---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment In a message dated 6/5/04 10:14:28 PM, avery@ev1.net writes: >=20 > It seems to me that either we ALL sign our names, or let it go.=A0 >=20 > Most of us do. Why don't you? >=20 I guess it's the "most of us" part. I lurked on this list for years,=20 realizing that protocol called for me to sign my name if I posted anything.=20= Now=20 that there are a few individuals who have broken through this barrier and ha= ve=20 become accepted on the list in spite of their anonymity I thought I'd come o= ut=20 of hiding and ask a question, or even answer one! I do respect the collective knowledge, experience, and high ethos of this=20 list. And, I also respected the rule ("sign your own name") for years by n= ot=20 posting. It wasn't me who broke through into this new territory. =20 Really, to be honest, I am, myself, a bit saddened by the loss of=20 accountability and candidness that the list's convention brought with it. =20= To paraphrase=20 Groucho Marx: "I wouldn't want to be a member of a club that would have me."= =20 In that light, I respect your collective outroar over my unwillingness to=20 sign my name. I would respect you less if you didn't. =20 I've enjoyed reading all your posts; I've learned quite a few things over th= e=20 years from all of you. Sorry if I ruffled feathers. And I'm sorry I've=20 taken up bandwidth with this OT thread. =20 I'll go back to lurking the list, along with my wife, PianoTunaGirl. (She=20 told me not to post all this BS. As usual, she was right.) My best to all, PianoTunaGuy ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/3a/60/f9/26/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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