<div dir="ltr">Keep in mind that anything that's accessible to the public (which pianotech has always been -- at least it has been for years) is also available to google. That said, Google at least does respect the robots.txt file on any given website telling it not to index that site or a particular leg of a site. But google is NOT the only game in town. You can bet your sweet bippy that the Chinese are indexing any "worthwhile" site despite robots.txt instructions to the contrary. I've seen them going through my site (even though I haven't told them not to)... they even used to go thru my little hobby site that I hosted on a server in my bedroom. Yup, Chinese "spies" in my bedroom...<div> <br></div><div style>So unless you want a facility that's an even bigger PITA to use than the HL forum is, google's gonna be there. You don't gain a thing by not hosting at google. You just lose. Google is "free" for the cost of having reasonable ads way over on the side where they are really easy to ignore. </div> <div style><br></div><div style>Paul Bruesch</div><div style>Stillwater, MN</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 2:23 PM, Susan Kline <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:skline@peak.org" target="_blank">skline@peak.org</a>></span> wrote:<br> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><u></u> <div bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> <font face="Courier New, Courier, monospace">That sounds workable, Will. I'd put up with Google if it were just a transition <br> to something more secure later on. <br> <br> I think what is an important point (which has not been directly stated <br> very often) is that New Pianotech would be planned and built by THE PEOPLE <br> WHO ACTUALLY USE IT, and who therefore care about it and understand it. <br> <br> Those early days were magical, weren't they? <br><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"> <br> Susan <br> </font></span></font><div><div class="h5"><br> Encore Pianos wrote: <blockquote type="cite"> <pre>Certainly that is a reasonable thing to entertain. I would say focus on transitioning to Googletech in the near term (or long term, if that is how it works out) and explore the practicalities and costs for a New Pianotech separate from PTG. This way it could be planned carefully and in an unhurried way, if that is what people want. Will -----Original Message----- From: <a href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org" target="_blank">pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</a> [<a href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org" target="_blank">mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</a>] On Behalf Of Joseph Giandalone Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 3:12 PM To: <a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" target="_blank">pianotech@ptg.org</a> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Google groups (Horace) Yes, But don't you feel that the Google group could serve as a transition phase? It would take the heat off so that a more enduring solution could be put together carefully and calmly. No?? Joseph On Feb 26, 2013, at 12:28 PM, Encore Pianos wrote: </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre>With respect for everyone's good intentions here, I think a fee service </pre> </blockquote> <pre>(which would be necessary to implement this) would be a real headache to administer outside the umbrella of some parent group (as PTG has done with Pianotech). We have a month to pull something together to create such a thing before this easy ability to communicate disappears with Pianotech. Practically speaking, going with one of the Google groups would likely be easier. </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre>Will Truitt </pre> </blockquote> <pre> </pre> </blockquote> </div></div></div> </blockquote></div><br></div>