This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Posted to the list back in February: no more Northwestern organ majors I see in the Trib today that Northwestern University has cancelled its = organ music program due to lack of interest. No organ majors have = enrolled in the school since 2000. Presently enrolled organ majors can = finish their degree, but that's it. =20 Just thought somebody might be interested in this. =20 =20 =20 It is interesting to go back through the archives. The above post came = from an individual who has recently been complaining loudly, peppered = with angry marks, about the necessity of keeping discussions on the = topic of pianos and only pianos. Obviously there is no reference to = pianos above. In fact, browsing through the archives, he often complains = loudly about OT posts, sometimes having 3 or 4 angry and loud OT posts = in any given OT thread. =20 The problem is not OT posts, it is the loud and angry posts about OT = posts. They make it miserable for everyone. Most everyone makes OT = posts, even those who complain about it. I pointed out to a different = complainer that for the month of April his OT posts outnumbered mine by = an 8 to 1 margin. But he sure likes to complain about certain OT posts = with loud (all caps) text and profuse exclamation points.=20 =20 OT posts are inevitable, and even desirable. They give us insights into = the lives of our fellow techs, many of whom are really smart and know = fascinating tidbits on a whole range of subjects. Without OT posts I = wouldn=92t have found the patch to make my laptop=92s LCD screen = sharper, I wouldn=92t know Ric Benke is a fellow dark beer lover, I = wouldn=92t know that Sarah thinks about deep issues that most of us = allow our opinions to shaped by others around us on, and some of you = wouldn=92t have Avery Todd=92s BBQ recipe.=20 =20 There is no need for the list to be moderated. Who has time and what = criteria would be used? Would the above organ post have made it through? = Would Avery Todd=92s BBQ recipe have made it? Would those with secret = handshake be given more leeway? ;-) (sorry, I couldn=92t resist) =20 Nearly every mail handler that I am aware of has filtering capability. = Just set up a rule to filter out OT (case sensitive) or =93off topic=94 = to the deleted folder. You could even move them to a different temporary = folder if you wanted to briefly scan them for whatever reason. For = anyone who =93hates=94 off topic posts this is a very easy thing to do. = If you use Microsoft Outlook I=92d be happy to walk you through how to = do it. If you use something else, I=92m sure someone else on this list = could help you with it.=20 =20 The only thing is we would have to remember to put OT in the subject = line, which most people are pretty good about doing, but sometimes even = those who complain when it doesn=92t show up forget, as in the above = organ post. Reminders may need to be issued periodically. No big deal.=20 =20 Let=92s extend a little grace and tolerance to one another here. I think = we can do it without an act of Congress.=20 =20 Blessings, =20 =20 Dean =20 Dean May cell 812.239.3359 PianoRebuilders.com 812.235.5272 Terre Haute IN 47802 =20 ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/60/b0/54/9e/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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