<div style="FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 3px">I wonder too if your 'bitchin' ultimatum' was directed at all those who had expressed regret at the list's demise (and who are still using it), or was it just special for Duaine, who, thank goodness, is not easily provoked.  Just askin'. David Skolnik </BLOCKQUOTE></div> <div> The remark is aimed at those who cannot accept that the PTG is moving forward with new technology. </div> <div> </div> <div>Wim </div> <div style="FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">-----Original Message----- From: David Skolnik <davidskolnik@optonline.net> To: pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Mon, Oct 17, 2011 8:36 am Subject: Re: [pianotech] FYI <div id=AOLMsgPart_1_abf1b16c-51cf-40ba-aa1f-17ae96431a51>Now there's the Blees I remember.  I wondered where he'd been hiding.  I wonder too if your 'bitchin' ultimatum' was directed at all those who had expressed regret at the list's demise (and who are still using it), or was it just special for Duaine, who, thank goodness, is not easily provoked.  Just askin'. David Skolnik Hastings on Hudson, NY At 02:19 AM 10/17/2011, you wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE class=cite type="cite">Remember when we used call each other for advice, or sent letters and waited for weeks for a response? Then we got one email list on which we posted everything: University technicals, political stuff, and such. Then we grew. We got PTG-L for the politics, and CAUT for the university tech. We got one for hearing, and newbies, and Associates. Sometimes people complained there we too many list, and some complained because posts were sent to the wrong list. Along the way there was a learning curve to learn all this new computer stuff.   Then the PTG got a new web site, and server, and a new set of e-mail lists. It's going to require us to learn something new. So what? Hey, if I can learn to use the new stuff, anyone can. If you don't like it, leave. There is no law that says you HAVE to be part of the new community. If you want it bad enough, you'll learn how to use it. If you don't want to learn, you're the looser.   In other words, quite yer bitchin Wim Blees Hawaii -----Original Message----- From: Duaine Hechler <<A href="mailto:dahechler@att.net">dahechler@att.net</A>> To: pianotech <<A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A>> Sent: Sun, Oct 16, 2011 6:49 pm Subject: Re: [pianotech] FYI <TT>On 10/16/2011 11:29 PM, William Monroe wrote: > I just thought it might be smart to point out this detail.  For those of you who didn't read the entire "Overtones" > e-newsletter sent out by the home office on October 7, you may want to pay attention to the details in the "Deadlines" > section of that newsletter, particularly that on December 15th. > > *Deadlines* > *November 1 * /Dues invoices mailed/ > *November 30 */Chapter bylaws proposals due to Bylaws Committtee <A href="mailto:bylaws@ptg.org">bylaws@ptg.org</A> <<A href="mailto:bylaws@ptg.org"> mailto:bylaws@ptg.org</A><A href="mailto:bylaws@ptg.org"> >/</A> > *December 15 * /Old PTG listservs shut down/ > *December 31 * /Award nominations due to Awards Committee ââ¢<A href="mailto:awards@ptg.org">awards@ptg.org</A> <<A href="mailto:awards@ptg.org"> mailto:awards@ptg.org</A>> â¢ Download a > nomination form from the Forms & Documents section of the Member Area at <A href="http://www.ptg.org/" target=_blank>www.ptg.org</A> <<A href="http://www.ptg.org/" target=_blank>http://www.ptg.org/</A> <A href="http://www.ptg.org/" target=_blank>>./</A> > *February 1, 2012 * /PTG Board officer nominations due to Nomminating Committee <A href="mailto:nominating@ptg.org">nominating@ptg.orrg</A> > <<A href="mailto:nominating@ptg.org"> mailto:nominating@ptg.org</A> <A href="mailto:nominating@ptg.org">>/</A> > > > -- > William R. Monroe WOW, Dec 15th, Watchout home office for a - flood - of complaints and unrest As my wife says - I'm just sayin' ...... </TT></BLOCKQUOTE> </div> </div>