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<DIV>David:</DIV>
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<DIV>I applaud your balanced response.</DIV>
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<DIV>Paul</DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 3/9/2011 11:52:31 P.M. Central Standard Time,
davidlovepianos@comcast.net writes:</DIV>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Here’s
the problem I have with your post. While I understand that the PTG does
not exist for the list, the contributions of those on the list are not small
and their generosity should be respected and appreciated in spite of the
quirks of some of their communications styles and in spite of some of the
useless, antagonistic and redundant threads. It’s part of what
happens in dialogue. Some of the posts themselves are used for PTJ
sections and are an integral part of that publication. But more than
that the list represents an attitude that many technicians have of giving
back. While the list provides an opportunity for people to learn from
others it only does so out of the generosity and willingness of technicians
(around the world in this case) to share their thoughts and ideas, techniques,
tools and tips. It’s no small thing and the trade benefits enormously
from that generosity. To imply that it is mostly the list members who
owe something to the PTG for providing them a “chatty” forum is to disrespect
the efforts that they make to offer their collective wisdom. It is as if
to say, thank you for your generosity and now if you want to keep giving you
will have to pay for your generosity. How much more effort should
I have to make to offer what I know out of nothing more than my own commitment
to the betterment of the trade and to help others who are trying to
learn. Respectfully, I think you have it backwards. The PTG
operates primarily as a source of education and support for its members and a
running dialogue in real time, an open forum, where ideas are easily posted
and discussed and where the format lends itself to tangential discussions that
often lead in unpredictable but productive directions is a considerable
part of that ongoing education. It doesn’t exist as easily or in the
same way outside of this format. Whether you personally consider the list a
valuable form of the ongoing education cycle I don’t know. But I do and
so do a lot of others. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">With
respect to Allen and those who made great efforts to bring this new site
online, nobody is disparaging them and I for one am truly sorry if anything I
said was taken that way by them or anyone else.
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efforts on a bad idea are still great efforts and can be applauded. But
they don’t make the idea any better. And while we may very well disagree
on the merits of the idea, I would hope that people (including those who made
the great efforts) could keep those things separate.
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