---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment I was there too a long time ago, Rob. That's exactly the reason why I opted for continuing old style with a=20 warning to fanatical christians and politicians to you know what and=20 react in a normal just the way we always reacted in a more or less=20 normal way. In other words... friendly greetings from Andr=E9 Oorebeek On 11-mei-04, at 20:47, Rob Goodale wrote: > Hello everyone. > =A0 > I have been thinking about this OT, Moderated, Unmoderated,=20 > Touchy-Feely, shame on you, you hurt my feelings", BS that has evolved=20= > on this list and I am reaching a boiling point here.=A0 Something is=20= > terribly wrong. > =A0 > I have been on pianotech continuously since close to the beginning=20 > nearly 8 years ago.=A0 I don't believe there are more than=A0two or=20 > three=A0others still here that go back that far.=A0 Over the years I = have=20 > seen people come and go.=A0 Some have left and returned and then went=20= > away again.=A0 Some haven't come back.=A0 We have also had a few who = have=20 > passed away. > =A0 > I bring this up because I have to wonder what happened.=A0 We had SO=20= > MUCH FUN in the past.=A0 We had arguments that were GOOD arguments, we=20= > went off topic, on topic, nobody cared.=A0 It was just a great group = of=20 > piano techs who had found a place to chit chat.=A0 Most of the time we=20= > talked about pianos.=A0 If someone wanted to talk about something else=20= > for awhile nobody cared, we were just a great group of piano=20 > technicians who had a lot of fun chatting on pianotech and bouncing=20 > ideas off each other.=A0 We always had the infamous "flame suits" to = put=20 > on if need be and we all loved it.=A0 We joked, made fun of each = other,=20 > got serious, and then laughed again.=A0=A0If the=A0arguments=A0got = nasty we=20 > loved the list anyway and wouldn't miss being here for the world.=A0 = Ah=20 > the good ol' days. > =A0 > Over the past several years many of the Johnny-come-latelys=A0that=20 > joined=A0the list=A0seem to have=A0had an assumption that=A0pianotech=A0= is=20 > something that it isn't.=A0 Disappointed in this expectation they then=20= > took it upon themselves to mold=A0pianotech into something else.=A0=A0A = few=20 > have=A0self-appointed themselves to reprimand others.=A0Others assumed=20= > themselves to be the=A0authorities on what topics were acceptable and=20= > which were not.=A0=A0And some=A0have taken the list to a new level of = finger=20 > pointing. > =A0 > It would be golden to turn back the clock to when "pianotech" was=20 > really "pianotech".=A0 My question is what happened?=A0 Those of you = who=20 > have only joined within the last=A0couple years will never know what = you=20 > are missing.=A0 We had a great time and looked forward to exchanging=20= > messages piano related or not.=A0 It was just a fun place to meet.=A0=20= > Chaos was always in order and that was the way=A0everyone liked it. > =A0 > It is interesting to note that having talked=A0with others over the = last=20 > few years as to why they left their number one complaint is that the=20= > list evolved into what it is now.=A0 In that spirit might I suggest = that=20 > we all drop the agenda on trying to make pianotech a nice and neat=20 > orderly place with hospital corners?=A0 What pianotech doesn't=A0need = is=A0a=20 > moderator, officially or otherwise.=A0 Who gives a crap, we're all big=20= > boys and girls, we don't need a scout master.=A0 For those of you who=20= > can't handle this may I suggest that you start another list elsewhere=20= > and leave well enough alone?=A0 Hey, the internet is an =A0absolutely = HUGE=20 > place.=A0 There is plenty of room to create that sort of list.=A0 = Please=20 > just relax for a change=A0and enjoying the flying feathers.=A0 Stupid = CAN=20 > be fun.=A0 Think of=A0something really off-topic=A0to talk about=A0such = as, oh=20 > I don't know say... 70's disco fads.=A0 Then have fun trying to relate=20= > pianos to it.=A0 Be careful, you might actually find yourself having=20= > fun.=A0 Smiling could be fatal for those of you who have a brittle = face. > =A0 > Rob Goodale, RPT > Las Vegas, NV > =A0 > =A0 > =A0 > =A0 > friendly greetings from Andr=E9 Oorebeek Amsterdam - The Netherlands 0031-20-6237357 0645-492389 0031-75-6226878 www.concertpianoservice.nl www.grandpiano.nl "where music is, no harm can be" ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: text/enriched Size: 4296 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/49/3d/99/dd/attachment.bin ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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