who's ruining the list?

[David ilvedson]

Another little thing that bugs me is several responses to a post 
that say the same thing.  I make it a point to go through all my 
posts before responding because often someone has already 
articulated what I would have posted.  Just my humble opinion.  

David ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA
"The filters are up and running"


> Date:          Thu, 29 Oct 1998 00:03:25 -0400
> From:          Carl Root <rootfamily@erols.com>
> To:            pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject:       who's ruining the list?
> Reply-to:      pianotech@ptg.org

> 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
> 
> 
> 
David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA
ilvey@jps.net