Note: since I can't bold, its all caps I belong to many long time well respected INTERNATIONAL mail lists THAT HAVE BEEN USING mailman FOR YEARS; Quasar Accounting by linuxcanada.com; openSUSE (one Linux distro); Mechanical Music Digest AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST "US". SO BOARD, WTF IS WRONG WITH IT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Respectfully submitted, Duaine Duaine I don't know how to say this sweetly, so I'll say it the way it is intended. THIS IS A PTG ISSUE. AS LONG AS YOU ARE NOT A MEMBER, STAY THE HELL OUT OF OUR BUSINESS. Respectfully submitted. Wim -----Original Message----- From: Duaine Hechler <dahechler at att.net> To: pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Sun, Jan 1, 2012 10:06 am Subject: Re: [pianotech] unsubscribe Larry, with all do respect - the stuff below is gibberish. Note: since I can't bold, its all caps I belong to many long time well respected INTERNATIONAL mail lists THAT HAVE BEEN USING mailman FOR YEARS; Quasar Accounting by linuxcanada.com; openSUSE (one Linux distro); Mechanical Music Digest AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST "US". SO BOARD, WTF IS WRONG WITH IT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Respectfully submitted, Duaine On 01/01/2012 11:04 AM, Larry Fisher RPT wrote: > Horace and others have expressed ......... > The PTG may have made a few improvements to the web site, but the new list is not a viable means of communication for > us. We have neither the time nor inclination to go through all we need to do, just to post a problem, photo or response. > I’ve certainly not had any of these problems. I don’t understand the issues here. I recently posted an archival > quality post regarding access to the action cavity on grand pianos that have the PianoDisc record feature installed. > It took me under a half an hour and includes four images. I haven’t posted it to this list because I don’t remember > how to include images. I could get started and figure it all out once again, but I feel once is enough. As much as > I’d enjoy making the common process of accessing a grand action something you can do with prior knowledge, I don’t > feel I need to provide the information twice when the first time is totally accessible to any member of the guild. > As for having to sign in, .......... one click and I’m in looking at the page with all the posts of the last day or > two. My computer signs in automatically for me. I see the listing in my email’s index and when I open the email, > I’m in the web based PTG technical discussion ready to use all the wonderful features of the system. > One click and I’m ready to start typing a response to a particular thread (“discussion”). One click and I can see > what I or anyone else has posted over time. I recently changed my past posting to make the information correct as can > be. I find the new system to be SO easy to use ............ > To respond to this discussion I had to cut and past the subject into the subject line, and I had to cut and past the > above included quote. > If you like archiving your own library of posts, that’s your thing and I’m happy for you. I like having someone > else’s storage media handle all that for me automatically ....... for the cost of my membership fee. > As for having a website that is under priced, or not performing what it could if it were done by someone else, ....... > someone went through a lot of effort to set up the web based medium for us. If you think you can do a better job that > EVERYONE WILL ACCEPT, submit your efforts to the suits and ties and let’s start enjoying this magnificent process of > sharing knowledge freely with total harmony and fanfare. > It sounds like there’s going to be a class on this at the upcoming conferences. I expect the teacher will have to be > clad in a full body protective suit for keep from getting injured by rotten fruit projectiles ......... well OK, > small rocks .............. > Lar -- Duaine Hechler Piano, Player Piano, Pump Organ Tuning, Servicing& Rebuilding Reed Organ Society Member Florissant, MO 63034 (314) 838-5587 dahechler at att.net www.hechlerpianoandorgan.com -- Home& Business user of Linux - 11 years
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