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<DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2>I'm only just tapping into this OT, having ignored it until now. But I thought we just went through this. If you don't want to post your name don't. Who cares. Whether it's a real name or a made up name we would never know anyway. If you have something to contribute, please contribute. And ther rest of everybody making such a big stink about it should move on to something meaningful. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>David Love</DIV>
<DIV><A href="mailto:davidlovepianos@earthlink.net">davidlovepianos@earthlink.net</A></DIV>
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<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=Pianotunaguy@aol.com href="mailto:Pianotunaguy@aol.com"></A></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To: </B><A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A>;<A title=Boovak@aol.com href="mailto:Boovak@aol.com">Boovak@aol.com</A></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 6/6/2004 5:40:53 AM </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> So Long from PianoTunaGuy (OT)</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT face=Geneva color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR>In a message dated 6/5/04 10:14:28 PM, avery@ev1.net writes:<BR><BR><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" cite="" TYPE="CITE"></FONT><FONT face=Geneva color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF">It seems to me that either we ALL sign our names, or let it go. </FONT><FONT face=Geneva color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR></FONT><FONT face=Geneva color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR>Most of us do. Why don't you?<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT><FONT face=Geneva color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR><BR>I guess it's the "most of us" part. </FONT><FONT face=Geneva color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF">I lurked on this list for years, realizing that protocol called for me to sign my name if I posted anything. Now that there are a few individuals who have broken through this barrier and have become accepted on the list in spite of their anonymity I thought I'd come out of hiding and ask a question, or even answer one!<BR><BR>I do respect the collective knowledge, experience, and high ethos of this list. And, I also respected the rule ("sign your own name") for years by not posting. It wasn't me who broke through into this new territory. <BR><BR>Really, to be honest, I am, myself, a bit saddened by the loss of accountability and candidness that the list's convention brought with it. To paraphrase Groucho Marx: "I wouldn't want to be a member of a club that would have me." In that light, I respect your collective outroar over my unwillingness to sign my name. I would respect you less if you didn't. <BR><BR>I've enjoyed reading all your posts; I've learned quite a few things over the years from all of you. Sorry if I ruffled feathers. And I'm sorry I've taken up bandwidth with this OT thread. <BR><BR>I'll go back to lurking the list, along with my wife, PianoTunaGirl. (She told me not to post all this BS. As usual, she was right.)<BR><BR>My best to all,<BR>PianoTunaGuy</FONT><FONT face=Geneva color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"></FONT> </FONT></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>