<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <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:m = "http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content=text/html;charset=iso-8859-1> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16705" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE>  </STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY lang=EN-US id=MailContainerBody style="PADDING-RIGHT: 10px; PADDING-LEFT: 10px; PADDING-TOP: 15px; WORD-WRAP: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space" vLink=purple link=blue bgColor=#ffffff leftMargin=0 topMargin=0 CanvasTabStop="true" name="Compose message area"> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#1f497d>"Share your ideas and risk exposing your ignorance occasionally – otherwise you’ll hold onto it forever."</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#1f497d></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000>Will............what a great line! Love it.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Al Guecia</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Tahoma"> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #f5f5f5"> <DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=surfdog@metrocast.net href="mailto:surfdog@metrocast.net">Will Truitt</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>Sent:</B> Monday, September 29, 2008 9:30 PM</DIV> <DIV><B>To:</B> <A title="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org
CTRL + Click to follow link" href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">'Pianotech List'</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>Subject:</B> RE: What's all this I hear about Inertia ?</DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV class=Section1> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Hi David:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">I would have to agree with David Andersen.  I have followed the thread, and I was surprised to read that you felt others were being arrogant and condescending towards you.  They were disagreeing with some of your ideas, and putting forth their reasons why they felt your conclusions were in error.  But I did not detect any personal bias in that.  <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">This is a forum where ideas are shared and debated.  That almost guarantees that someone is going to disagree with you.  But it is not personal.  It’s fun!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">I’ve posted a  few ideas on this forum and had some of them shot down.  Not because of any animus towards me, but because my ideas  were incompletely developed.  Fair enough – I learned something new I didn’t know before, so I’m still the winner at the end of the day.   I’m all for the better idea, whether it’s mine or someone else’s.  <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">I’m here to learn, and I try to leave my ego at the door.  Be humble and respectful to others and they will be the same towards you.  Your presence on the forum can then be a long and enjoyable one.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">I say welcome.  Relax and enjoy the give and take.   Throw it back in.  Move the dialog forward.  Share your ideas and risk exposing your ignorance occasionally – otherwise you’ll hold onto it forever.  And you can also teach us in the process.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Respectfully, <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Will Truitt<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">P. S.  Merde, David?  You are full of merde?  Not of the ordinary, indeed!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <DIV> <DIV style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: #b5c4df 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 3pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none"> <P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'"> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>David Andersen<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, September 29, 2008 6:57 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Pianotech List<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: What's all this I hear about Inertia ?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P> <DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal>On Sep 29, 2008, at 4:07 PM, David B. Stang wrote:<o:p></o:p></P></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="MARGIN-TOP: 5pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5pt"> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'">After being almost instantaneously treated to some scolding,</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'">sarcasm, condescention, and arrogance because of my previous</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica','sans-serif'">post, I will try again.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal>Really? I think you're trippin', dude, really I do, with all respect. Please snip and show me some arrogance and scolding etcetera.<o:p></o:p></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal>I'd like to get on the same page, and I will always humbly apologize if I am found to be full of merde. Please show me who disrespected you by quoting them.<o:p></o:p></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal>David Andersen<o:p></o:p></P></DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P></DIV></BODY></HTML>