<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=US-ASCII http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; cha= rset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1170" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffff= f"> <DIV>Joe</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I agree with you that there are some techs who repeat an entire po= st, especially long ones. But it is nice to see what the reponse is referrri= ng to. My responses to your post is at the end of the paragraphs to whi= ch I want to respond.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 3/16/04 12:47:02 PM Central Standard Time, mrkemple@= hotmail.com writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue = 2px solid"><FONT face=Arial>finally, i am wondering - why is there such a = stuck-up attitude around here? <BR>  the first day i subscribed to the = list (a few months back)  there was a <BR>post by a woman complaining a= bout someone else's post being too rudimentary <BR>(it was regarding tuning = method).  this turned me off instantly.  since <BR>then, i read th= e list everyday, but have been hesitant to post anything for <BR>fear of bei= ng condescended to and belittled.</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV>As with any organization there are going to be individuals who have a d= ifferent attitude or opinion of what the organization is all about. But plea= se don't lump all of us into the same category. I think I try to be as open = minded as I can be, and give every one who posts to this list the respect th= ey deserve. I think you will find most of us have the same feeling. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue = 2px solid"><FONT face=Arial><BR><BR>in my postition as a university tech, = i get far more out of a discussion <BR>over practical matters than over theo= ries of how to measure minute aspects <BR>of action physics.  i find su= ch discussions interesting, but is this list <BR>only for those who can cont= ribute as such?</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV>Most of the time I don't like all the minute aspect discussions either.= So I just don't read them, nor participate in the discussion. Maybe you cou= ld do the same, instead of complaining about it. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue = 2px solid"><FONT face=Arial><BR>joe kemple (and no, i'm not a RPT (wanna m= ake somethin' of it?))</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV>Why the defensive attitude? Have you tried to become one lately? As a C= TE, it is amazing how much those who pass the RPT exams get out of the proce= dure. When they get done, they can't believe how much they learned in the pr= ocess, and how much better they feel about themselves as a piano technician.= Try it, you'll like it.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Wim </DIV> <DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10"= >Willem Blees, RPT, CTE<BR>Piano tuner/technician<BR>School of Music<BR>Univ= ersity of Alabama<BR></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>