This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment I looked over the questions you asked, the answers you gave. I see no = reason for you to feel the need to not share your name. You made a = condributions like others and shared your knowledge. If we stood face to = face I would want to shake hands and say I'm Rich and you are? Come join = this group. They will still welcome you. Rich Richard Snelson rsnelson0984@mchsi.com ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Pianotunaguy@aol.com=20 To: pianotech@ptg.org ; Boovak@aol.com=20 Sent: Sunday, June 06, 2004 7:40 AM Subject: So Long from PianoTunaGuy (OT) In a message dated 6/5/04 10:14:28 PM, avery@ev1.net writes: It seems to me that either we ALL sign our names, or let it go.=20 Most of us do. Why don't you? I guess it's the "most of us" part. I lurked on this list for years, = realizing that protocol called for me to sign my name if I posted = anything. Now that there are a few individuals who have broken through = this barrier and have become accepted on the list in spite of their = anonymity I thought I'd come out of hiding and ask a question, or even = answer one! I do respect the collective knowledge, experience, and high ethos of = this list. And, I also respected the rule ("sign your own name") for = years by not 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 = accountability and candidness that the list's convention brought with = it. To paraphrase Groucho Marx: "I wouldn't want to be a member of a = club that would have me." In that light, I respect your collective = outroar over my unwillingness to 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 the years from all of you. Sorry if I ruffled feathers. And I'm = sorry I've taken up bandwidth with this OT thread. =20 I'll go back to lurking the list, along with my wife, PianoTunaGirl. = (She 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/16/53/a0/f9/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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