<html> At 05:43 PM 6/16/99 -0500, you wrote: >Relax Glenn, enjoy the vacation.   I did not mean to put you in "the same >category" as you have assumed from the way I typed my post using /// >between examples of who would be getting the info. I should have clarified >by saying that if the information is more easily passed around in this >format, we may have some associate members who are only interested in the >Journal for enough information to pose as being qualified, never intending >to prove minimal competency through an RPT certification and we may have >fewer members, fewer qualified techs in the field, and may be doing harm to >the customer, etc. This would apply more to the availability of ETD's. These are the items which allow the truly undeserving a shot and tinkering. >Just because you are an associate does not mean that >you or all associates have this mentality. I have seen that mentality among >"some" associates, but if this doesn't apply to you, relax.  There are some >associates that have no intention/desire to upgrade and many who do not see >value in becoming an RPT.  SOMEONE COULD JOIN 6/16/99, BUY 20 YEARS WORTH >OF THE JOURNAL ON CD AND QUIT 6/17/99. I'm just asking if they've thought >about all of the ramifications.  >I also never said we should withhold information from associates, just >non-members.  > >Someone could read one article on repair one day and buy a yellow page ad >the next.  If it were harder to get and transfer and only available to >members on hard copy, it would lessen the chances of these things Don't forget the black-market underground. One ne'er-do-well buys the CD and makes copies for all his shade-tree mechanic buddies.  Then someone posts a section on their web page! I see no benefit to keeping all that knowledge locked up in a few old decaying magazines.  The 21st Century is upon us, time to set aside the buggy whip. >occurring.  Anything that may lessen the value of membership and furthering >all of our level of craftsmanship, we should look closely at.  I only meant >to ask if non-members would more easily get it, and if control of sales, >free copying etc had been considered.  (my red-faced explanation) >LANCE LAFARGUE, RPT >LAFARGUE PIANO SERVICES >New Orleans Chapter >Mandeville, LA. >_________________________________ >II III II III II III II III II III II III II III II III II III II >----------------------------------------------------------- >lafargue@iamerica.net > >"Learn from the mistakes of others. You can't live long enough to >make them all yourself." > >---------- >> From: Glenn <rockymtn@sprynet.com> >> To: pianotech@ptg.org >> Subject: Re: Survey about PTG Journal on CD ROM >> Date: Monday, June 14, 1999 5:50 PM >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: lance lafargue <lafargue@iamerica.net> >> To: Pianotech Listserve <pianotech@ptg.org>; ronberry@iquest.net >> <ronberry@iquest.net> >> Date: Monday, June 14, 1999 11:16 AM >> Subject: Re: Survey about PTG Journal on CD ROM >> >> >> >What if anything has been considered concerning the "control" of this >> >information.  Would it be easy for non-members to get access to this >info >> >given the new format?  It seems that this info would be easier to >transfer >> >to untrained/unqualified tinkers/hobbyists/perpetual "associates", etc. >> >LANCE LAFARGUE, RPT >> >> >> I am offended by your crack: perpetual "associates."  Especially offended >> the you put me in the category of "untrained/unqualified >tinkers/hobbyists." >> >> You owe me and quite a few people a huge, red faced apology. >> >> Expletives withheld. >> >> Glenn. >> >> PS>> I will be signing off the board because of an upcoming vacation. >There >> is no connection to this put down and my signing off.  I'll be back. > <div>Jon Page,  Harwich Port,  Cape Cod,  Mass.  <a href="mailto:jpage@capecod.net" EUDORA=AUTOURL>mailto:jpage@capecod.net</a></div> <div>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div> </html>