[CAUT] So, when does this go away?

[Bdshull at aol.com]

Hi All,
 
As a CAUT Committee member I'm particularly concerned about the dramatic  
change to the CAUT list.  I appreciate Fred's openness to change, but  I 
identify with those who are not keen on the change.   I admire  those who can 
rapidly adapt to new technologies, but I'm not quite so  flexible (though I do 
try to keep up with my PDA), and particularly, I'm  not a big facebook 
user, I simply don't like, or even agree with, the format  philosophy, and am 
concerned about the movement from listserves and email - I've  not adopted 
those changes myself, am on Facebook once a month at most   I am NOT keen about 
the relatively abrupt move from this listserve format, and  with all its 
foibles, so many of us are much more comfortable with the existing  format.
 
I should note that the CAUT committee was never briefed on this list  
change.   When I learned, more than a year ago, that the PTG was going  to new 
and comprehensive association software I was jazzed.  I didn't know  until the 
last couple months that this meant the termination of our listserves  and a 
dramatic new "communities" or facebook.  At the very least, I think  there 
should be considerably more discussion with the CAUT community, and I'd be  
supportive of giving some time at the CAUT Forum at the convention for  
this.  
 
I'm copying the CAUTCOM committee on this, our illustrious chair, Eric  
Wolfley, and my fellow committee members will receive it.   I"ll also copy the 
board.  I hope that this particular change can be  delayed until after the 
Kansas City convention, if at all.
 
Regards,
 
Bill
 
Bill Shull, CAUT Committee Member  
 
 
In a message dated 3/8/2011 1:39:24 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
pwilliams4 at unlnotes.unl.edu writes:

Hi everybody. 

These lists have been so helpful for me, but I'm wondering  when the email 
style listserve will go away?  I'm pondering not going  further with the 
forum. 

I'm really  not enjoying surfing all around the new site to get 
information.  I don't  use this list as a chat. (although, I admit) I've punched in a 
smart aleck  line or two now and then. 

If it  doesn't smooth out, I'm afraid I'll bow out of here too.  I'll just 
ask  those folks who have helped me most in these many years for 
advise,.....like  the old days.  Woah, even the telephone, God forbid.  Those in the  
directory with email addresses, I can understand and get a direct answer to 
my  piano questions. 

I'm now getting  to the "old folks" neighborhood on computer savvy, so I 
just don't feel like  figuring this new forum thing out. 

Thanks to ALL who have helped me in my many struggles trying  to "perfect" 
the piano.   

I  wish you the best all, and I'll try one (or two) more times to 
understand the  new site, but wary of it. 

Oooodles  of love, 

Paul T. Williams  RPT
Univ. of Nebraska 
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