I would like the List to imagine the following: It's a year down the road and Pianotech is full of postings going here and there, chatting about this and that, a happy face after a sentence, sometimes a frown ... Occasionally a plaintive posting would appear on a few computers with their filters turned off... "List, I have not received any comments to my last 20 postings! Is anyone out there...? I'm sorry about that post concerning Ed Foote I sent last year, really I am... So enough about me...have you heard my new equal beating temperment? I really have outdone myself this time!" SidewaysWell1713@AOL.com Now wouldn't that be great! David I. PS. Robin, you clearly understand the modus operandi of our spewer. Unfortunately, you are right and a Pianotech or HT newby will come along and open the box...still it is worth a try. ----- Original message ----------------------------------------> From: Robin Hufford <hufford1@airmail.net> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Received: Sun, 08 Sep 2002 12:15:01 -0700 Subject: Postings > One contributor to this list has a most unequal temperament, a one >moment sweet and just and the next most sour and dissonant. Filled with >antagonism, hatred and animosity and brimming with a pompous vanity he >bills himself as a result of this vanity as the Sanctified Prophet of >Equality/Inequality Expressiveness(SPEW) - a holy eminence and >greatness destined to bring all to the light. No matter how much we >protest that we don't care to know his particular view of unequality >brimming as it is, with is associated meanness, and that there are >others other who do not contaminate this particular subject and list >with their trembling, venomous "specialness", SPEW insists on bringing >to the discussion, for our own sake, his unique, incomprehensibly, at >least to others, advanced but unequal view - this he must do for our >own enlightenment. > Either way, the greatness of SPEW is confirmed in the reactions of >the poor, ignorant, misunderstanding masses of the list as these >reactions confirm to himself what he believes, not withstanding his >babbling , half-spoken claims otherwise, - he is the greatest genius of >all time and must be recognized or else must suffer the cleansing, >sanctifying distinction and martrydom of the misunderstood, unreceived >and unrecognized prophet - either way the pettiness of his vile conceit >is complete. His greatness is confirmed. > New readers of this list will be seduced by the momentary >rational and well stated cases to be made for his unequal view, and >think they were participating in a discussion of an interesting, worthy >subject, which it is, and that with a lucid, well-expressed advocate, >and which, at the moment may well be, and who may be, at that moment, >brimming with useful facts. . Ah, but such is not the case. An >illusion has been created. Participants are merely the sacrificial >lambs of the greatness of SPEW and will, indeed, come to such painful >realization as time passes. Were they warned away by older readers of >the list such warnings would be, pridefully, ignored as not consistent >with their true spirit of reasonableness and understandably so, and for >this reason I think this list should have a mechanism put in place to >eliminate a contributor whose purposes are like those of SPEW. > These purposes are not what they should be, which is the >discussion of differing and, perhaps controversial, professional points >of view, in an attempt to improve professional understanding, and, or at >least should be, in a spirit of collegiality, but rather personal >objectives of a mind which needs, I am sure, but sadly, disdains >help. Such disorder then is brought to the list for its own >purposes. > Long time readers will know what both the forthcoming and >numerous apologies of the past mean and have meant: SPEW is afraid of >inattention and his unequal temperament will wax sweet and rational in >this fear to calm the antagonism he has raised against him, for he must >have the confused, misunderstanding and imperfect views shown in the >posts we make to use as a canvas on which to paint his greatness for all >to see. The best solution for this is a complete lack of response to >any post, however informative and well expressed, as they are simply >hooks in the water trolling to catch another victim, which will then be >used to perpetuate the, forthcoming, vain, obsessive meanness of SPEW >when disagreement is encountered. > Unlike my view of the obsessive postings of SPEW, which must be >stoically endured, I appreciate very much the original, lucid and >rational views expressed by Ed Foote whether I agree with him or not, >and, in general, I do, and want to express my thanks to him for setting >the record straight and for his courage for doing so, notwithstanding >the fact, as I am sure knew, that he would then become the target of the >viscious abuse seen on this list lately. > Once the storm of SPEW's abuse has ended, as it will, we should >not be seduced by the upcoming, sincere, heart-felt apology into >thinking, ah, now things will change with SPEW, something which, I am >sure, we all would like. The cycle, if perpetuated by responses, will >continue. >Regards, Robin Hufford
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