<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>Thanks to all who have contributed to this post. It probably should be = put on the PTG-L list, but since there are quite a few CTE's on this list, p= lease allow me to say the following, and then lets let this topic die. </DIV= > <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>First of all, I will change my bio to more closely reflect the Bylaws.&= nbsp;But in defense of what I did, let me say a couple of things. First of a= ll, I don't remember where I asked, but I do remember asking. It was either = this list or the ETS list. But in either case, I didn't get a "no" from any = one. The bio is on a web site for the university's music school. It is = not an on going ad in the paper or magazine. Yes, if you did a search you mi= ght be able to find it, and if someone really wanted to seek me out, and cli= ck on my bio, then I guess I am in violation of the Bylaws. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>But by the same token, anyone could click on the MARC website, and look= at the bio's of the instructors. There they will find several of them = mentioning they give exams, serve as chapter officers, and are CTE's, i= ncluding Michael Travis, who, together with Kent, wrote the Bylaw. If t= he reasoning behind not being able to mention you're a CTE, (or an officer),= in a bio, is because it is against the Bylaws, then this needs to be applie= d to ALL bio's, regardless of where they are written. In other words, i= f we are to take this rule to nth degree, CTE's should not be allowed to say= they are CTE's even within our organization, because it could consider= ed "promoting" themselves. To go one step further, our directory is ava= iable by subscription to the public. On page 7 there is a list of CTE's= . Is this considered "advertising?"</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I will change the bio, but as Tom said, perhaps we need to rethink the = Bylaws. I am not suggesting we should be able to openly advertise CTE status= , but I don't see anything wrong with saying we are one on a resume or in a = bio. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Wim </DIV></BODY></HTML>