[pianotech] Phil Bondi's answers to our questions about what is being done to correct the problems with the Higher Logic program

[Ron Nossaman]

A point I'd like to try to make once again, please.


Everyone please try to clearly differentiate between the entire HL 
system and the mailing list portion when you're talking about mailing lists.

HL will NOT be dumped until it proves inadequate to the administration - 
period. Get used to it. And I really couldn't care one way or the other 
until it hiccups and takes the whole organization down. Also, please 
quit saying we want the old list maintained forever. That's totally 
unrealistic. It has been made clear for many years that the 
administrative overhead of the current dinosaur was abusive, primarily 
to Andy, as well as the folks handling file attachments. When those 
complaining about the mail lists demand the dumping of HL, you make it 
dead simple for the board to ignore any and all valid points you may 
make in addition.

What we, or at least I want is some functional equivalent to the old 
list, supplied by a vendor who can write usable software. Not the old 
list, but something that works, and offers the same function.

First things first. Find a functional replacement to the old Pianotech 
list that doesn't require the volunteer overhead to maintain. From what 
I'm reading on the old abandoned list (which is where virtually all the 
traffic is) this shouldn't be difficult. Keep the HL version up if you 
must, for the six people who say they find it valuable, and run a 
separate and usable email list functionally similar to the original for 
the rest of us who prefer the format and quick and easy information 
exchange.

But PLEASE, don't make it any easier for the board to ignore us than it 
already is by lumping everything together. Don't demand they dump HL - 
not going to happen - bitch about specifics, like bypassing or replacing 
(not fixing, I doubt they have the capabilities) the list software.

In the highly unlikely event that we can actually get a decent mail list 
up and running again, then we can tilt with the windmill over the other 
4000 or so things if we care to or have the time after discussing all 
those fine piano related topics on a functional Pianotech list.

And if our liaison won't talk to us, is he talking to HL? And if he's 
not listening to us, what's he talking to HL about? Do we have an 
advocate or not?
Ron N