[pianotech] Say Goodbyebye Folks!

[paul bruesch]

Thumpe,

New forum? Which one? JD's googlegroup? PTG's Google+ "community"? Or PTG's
Facebook (yagottabekiddingme!) page? Or the two-year-old HL forum... the
one that was immediately admitted to NeoNatal care upon delivery, and which
has continued to fail to mature to the point it darned well ought to have
been at inception, much less two years hence?

Presumably you are asking about the last one, HL. Yes, there is a setting
(whose name has been changed so I can't tell you without grubbing around
there) that permits you to receive emails from the forum, and send email
posts to the forum. You cannot, however, send or receive attachments via
email. Some hibbity-jibbity-attached photos from the forum might show up in
your email, apparently determined by your latitude/longitude/attitude, moon
phase, OS, and browser.

Overall, it's hardly what most of us (with a few exceptions) consider
great, but as long as we're just dealing with text, email works pretty well
with it. Sadly, there's always been a shortage of photos and other
message-enhancing attachments (e.g. sound files), and HL just makes that
into one humongous PITA.

Bruesch
Minnesota


On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 9:31 AM, Euphonious Thumpe <lclgcnp at yahoo.com>wrote:

>
>  ------------------------------
> * From: * Euphonious Thumpe <lclgcnp at yahoo.com>;
> * To: * <joegarrett at earthlink.net>;
> * Subject: * Re: [pianotech] Still more crap!
> * Sent: * Mon, Feb 25, 2013 2:13:38 PM
>
>   AllI want to know is this: will posts to the new forum show up in my
> regular Yahhoo email inbox, or not? Our energy is precious in these trying
> times, and I want to see if any important new technical info is waiting for
> me to learn about while I eat, scanning the subject headings, WITHOUT
> having to log on to a separate site! (Which may turn out to be an utter
> waste of effort.) And will the new site be technical-heavy and social-light
> (like this one) or the other way around??? (And "Pianoworld" won't work at
> all for me, because much of its membership is comprised of fans of
> all-things-piano just seeking comoanionship --- and not serious students of
> restoration!)
>
>
> Thumpe
>
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> * From: * Joseph Garrett <joegarrett at earthlink.net>;
> * To: * Phil Bondi <phil at philbondi.com>; pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org>;
> * Subject: * [pianotech] Still more crap!
> * Sent: * Mon, Feb 25, 2013 8:46:51 AM
>
>   Phil,
> You said:
> ".From: Phil Bondi
> Posted: Sunday February 24, 2013 8:53 PM
> Subject: RE:Pianotech Mail-List Server closing April 1st
> Message:
> Paul,
> The reason for the multiple methods is this:
>
> There's been enough flack given to the Board about my.ptg.org from
> pianotech at ptg.org that they felt giving that list of participants an
> option
> was necessary. The Electronic Communications Committee was asked to come up
> with an alternative to pianotech at ptg.org. They gave us Google+, which in
> my
> opinion has possibilities. It's not email, and that alone has its drawbacks
> for some, but it is an alternative. The Board also recognizes that there
> are
> a few more options out there for piano techs to have discussion and ask
> questions. Pianoworld comes to mind as an active place for techs.
> Personally
> I am not involved there, but am aware of it. The PTG Facebook page has had
> its share of discussion there also.
>
> The Board would like nothing more than to have all the finest techs in the
> world discussing here on this platform. Being realistic that's not going to
> happen.
>
> Paul, I hope that answers your question."
> -------------------------------------------
> -phil,
> Are you speaking on behalf of the entire Board? Or, just yourself/ Or, just
> for the Executive Committee, that has been extremely silent? The above is
> crap and you know it. So much placating garbage imo. I expect more from you
> Phil. You, of all people should be able to know what is right for PTG. The
> HL format is not cutting it. Face it. Admit it. And, move on to something
> for EVERYONE! Let's gather the flock into one field, not scatter them
> helter skelter! In my opinion, the Delcour thing could work. No one has
> given it a try, as far as I know. I haven't, because it got lost in the
> B.S. of HL ala Executive Board Rhetoric! Grrrr! I am sending this one to
> the real list. I hope that won't piss off too many people.<G>
> Joe
>
>
> Joe Garrett, R.P.T.
> Captain of the Tool Police
> Squares R I
> http://gpianoworks.com/
>
>
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