Isn't there something in the bylaws stating that use of "in house" classifications are not permitted in general advertising? I bring this up because at one of the conventions while giving tuning exams we were talking about using CTE next RPT with our business advertising. A big loud NO NO was stated by Michael Travis. CTE, Chapter president, treasurer, and etc., are among "in house" classifications which fall under the category. I've never seen the rule in print but the idea makes perfect sense. Tom Servinsky, RPT ----- Original Message ----- From: "Clyde Hollinger" <cedel@supernet.com> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2001 11:40 PM Subject: Re: proper use of PTG name > Gary, > > I am currently a PTG chapter president. Does that make me a president of the > PTG? I would consider that misrepresentation. > > I can't imagine a former President (of the whole organization) not maintaining > his membership in PTG until his dying day. Maybe the ad is not technically > false, but I'm quite certain it will give the false impression. No one should > resort to that. Too bad. > > Regards, Clyde > > Gary McCormick wrote: > > > There's a new tuner in town; he's got a nice ad in the yellow pages where he > > also claims to have been a former president of the PTG. > > So, I go to ptg.org to look up where he's from, and he's not listed! I go > > back to the yellow pages, and sure enough, he doesn't have RPT in his ad. > > Is this misleading, or copyright infringement? > > Gary McCormick > > (By the way, I just turned in my own application for membership in the PTG, > > to my area president, Kirk Alford) > >
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