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<DIV> I'm another one who is about ready to =
unsubscribe to the
list because rather than getting educational discussions of piano =
rebuilding and
servicing, and answers to problems I run into on the job, I =
get:
American nostalgia, space shuttles, sexual habits of Native =
Americans,
Amerigo Vespucci's exploits, political discourses =
on presidential
actions (of the U.S., not PTG), mindless banter, and rantings and =
ravings
ad nauseam. </DIV>
<DIV> It wasn't like this (not as bad, anyway) last =
year --
what happened? Isn't the content of this list monitored, and =
edited at
least for the archives? </DIV>
<DIV> If people in other music-related
fields are referred to this list or the archives for =
edifying
information regarding their piano problems and questions, what =
will be
their impression of the Guild, when the =
discussions include the
above-mentioned crap? These people could be performing =
artists,
college music professors, amateur rebuilders (some of whom could
be new PTG members seeing this list for the first time),
technicians from other countries, and other professionals, perhaps =
doing
research for a book or considering going into the piano service =
field.
</DIV>
<DIV> All this off-topic stuff "cuts a bad =
figure" for a
PTG-related newsgroup. There are thousands of other groups and =
chat rooms
available. Use them for your diatribes, not this list.</DIV>
<DIV> --David Nereson, RPT, Denver</DIV>
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