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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>David A's response to Mathew's post below is spot
on, he speaks for me. I'd only add that gas prices are not OT to a piano
tech.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Fenton</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=akwright@btopenworld.com href="mailto:akwright@btopenworld.com">Allen
Wright</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, May 25, 2008 3:08 AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Form your own Opinion</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>IMO the best way to handle something like this is to just keep
the response simple and say, "please, politics (or religion, or anything else
not related to piano work) is not appropriate or welcome on this list". An
overheated response like David's probably isn't helpful either, but more like
throwing gas on the fire...
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<DIV>Respectfully,</DIV>
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<DIV>Allen Wright</DIV>
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<DIV>On May 25, 2008, at 3:57 AM, David Andersen wrote:</DIV><BR
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<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">OMG. Let's just demagogue and divide and show our
worst and lowest motivations...that'll be fun.
<DIV>Crawl back under your rock, and keep your troglodyte, stupid,
homophobic cultural opinions off this list. This disgusts me, and others, no
doubt. Please. This is a community.</DIV>
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<DIV>Grow up.</DIV>
<DIV>David A.</DIV>
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<DIV>On May 24, 2008, at 7:24 PM, Matthew Todd wrote:</DIV><BR
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<DIV>Let's define our terms as well. In this country, freedom of speech is
talking negative about Christians and spitting in the face of God. But
when you say your feelings about gays in CA (YIKES!), it's called a hate
crime.</DIV>
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<DIV>It is interesting though that not too long ago we were deep in the
discussion of gas prices, whether it was titled "OT" or not. I guess we
just choose our battles when it strikes a nerve.</DIV>
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<DIV>Matthew<BR><BR><B><I>"William R. Monroe" <<A
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<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2>Yes, Jim,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2>I know you're probably
referencing the link Mr. Gisondi posted, but it's really about his
choice of written speech that is at issue. Yes, we have rights that
include freedom of speech, but it can be done respectfully, and
thoughtfully, which is something Mr. Gisondi has failed to do since he
has come on the list. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2>In this case, it's not about
free speech rights, it's about decorum, discretion, a gentleperson's
agreement to not abuse their free speech rights in a forum such as this.
Anyone is free to speak what they will, and if it's unanimously deemed
vapid, arrogant, ill-intentioned, and in all other ways inappropriate,
they will likely receive this (equally free, solicited, and I might say
justifiable) type of treatment on the list. I'll not add any more after
this, but just had to get it off my chest. Had this heartburn for some
time now.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2>William R.
Monroe</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Book Antiqua">Of course, isn't that what Freedom of
Speech is all about . . the right to say things that are unpopular,
inaccurate, etc.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Book Antiqua">Didn't a lot of fine men and women over
the years, from both our countries,<BR>give their lives so that we ALL
could have this right . . . ??<BR><BR>i taoally agree, though, that
there are OTHER fora ( lat - plural of forum,) for tjis free
expression, but not here . .<BR></FONT></DIV><FONT
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<DIV><FONT face="Book Antiqua">with respect</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Book Antiqua">Jim Kinnear</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>Allen Wright</DIV>
<DIV>London, UK</DIV>
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