Crossposting CAUT/Pianotech

[Michael Magness]

On Jan 8, 2008 7:42 AM, Barbara Richmond <piano57 at insightbb.com> wrote:

> Hi Cy,
>
> It dosn't bother me--but maybe I don't live a well-ordered life.  Some
> people whose opinion I respect may be on one list and not the other.  If I
> feel it's an appropriate subject for both lists, I'll post to both groups
> in
> an effort to get the information I want.
>
> Just seeking the truth here...
>
> Barbara Richmond, RPT (only subscribed to two lists, so it's easy to keep
> them straight)
> near Peoria, Illinois
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Cy Shuster" <cy at shusterpiano.com>
> To: "College and University Technicians" <caut at ptg.org>; "Pianotech"
> <pianotech at ptg.org>
> Sent: Monday, January 07, 2008 11:17 PM
> Subject: Crossposting CAUT/Pianotech
>
>
> > Kawai KG-1CThere's been a lot of crossposting recently of topics to both
> > Pianotech and CAUT.  While there is obviously an overlap, each list has
> a
> > separate focus and audience.
> >
> > My feeling is that there should be less of this, rather than more;
> > crossposting dilutes the content of each, and causes confusion in
> > discussions at times.  If there were 100% overlap, the only difference
> > would be the subscriber list.
> >
> > There are cases when crossposting is useful: with a stolen piano, a
> notice
> > about the PTG server, so on.  And certainly if an answer isn't found on
> > one list, post to the other.
> >
> > It just feels vaguely disturbing to see several posts a week crossposted
> > without an overt need to do so.  By the way, it's just reading the same
> > posts twice that I wonder about; I have no concerns about any individual
> > author.
> >
> > Comments?
> >
> > --Cy--
> > ABQ, NM
> >
> > P.S. Apologies in advance for doing exactly that, crossposting...
> >
> >
>

I agree Barbara, I have both lists posted to the same e-mail and though I
may notice in passing which it was from unless what I'm posting is very
specific to one or the other I see no problem in posting to both. Piano
information is useful to all of us just as my questions can be answered by
either group.

Mike
-- 
The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.
Michael Magness
Magness Piano Service
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www.IFixPianos.com
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