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<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman">Horace and others have expressed
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<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman">The PTG may have made a few improvements to
the web site, but the new list is not a viable means of communication for us. We
have neither the time nor inclination to go through all we need to do, just to
post a problem, photo or response. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I’ve certainly not had any of these problems. I
don’t understand the issues here. I recently posted an archival quality
post regarding access to the action cavity on grand pianos that have the
PianoDisc record feature installed. It took me under a half an hour and
includes four images. I haven’t posted it to this list because I don’t
remember how to include images. I could get started and figure it all out
once again, but I feel once is enough. As much as I’d enjoy making the
common process of accessing a grand action something you can do with prior
knowledge, I don’t feel I need to provide the information twice when the first
time is totally accessible to any member of the guild.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>As for having to sign in, .......... one
click and I’m in looking at the page with all the posts of the last day or
two. My computer signs in automatically for me. I see the
listing in my email’s index and when I open the email, I’m in the web based PTG
technical discussion ready to use all the wonderful features of the
system. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>One click and I’m ready to start typing a response to a
particular thread (“discussion”). One click and I can see what I or anyone
else has posted over time. I recently changed my past posting to make the
information correct as can be. I find the new system to be SO easy to
use ............ </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>To respond to this discussion I had to cut and past the
subject into the subject line, and I had to cut and past the above included
quote. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>If you like archiving your own library of posts, that’s
your thing and I’m happy for you. I like having someone else’s storage
media handle all that for me automatically ....... for the cost of my
membership fee. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>As for having a website that is under priced, or not
performing what it could if it were done by someone else, ....... s</FONT><FONT
face=Arial>omeone went through a lot of effort to set up the web based medium
for us. If you think you can do a better job that EVERYONE WILL ACCEPT,
submit your efforts to the suits and ties and let’s start enjoying this
magnificent process of sharing knowledge freely with total harmony and
fanfare.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>It sounds like there’s going to be a class on this at the
upcoming conferences. I expect the teacher will have to be clad in a full
body protective suit for keep from getting injured by rotten fruit
projectiles ......... well OK, small rocks
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Lar</FONT></DIV>
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