[CAUT] New List versus Old List RE: [pianotech] pianotech Digest, Vol 29, Issue 48

[Keith Roberts]

Applause!!!! Bravo!!! What David says is the the only reason I am on this
list. I don't care about format, I just want to read the discussions *as
they happen*. Very, very informative and the sharing of knowledge on such an
unselfish basis is one of the great things in this world. The idea is to
make the world more informed if not smarter instead of dumber. This is a
heartfelt thanks for all you guys and gals.
KR

On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 9:52 PM, David Love <davidlovepianos at comcast.net>wrote:

>  Israel:
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> Here’s the problem I have with your post.  While I understand that the PTG
> does not exist for the list, the contributions of those on the list are not
> small and their generosity should be respected and appreciated in spite of
> the quirks of some of their communications styles and in spite of some of
> the useless, antagonistic  and redundant threads.  It’s part of what happens
> in dialogue.  Some of the posts themselves are used for PTJ sections and are
> an integral part of that publication.  But more than that the list
> represents an attitude that many technicians have of giving back.  While the
> list provides an opportunity for people to learn from others it only does so
> out of the generosity and willingness of technicians (around the world in
> this case) to share their thoughts and ideas, techniques, tools and tips.
> It’s no small thing and the trade benefits enormously from that generosity.
> To imply that it is mostly the list members who owe something to the PTG for
> providing them a “chatty” forum is to disrespect the efforts that they make
> to offer their collective wisdom.  It is as if to say, thank you for your
> generosity and now if you want to keep giving you will have to pay for your
> generosity.   How much more effort should I have to make to offer what I
> know out of nothing more than my own commitment to the betterment of the
> trade and to help others who are trying to learn.  Respectfully, I think you
> have it backwards.  The PTG operates primarily as a source of education and
> support for its members and a running dialogue in real time, an open forum,
> where ideas are easily posted and discussed and where the format lends
> itself to tangential discussions that often lead in unpredictable but
> productive directions  is a considerable part of that ongoing education.  It
> doesn’t exist as easily or in the same way outside of this format. Whether
> you personally consider the list a valuable form of the ongoing education
> cycle I don’t know.  But I do and so do a lot of others.
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> With respect to Allen and those who made great efforts to bring this new
> site online, nobody is disparaging them and I for one am truly sorry if
> anything I said was taken that way by them or anyone else.
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> Great efforts on a bad idea are still great efforts and can be applauded.
>  But they don’t make the idea any better.  And while we may very well
> disagree on the merits of the idea, I would hope that people (including
> those who made the great efforts) could keep those things separate.
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> David Love
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> www.davidlovepianos.com
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