<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" = xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" = xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" = xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <meta name=ProgId content=Word.Document> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 9"> <meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 9"> <link rel=File-List href="cid:filelist.xml@01C4E3E2.4F632C30">  <style>  </style>  </head> <body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US = style='tab-interval:.5in;background-position-x: 0px;background-position-y:0px' scroll=yes ORGYPOS=0> <div class=Section1> Ar= e you sure you want Ric to leave? Ric doesn’t post just so he can impart = some of his incredible piano knowledge- something he loves to do and is happy to do. = He posts because he loves people, he loves the exchange. That is obvious = enough. You take the banter away from him and I dare say he’ll go away and = great will be the loss.<o:p></o:p> <!= [if = !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p> It= only takes a second to recognize a post as banter and hit the delete key. = That’s a minute and a half to zip through 90 messages if they are ALL banter. = Small price to pay for keeping Ric, I’d = say.<o:p></o:p> <!= [if = !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p> Dean<o:p></o:p><= /font> Dean May             cell = 812.239.3359<o:p></o:p></= p> PianoRebuilders.com   = 812.235.5272<o:p></o:p></= p> Terre Haute IN  47802<o:p></o:p> <= span class=EmailStyle16><![if = !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p> -----Original Message----- From: = pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]On = Behalf Of Robin Stevens Sent: Thursday, December = 16, 2004 8:03 PM To: Pianotech Subject: Re: bandwidth = OVERLOAD! <![if = !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" = style='width:100.0%; mso-cellspacing:0in;margin-left:43.5pt;mso-padding-alt:1.5pt 1.5pt = 1.5pt 1.5pt'> <tr> <td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt = 1.5pt'>  </f= ont><o:p></o:p>  I = totally agree Patrick, Today over 90 posts arrived, most of them just wasteful = banter.<o:p></o:p>  </f= ont><o:p></o:p> Richard = Breckne's total "so far" today has been 19 = posts!!!!<o:p></o:p>  </f= ont><o:p></o:p> Many others = are sending multiple posts of pure trivia and dribble, making it hard = to sort the worth reading, from the posts that should only be sent = to individuals.<o:p></o= :p>  </f= ont><o:p></o:p> Have a merry = Xmas and a great 2005.<o:p></o= :p>  </f= ont><o:p></o:p> Regards</= font><o:p></o:p> Robin = Stevens<o:p></o:p> South = Australia <o:p></o:p>  </f= ont><o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p>= <div id=IncrediOriginalMessage>  </div> <o:p></o:p>  </f= ont><o:p></o:p>  </f= ont><o:p></o:p>  </f= ont><o:p></o:p>  </f= ont><o:p></o:p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt = 1.5pt' id=INCREDIFOOTER> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" = style='width:100.0%; mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <tr> <td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p> </td> <td valign=bottom style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in' = id=INCREDISOUND> <![if = !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p> </td> <td valign=bottom style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in' = id=INCREDIANIM> <![if = !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p> </td> </tr> </table> <o:p></o:= p> </td> </tr> </table> <![if = !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p><= /p> </div> </body> </html>