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<DIV> <FONT size=3>To the list & what's =
left</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> This post below is a really rath=
er sad commentary on our list & one that should be given some more thoug=
ht by all. That saying that say the only thing necessary for evil or (distas=
tefulness whatever) to triumph is for good men to do nothing ,is=
true here on list too.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> For the nameless poster below I salute you.Your p=
ost is sad and true.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> Though it has been more of a pr=
actice for me to ignore ot's for the most part<STRONG><EM><U> I will commit =
that From now on I will not reply to any OT comments</U></EM></STRONG> &=
if I do it will be off list & directed to the percieved offender.</FONT=
></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> This is a piano tech list. Did I say that this is=
a pianotech list? I did & I think I want it to stay that way.</FON=
T></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> I don't want a rant list, I can find those =
elsewhere, political list, plenty O oppurtunity elswhere or relig=
ous forum , I have Church, radio friends etc.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> SO you see friends this is a piano list tech for =
piano related topics. Shall we keep it that way ?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> If so, I'll be here & if no=
t I'm gone too. It's up to us.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> Dale Erwin</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> P.S. I apologize to all fo=
r being sucked in , or under or whatever to ots & contributin=
g to the dilema.</FONT></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue =
2px solid"><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT face=Geneva color=#000000 =
size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF">List (or what's left of it)<BR><BR>All this di=
scussion about how OT's are vital to the list and it's our right, blah blah =
blah... Well...<BR><BR>Today there are 17 OT posts in my mailbox. 12 o=
f them, count 'em TWELVE are from TWO individuals who in my opinion (more on=
that later) are turning this list into internet SPAM. <BR><BR>One ind=
ividual posted THREE responses to the same post (bring 'em on OT) and anothe=
r individual also felt compelled to respond to this same post THREE times in=
addition to FOUR other OT posts today alone. (Seven in one day. This =
same individual posted NOTHING about pianos today.) <BR><BR>Someone should d=
o the math and I think you'd find that a majority of the OT crap on this lis=
t emanates from very few people.<BR><BR>And...these are the same people who =
say it's their right to post OTs and it keeps the list vital. Well, to=
prove a point, why don't we all post about 6 OT posts each day? Will =
this make the list a better or a worse place for piano technicians to discus=
s pianos? <BR><BR>Every now and then I can understand that a discussio=
n might lead to a topic that is OT, and that in the sake of comaraderie, one=
might find one's self writing about something other than pianos. <BR>=
<BR>But how does one convince one's self that it is appropriate to just BLAT=
HER ON about things that are not pertinent to the list. SEVEN OT posts=
from one individual and FIVE OTs from another, totalling twelve in all.&nbs=
p; It's ridiculous.<BR><BR>Yes, I posted a response to that thread, too.&nbs=
p; One response. I didn't feel the need to post three on the same topi=
c. But go ahead and flame me for it. <BR><BR>After all, I'=
m nobody. For about 4 years, I have read the list religiously, learnin=
g things I could never learn in a book. I have alot of respect for som=
e contributors to the list and I'd like to thank them for everything they've=
given me and the list over the years. I haven't contributed muc=
h myself and for that I probably have very little to say about what the list=
has become. I haven't volunteered much info over the years because I =
don't feel I have anything to say that someone else couldn't say better.&nbs=
p; <BR><BR>I think it's time for me to unsubscribe. (I know, no one ca=
res. Really, this is just another OT post. But why not? Today, t=
here are 20 OTs vs. 27 on pianos. If you can't beat 'em...)<BR><BR>I l=
ament what the list has become. It's so full of crap that it saddens m=
e. Yeah, I can delete the OT posts. Thanks for labelling them.&n=
bsp; But I don't feel comfortable here anymore. With people refusing t=
o sign their own names, signing with nicknames, feeling it's appropriate to =
rant, rant, rant relentlessly. Relentlessly. Really: relen=
tlessly. Even if I delete all the OTs I still miss the lack of communi=
ty, comaraderie, respect and purpose that I used to feel on the list. &=
nbsp; <BR><BR>To the few individuals who have taken over the list for =
their own agendas, give it a break. Please. Do it for the rest o=
f you who stay on.<BR><BR>Sincerely,<BR>Why sign? It's not protocol an=
ymore.</FONT><FONT face=Geneva color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERI=
F"></FONT> </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
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