[pianotech] Google groups (Horace)

[paul bruesch]

Keep in mind that anything that's accessible to the public (which pianotech
has always been -- at least it has been for years) is also available to
google. That said, Google at least does respect the robots.txt file on any
given website telling it not to index that site or a particular leg of a
site. But google is NOT the only game in town. You can bet your sweet bippy
that the Chinese are indexing any "worthwhile" site despite robots.txt
instructions to the contrary. I've seen them going through my site (even
though I haven't told them not to)... they even used to go thru my little
hobby site that I hosted on a server in my bedroom. Yup, Chinese "spies" in
my bedroom...

So unless you want a facility that's an even bigger PITA to use than the HL
forum is, google's gonna be there. You don't gain a thing by not hosting at
google. You just lose. Google is "free" for the cost of having reasonable
ads way over on the side where they are really easy to ignore.

Paul Bruesch
Stillwater, MN


On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 2:23 PM, Susan Kline <skline at peak.org> wrote:

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> That sounds workable, Will. I'd put up with Google if it were just a
> transition
> to something more secure later on.
>
> I think what is an important point (which has not been directly stated
> very often) is that New Pianotech would be planned and built by THE PEOPLE
> WHO ACTUALLY USE IT, and who therefore care about it and understand it.
>
> Those early days were magical, weren't they?
>
> Susan
>
> Encore Pianos wrote:
>
> Certainly that is a reasonable thing to entertain.  I would say focus on
> transitioning to Googletech in the near term (or long term, if that is how
> it works out) and explore the practicalities and costs  for a New Pianotech
> separate from PTG.  This way it could be planned carefully and in an
> unhurried way, if that is what people want.
>
> Will
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org <pianotech-bounces at ptg.org>] On Behalf
> Of Joseph Giandalone
> Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 3:12 PM
> To: pianotech at ptg.org
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Google groups (Horace)
>
>
> Yes,
>
> But don't you feel that the Google group could serve as a transition phase?
> It would take the heat off so that a more enduring solution could be put
> together carefully and calmly. No??
>
> Joseph
>
>
> On Feb 26, 2013, at 12:28 PM, Encore Pianos wrote:
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>  With respect for everyone's good intentions here, I think a fee service
>
>
>  (which would be necessary to implement this) would be a real headache to
> administer outside the umbrella of some parent group (as PTG has done with
> Pianotech).  We have a month to pull something together to create such a
> thing before this easy ability to communicate disappears with Pianotech.
> Practically speaking, going with one of the Google groups would likely be
> easier.
>
>
>  Will Truitt
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