Allied Tradesman

[Porritt, David]

Bill:

 

I don't really know and since there are over 4,000 members there are
probably at least 4,000 reasons.  This really should be on the PTG-L
list but since your membership status is
"former-Allied-Tradesman-member" it'll have to be here.  

 

My best guess is that the RPT/Associate category issue has been such a
hot button issue that nothing else can get the floor.  Even that issue
kind of got sidetracked on the RPT/CPT folly that took a lot of energy
before this last council meeting.  

 

I guess we all want categories that accurately reflect our skill level
and status.  Allied Tradesman (probably should be Allied Tradesperson
though) is a viable title for refinishers, movers, etc. and I think it
has real merit.  When the Associate category was created all non-RPT
categories were lumped together in that one.  It's generally now
considered that this was a tactical error but no one has yet figured out
how to un-ring that bell.  

 

So, to answer your question; I don't really know why it can't be
discussed.

 

dave

 

David M. Porritt

dporritt at smu.edu

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From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On
Behalf Of bill peterson
Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2006 9:44 AM
To: Pianotech
Subject: Alilied Tradesman

 

Dear List, 

 

Why does the category "Allied Tradesman" seem to be such a political hot
potato that nobody  is willing to discuss the subject.  It  used to be a
very real part of PTG.  

 

I would like to see an in-depth discussion of why it was dropped, and
why it seems to be a taboo subject.  

 

Sincerely, 

 

Bill Peterson, former Allied Tradesman member

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