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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>You are being sarcastic, right? </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:#1F497D'>J</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Will<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>John Ross<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 26, 2013 3:37 PM<br><b>To:</b> pianotech@ptg.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [pianotech] Protest the loss of PianoTech by responding<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>You mean he doesn't read this list?<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>John Ross<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 2013-02-26, at 3:27 PM, "Encore Pianos" <<a href="mailto:encorepianos@metrocast.net">encorepianos@metrocast.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Dear John:</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Might I suggest you forward your honest and forthright comments to our PTG President. He needs to hear these kinds of things. How he will respond, if at all, is up to him. </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Will Truitt</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> </span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><a href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org">pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</a> [mailto:pianotech-<a href="mailto:bounces@ptg.org">bounces@ptg.org</a>]<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><b>On Behalf Of<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></b>John Formsma<br><b>Sent:</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>Tuesday, February 26, 2013 12:21 PM<br><b>To:</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>Pianotech List<br><b>Subject:</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>Re: [pianotech] Protest the loss of PianoTech by responding</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Former RPT? Yes, I've thought about that for myself. Never really considered it until all this junk with HL happened in 2011. That event, and its consequences, have remained stuck in my craw.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>It's not really about the dissolution of this list. Seems deeper than that.<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I am certainly willing to overlook mistakes, even including HL. But it seems that there is a real disconnect between the organization and many of its members. Only a handful of folks actually like the HL "experience." So...if most of the forced users are opposed to HL, and that's what the organization thinks will propel the PTG into more relevance, I fail to see the point in continuing.<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>And I think the<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="http://ptg.org"><span style='color:purple'>ptg.org</span></a><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>home page still looks incredibly ugly. And wretchedly retro. Hope that's clear.<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Right now, it's all thought and no action. Not sure what will happen when it's time for dues.<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>-- <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>John Formsma, dRPT (disgruntled) <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Blue Mountain, MS<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 10:40 AM, Susan Kline <<a href="mailto:skline@peak.org" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>skline@peak.org</span></a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Courier New"'>Dale -- FORMER RPT??? If you wanted to get attention (even while using a<br>question mark), I imagine you just did!</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>