority, who appreciate your work! >> >> Take heart in the fact that the level of criticism reflects the fact that >> this list has vast importance in the life's work of those who criticize. If >> it were not so, they would be indifferent to the changes taking place on the >> list. >> >> Finally, I will say that I will NOT sign off of this list, in moral >> support of those who work hard to improve it, however faltering their >> efforts may be to realize those improvments. >> >> Frank Emerson >> > > > -- Ryan Sowers, RPT Puget Sound Chapter Olympia, WA www.pianova.net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20110309/de18f968/attachment.htm>
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