[CAUT] [pianotech] New Format--yuck

Larry J Messerly prescottpiano at juno.com
Tue Mar 8 06:39:37 MST 2011


Have you gone to my.ptg, discussions tab, my subscriptions and reset to
pda?
Larry Messerly,
 
On Tue, 8 Mar 2011 08:46:58 +0000 John Delacour <JD at Pianomaker.co.uk>
writes:
> At 07:31 -0800 07/03/2011, David Love wrote:
> 
> 
> >...So far this new format is a complete bomb for me.  The email 
> >system was much simpler and sometimes simpler is better.  I could 
> >filter all PTG list
> >messages to a separate folder and easily go there and scan all 
> messages in
> >one sweep and delete or whatever very quickly.  Now I have to log 
> in
> >(completely impractical on my PDA) and jump around to discussions 
> and then
> >open each discussion to see if there's something I want to read...
> 
> I agree entirely.  If I can't read and reply to list postings by 
> email and keep my own archive, then count me out.  I haven't time to 
> 
> go visiting two dozen different discussion lists on the web, all 
> with 
> different quirks and conventions.
> 
> Was there any consultation with list members to test the water 
> before 
> making these radical changes?
> 
> In my opinion it would be a good idea to set up a serious 
> traditional 
> mailing list for serious discussion of strictly piano-related topics 
> 
> in plain text and respecting basic netiquette.  The present list has 
> 
> been completely out of control for ages and this latest nonsense is 
> a 
> signal for me to cease any participation in it.
> 
> JD
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
 
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