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<DIV>I looked over the questions you asked, the answers you gave. I see =
no
reason for you to feel the need to not share your name. You made a =
condributions
like others and shared your knowledge. If we stood face to face I would =
want to
shake hands and say I'm Rich and you are? Come join this group. They =
will still
welcome you. Rich</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Richard Snelson<BR><A
href="mailto:rsnelson0984@mchsi.com">rsnelson0984@mchsi.com</A></FONT><=
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=Pianotunaguy@aol.com
href="mailto:Pianotunaguy@aol.com">Pianotunaguy@aol.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> ; <A
title=Boovak@aol.com =
href="mailto:Boovak@aol.com">Boovak@aol.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, June 06, 2004 =
7:40 AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> So Long from =
PianoTunaGuy
(OT)</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT face=Geneva =
color=#000000
size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR>In a message dated 6/5/04 10:14:28 =
PM, <A
href="mailto:avery@ev1.net">avery@ev1.net</A> writes:<BR><BR><BR>
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size=2
FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 =
size=2
FAMILY="SANSSERIF">It seems to me that either we ALL sign our =
names, or let
it go. </FONT><FONT face=Geneva color=#000000 size=2
FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR></FONT><FONT face=Geneva color=#000000 =
size=2
FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR>Most of us do. Why don't
you?<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT><FONT face=Geneva color=#000000 =
size=2
FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR><BR>I guess it's the "most of us" part. =
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FAMILY="SANSSERIF">I lurked on
this list for years, realizing that protocol called for me to sign my =
name if
I posted anything. Now that there are a few individuals who have =
broken
through this barrier and have become accepted on the list in spite of =
their
anonymity I thought I'd come out of hiding and ask a question, or even =
answer
one!<BR><BR>I do respect the collective knowledge, experience, and =
high ethos
of this list. And, I also respected the rule ("sign your own =
name") for
years by not posting. It wasn't me who broke through into this =
new
territory. <BR><BR>Really, to be honest, I am, myself, a bit =
saddened by
the loss of accountability and candidness that the list's convention =
brought
with it. To paraphrase Groucho Marx: "I wouldn't want to be a =
member of
a club that would have me." In that light, I respect your
collective outroar over my unwillingness to sign my name. I =
would
respect you less if you didn't. <BR><BR>I've enjoyed reading all =
your
posts; I've learned quite a few things over the years from all of =
you.
Sorry if I ruffled feathers. And I'm sorry I've taken up =
bandwidth with
this OT thread. <BR><BR>I'll go back to lurking the list, along =
with my
wife, PianoTunaGirl. (She told me not to post all this BS. =
As
usual, she was right.)<BR><BR>My best to =
all,<BR>PianoTunaGuy</FONT><FONT
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