Truly beautiful post....thank God for people like you, Spreeman. DA On Oct 2, 2007, at 8:21 AM, Michael Spreeman wrote: > Psych project or not, making one's first post is a bit like being a > kid and moving to a new school with all the fear and trepidation of > that first day; wondering if you're going to be accepted or > assaulted. With the small ratio of those who post to those who > lurk, my advise for the non-posters is to lock your ego in the > closet and go for it; you may find your input scrutinized, but at > least you're not going to get beat up at recess. I'm a fairly > confindent individual and felt my initial posts unwelcomed. But > one should consider the possibility that many of the mainstream > participants don't have a clue who or what you are with the first > few posts and be prepared and open minded for whatever responses > may insue, whether seeking advise or offering it. I was fortunate > to have one "welcome to the list" post from my friend Blind Willy > whom I had the pleasure of working with in California (thanks, btw, > William). By "sucking it up and hanging in there", I've made > several new wonderful friends that I would never have otherwise, > and have found the numerous respones to my posts to be quite > informative, interesting, and even humorous at times. Attempt to > keep your emotions in check and your responses analytical, attack > and most likely you'll be attacked, approach your initial post like > you're a guest in one's home and the odds are in your favor for > kind acceptance. Bottom line: it's well worth the effort, so ,,, > what are you all waiting for? > > > > Michael Spreeman > http://www.spreemanpianoinnovations.com > > > > From: yardbird at vermontel.net > > Subject: Re: why I don't post > > Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2007 10:45:56 -0400 > > To: pianotech at ptg.org > > > > > > On Oct 2, 2007, at 10:30 AM, Ron Nossaman wrote: > > >> I was looking for the original "why don't I post" post and > > >> couldn't find it. Oh well.... > > > > > > Me either, which makes me wonder if it isn't the next generation > > > student thesis project from the University Psych department that > > > brought us that very thing four or five years ago. That guy didn't > > > have a point of origin either. Interestingly, when I posted his > > > name and address on pianotech and e-mailed the university with a > > > specific complaint about him, nothing was heard from either after > > > that. > > > > Who remembers the Rev. Peggy Biele of about ten years ago? The best > > of the spooks in my 12 years on this list. > > > > Mr. Bill > > > > > > > > > > > > Windows Live Hotmail and Microsoft Office Outlook – together at > last. Get it now! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20071002/61a81f2d/attachment.html
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