This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Dear Maria, I've been "kind of" watching the threads that you've been involved with = and have just read your resignation from the "group". I hope you would reconsider your decision after taking a look at some of = my thoughts: I too have come close to unsubscribing in the past after receiving a = barrage of less than polite messages; I have also been a perpetrator of = some messages I regret. The written word between two or more people in the same village can be = misconstrued so much more easily than the spoken word with it's = inflections, facial expressions and the like. Take a group of people = this size and throw in the spice of international diversity with = different customs, doctrines, and what all, and the soup one is left = with is, well, interesting. Wern't you the one who started the "shitty little piano" thing? I loved = it! Sure, you got some grief and some other misc., but this was not a = human tragedy in my mind. After the dust settled the thin skinned = ranters went back into their little caves to wait out the next battle - = over whatever. Wait long enough and they'll create one. My best friend is my "delete" button. While I get annoyed over the = redundancy, (one question about where can I buy felt and there's 88 = answers), I just omit them from the screen - as I do with the obnoxious = contributors. My Outlook Express allows me to "block sender" and in some = cases I'll apply that to someone. You can always undo that later if need = be. All in all, in my humble opinion, I relish the communication between = this group and people like you from the other side of the planet. = Chances are we'll never meet in person, but because of the unique nature = of what we do for a living and the ideas, funny stories, techniques, = even the arguments we share keep me coming back for more.=20 I suggest the bottom line is that we need you and others like you. When = we commit a faux pax we need to be adult and apologize. At the same time = when we're insulted, I think some time in reflection and attempting to = better understand the difficult nature of cross culture communication = would be a good step in becoming better people. Heard the expression "throwing the baby out with the bathwater"?=20 How about "sticks and stones...." C'mon back - you really DO have some = friends in cyberspace. Roy Ulrich NE Minnesota ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/25/6c/ed/80/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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