<br><br> <div><span class="gmail_quote">On 9/28/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">David Love</b> <<a href="mailto:davidlovepianos@comcast.net">davidlovepianos@comcast.net</a>> wrote:</span> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">What was the question?<br><br>David Love<br><a href="mailto:davidlovepianos@comcast.net">davidlovepianos@comcast.net </a><br><a href="http://www.davidlovepianos.com">www.davidlovepianos.com</a><br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: <a href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org">pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org"> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</a>] On Behalf<br>Of <a href="mailto:buckscott@juno.com">buckscott@juno.com</a><br>Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2007 10:09 PM<br>To: <a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a><br>Subject: why I don't post <br><br>Hello all-<br><br>I just want an answer to my question, not the question some of you think<br>I should be asking.<br><br>No one should have to develop thick skin to participate in a civil<br>conversation.<br><br>SK <br><br><br></blockquote></div> <div>Hi SK,</div> <div>You've gotten some misguided ideas about the list perhaps by monitoring the events of the last few days with myself. You should note I asked no questions. I ventured opinions and when my opinions were questioned felt a need to defend those opinions and eventually went so far as to question others proffessional standards which was way beyond the pale. We all felt we had valid reasons for our actions at the time. In hindsight I believe we are all feeling a bit sheepish since we were all pretty much in agreement on most points. Unfortunately we just allowed language, personalities, ego and some misunderstood perceptions to intrude. </div> <div> </div> <div>The point of the list is to keep an open mind to other's ideas, concepts and methods. We all work alone most of the time and develop different methods for performing the same task, while one method may seem strange or foreign to another individual, that doesn't make it wrong, only different.  </div> <div> </div> <div>So in addition to learning how to do something from the list it is also possible to learn different perhaps better or more efficiant ways of doing those same things.</div> <div> I also believe I understand your question/comment that you want a specific answer to your specific question, right? That may be possible in some instances but not in others, if you look over the list at some if the "simple" questions asked you'll find that after some probing the question was more complex than the questioner realized. That my friend is another of the great wonders of the list.  </div> <div>My point is if you present any questions or comments in a civil manner, pointing out your level of expertise or lack therof in the matter in question, no thick skin should be required.</div> <div><br clear="all">Mike<br>-- <br>You never truely understand something until you can explain it to your grandmother. --Albert Einstein<br><br>Michael Magness<br>Magness Piano Service<br>608-786-4404<br><a href="http://www.IFixPianos.com"> www.IFixPianos.com</a><br>email <a href="mailto:mike@ifixpianos.com">mike@ifixpianos.com</a> </div>