<html><head><style type="text/css"></style></head><body><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif">I think what Gordon has suggested is good list courtesy.  I over-spent my one chip (by one or two, I think), and do heartily apologize to the list for continuing the discussion longer than I knew would be useful.</DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif"> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif">OOPS--have I just overdrawn my chip account again with this message?  (Nope, it's a new subject heading <IMG src="http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/tsmileys2/04.gif">.</DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif"> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif">Richard<BR><BR></DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif">----- Original Message ----<BR>From: gordon stelter <lclgcnp@yahoo.com><BR>To: Pianotech List <pianotech@ptg.org><BR>Sent: Monday, June 19, 2006 6:59:38 PM<BR>Subject: A suggestion for mitigating "OT" stuff.<BR><BR> <DIV>Well, here we go again. I've said all I want to on<BR>this thread, but it also occurred to me that we might<BR>mutually control the urge to "spin out" in our<BR>discussions, this way:<BR>    Naturally, techinicians let go, from time to <BR>time, "esoteric" comments. Then someone chimes in, and<BR>someone else..... and pretty soon it spirals "out of<BR>control"  and someone gets really mad about it, etc.. <BR>So, perhaps the most realistic way to control this<BR>would be for everyone to get exactly one "chip" to<BR>toss into the ring. Just one, that's it !!!  After<BR>that, they'd have to take it "off list" with whomever<BR>they'd like to commisserate, or argue with. I believe<BR>this would "keep a lid" on the problem, without<BR>unnecessarily resricting our need to discuss other<BR>matters, from time to time. <BR><BR>     Peace,<BR>     G<BR><BR><BR><BR>__________________________________________________<BR>Do You Yahoo!?<BR>Tired of spam?  Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around <BR><A href="http://mail.yahoo.com/" target=_blank>http://mail.yahoo.com</A></DIV></DIV> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif"><BR></DIV></div></body></html>