who's ruining the list?

[Carl Root]

Just for fun, let's see if we can eliminate one-line responses for 24
hours. :-)
You know.  The ones that say 'I disagree' or 'right on!'  They're a
waste of bandwidth because THEY DON'T ADD ANYTHING MEANINGFUL TO THE
DISCUSSION.


Everyone is focused on Bill right now.  This is because he manages to
pack a lot of offensive material into a post and then follows with more
of the same as he defends himself against the many list members who
can't wait to attack him again.

I DID say that too many HT posts constitute beating a dead horse, even
if he's nice about it.  The same is true of any other pet subject that
someone may try to weave into a completely unrelated topic on an
all-too-frequent basis.  Please understand, however, that while I agree
that Bill may have driven off a number of people all by himself, I am
having trouble getting through to the rest of you the idea that there
are a lot of other bad habits exhibited by many other posters that
diminish the quality of this list to the point where I, too, am
considering leaving until some major changes take place. 

Getting through all the non-technical, superfluous, 'me too',  stuff
which does nothing to enrich my professional life is simply too time
consuming.  If I'm going to set filters to eliminate all the posts from
people who feel the need to post daily, I may as well quit.  That's too
bad, because most of you do have something pertinent to contribute once
in a while.  It's just that it's surrounded by all this drivel, for lack
of better word.

I don't think anyone is suggesting that only qualified piano technicians
should post, but I do feel that the content of every post should be
piano related and should be thought out before posting, rather than a
quick reaction.  I don't think many of you believe me when I tell you
that these off-topic posts would not be tolerated on many other lists
out there, 'professional' or otherwise.   

For those of you who feel that anything goes, I ask:  "What would you
consider to be a reasonable signal to noise ratio?" I'm serious.  How
many well-thought-out knowledgable technical posts compared to how many
posts that have little or no technical content.  Come up with a number
and then keep track for 24 hours.  You may be surprised.


Carl Root, RPT