<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=us-ascii"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><SPAN class=277515221-17032004><FONT face=Arial = color=#000080>Groan.... this type of thread really should not be on CAUT <but since = I am typing....></FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=277515221-17032004> <BLOCKQUOTE><FONT face=Arial color=#000080>• = <?fontfamily><?param Arial><?smaller>CODE OF ETHIC<?/smaller><?/fontfamily><BR>• <?fontfamily><?param = Arial><?smaller>#4 - I will use the name and trademarks of the PTG properly and will = encourage to do the same.<?/smaller><?/fontfamily><BR>• <?fontfamily><?param = Arial><?smaller>Article IV - = ORGANIZATION<?/smaller><?/fontfamily><BR>• <?fontfamily><?param = Arial><?smaller>Section E - PTG/Chapter Officer Title Use<BR><?/smaller><?/fontfamily><?fontfamily><?param = Arial><?smaller>Past or present officers of PTG or PTG chapters are prohibited from personal = use of the title of office in any advertisement or = promotion.<?/smaller><?/fontfamily><BR></FONT></SPAN></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=277515221-17032004><FONT face=Arial = color=#000080>With all due respect: It is against the bylaws for (me) a PTG member to = advertise (to the public) that I am a chapter or national officer... I can't put it on = my website or on my business card.  CTE or any other = designation cannot be held to a different standard ... I can't for the life of me = see it any other way.  It just aint proper!  ;-)  I really don't = think it belongs on a resume (exerting my peer pressure).</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=277515221-17032004><FONT face=Arial color=#000080></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=277515221-17032004><FONT face=Arial = color=#000080>BTW, congratulations if you are a CTE -- the standard you have achieved and = the unselfish work you do cannot be appreciated enough. </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=277515221-17032004><FONT face=Arial color=#000080></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=277515221-17032004><FONT face=Arial color=#000080>Regards;</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=277515221-17032004><FONT face=Arial color=#000080>Garret</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT = face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> = caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Cautedt@aol.com<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, March 17, 2004 3:51 PM<BR><B>To:</B> caut@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: (no subject)<BR><BR></FONT></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT = lang=0 face=Arial size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10">In a message = dated 3/17/2004 2:39:01 PM Central Standard Time, kswafford@earthlink.net = writes:<BR><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px = solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" TYPE="CITE">However, achieving certification as a PTG tuning = examiner is an <BR>accomplishment worthy of note on a resume, even if only to = document <BR>one's service commitment to the community of piano techs. I see = neither <BR>how a simple statement of such fact worded similarly to the = previous <BR>sentence could possibly be prohibited, nor any prohibition ever = be <BR>enforced.<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>It may well be an = accomplishment worthy of note, but my understanding of the original intent was that it was = not to be noted. Does this turn on the "public-ness" of use in public? Perhaps. = >From a practical point of view, you are certainly right that enforcement can = only be accomplished by peer pressure, and in the proper education of CTE's as = they train. Is the "ethic" of being CTE part of the training? Just curious.<BR><BR>Paul</FONT> </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>