---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: jim ialeggio <jimialeggio at gmail.com> Date: Sat, Jan 3, 2009 at 10:08 AM Subject: Re: [pianotech] To John, with no last name To: jimialeggio5 at comcast.net List, I submit that john x, whatever it is (male, female) is a classic internet scam. They lurk, randomly seeking ways to push emotional buttons. Then they push the buttons, and sit back and admire the effect. Consider it a sport. We are providing some considerable sport by letting X yank our collective chains. X is not a piano tech or even piano related...this is about manipulation. If you are tempted to get worked up about his comments, remember X's only goal is to elicit an emotional response . Kent, please consider that this is spam and needs to be blocked. Jim I - grandpianosolutions.com Shirley, MA On Sat, Jan 3, 2009 at 6:44 AM, Will Truitt <surfdog at metrocast.net> wrote: > Dear John: > > > > I would say thanks for the compliment if you gave any indication that you > understood what I was trying to say. Your response below disappoints me. > I rarely am one to believe that exchanging insults is of value to anyone, > so I will continue to resist the impulse here. > > > > You so easily judge people whom you have never met, and I would say that > being judgmental in the way that you are is narcissistic and self serving. > And just about dead wrong in your appraisals. But if you can make your > judgments from a far enough distance, you will never have to see that you > are wrong and take responsibility for the offense you so easily give. > > > > It serves you to think of this list as some kind of Good Ole Boy network, > but I can tell you we fight way too much and disagree too much for that to > be true. But we mostly manage to do that with a reasonable amount of > civility, decorum, and good humor. And, if one of us takes ourselves too > seriously, we get put in our place. It works though because at the bottom > of it is a deep respect that most of us share for one another. > > > > I will take the liberty of believing that I speak for a lot of people on > this list by saying that we believe it is an instrument of great value that > we want to protect and nourish. You aren't the first person called on the > carpet for a lack of decorum. Your remarks are destructive, and we don't > want them or you if that is the only manner in which you choose to approach > us. > > > > I take offense at the remarks you have just made about Dale Erwin. If you > actually knew Dale, you simply could not make those remarks. I've met Dale > at conventions, and have frequently corresponded with him on this list and > privately. Dale is a person who makes me realize what a joy and blessing > this community is, and how fortunate I am to be part of it. I am not > blowing smoke when I say that Dale is one of the finest rebuilders in the > country who freely shares his treasure trove of knowledge with anyone, and > without ego. He is also as kind and decent a person as I have met, and one > who tries to live a good life with every breath he takes. So it saddens me > to see him so wrongly attacked by someone who is only serving their own ego. > > > > You feel castigated? Every single person of the many who responded had > only good things to say about Jurgen. It may serve you to think we are > circling the wagons, but did it ever enter your mind that maybe, just maybe, > you are wrong in what you said? And that Jurgen is who we say he is? > Jurgen confirmed our faith in him by the gentlemanly response he finally > gave and, to his credit, he entirely resisted the impulse to respond in kind > to you. > > > > When the whole world tells you that you are wrong, it's time to look in the > mirror. > > > > Will Truitt > > > > > > > > > > > > > - -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech_ptg.org/attachments/20090103/a03c44e5/attachment.html>
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