[CAUT] Crossposting CAUT/Pianotech

[Barbara Richmond]

Hi Cy,

It dosn't bother me--but maybe I don't live a well-ordered life.  Some 
people whose opinion I respect may be on one list and not the other.  If I 
feel it's an appropriate subject for both lists, I'll post to both groups in 
an effort to get the information I want.

Just seeking the truth here...

Barbara Richmond, RPT (only subscribed to two lists, so it's easy to keep 
them straight)
near Peoria, Illinois


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cy Shuster" <cy at shusterpiano.com>
To: "College and University Technicians" <caut at ptg.org>; "Pianotech" 
<pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, January 07, 2008 11:17 PM
Subject: Crossposting CAUT/Pianotech


> Kawai KG-1CThere's been a lot of crossposting recently of topics to both 
> Pianotech and CAUT.  While there is obviously an overlap, each list has a 
> separate focus and audience.
>
> My feeling is that there should be less of this, rather than more; 
> crossposting dilutes the content of each, and causes confusion in 
> discussions at times.  If there were 100% overlap, the only difference 
> would be the subscriber list.
>
> There are cases when crossposting is useful: with a stolen piano, a notice 
> about the PTG server, so on.  And certainly if an answer isn't found on 
> one list, post to the other.
>
> It just feels vaguely disturbing to see several posts a week crossposted 
> without an overt need to do so.  By the way, it's just reading the same 
> posts twice that I wonder about; I have no concerns about any individual 
> author.
>
> Comments?
>
> --Cy--
> ABQ, NM
>
> P.S. Apologies in advance for doing exactly that, crossposting...
>
>