I have to admit, even though I think of myself as a nice guy, I rather enjoyed the "degeneration"!. I guess that makes me a degenerate too! [?] On Sat, Jan 3, 2009 at 2:47 PM, Jeff Cutler <jeff at chordsandboards.com>wrote: > Hi Dale, > > Indeed the difference is true. And sad to see the former discussion lead to > the sort of name calling and extreme responses as noted > by today's post inviting John down south to get his just desserts, the > invitation was worded in slightly stronger language, but you > get the point. This is exactly the sort of degeneration that brought my > concern forth. As I mentioned, I value the give and take on the > board and cannot wait to put faces to names such as yours, John Forsma, > Will Truitt, Al Guercia, et.al. (sic, I am sure). > The position I am transitioning from deals largely with proofreading and > web site maintenance. I would be happy to ride herd on such > a list serve for the PTG and would not hesitate to cyber-slap an offenders > wrist. All sides should have their say, but let's keep it clean, eh? > > Thenx fer yer suporrt! > > Happy New Year > Jeff > > P.S. - Enjoy the Spruce! > > > > Re: [pianotech] Was Wurzen Felt.....New topic forums? > *Hi JEff > * *All good thoughts. However there is a * > *huge difference between having a heated difference of opinion based on > discussion & being blindsided by an offensive & personal attack on ones > integrity,credibility & motivations. Unacceptable > Jurgen Goering is one of the most kind & decent humans I know. This man, > John X,whatever.. . completely disregarded Jurgens humanity with his callous > and rude statements. He was probably parroting something some else said. > A list for suppliers of goods & services would be a great idea. Some one > would need to monitor it administratively. How bout you Jeff? Grin. > Yuuu cuuld keyp our spellling in liine as w eell. > Happy New year > Dale > * > I agree that John went over the top in his statement, but that is not an > uncommon > occurrence on this board, witness the discussions regarding ETD's and exam > processes > that pop up often. Frequently discussions become heated and steam is > released via the > –computer– keyboard. I would hazard a guess that most of these folks, if > given the > chance, would gladly reword their replies to save the point made without > starting such a > rukus. Maybe not. On a side note, I have noticed that as tempers rise, > spelling and grammar fall which makes the rant rather comical to > read...research topic for an English Major? I am very new in this business, > about two years, but I have come to value this board and the many, many > technical discussions I have followed have helped me in countless ways. In > the interest of keeping the focus on technical discussion and yet allowing > for an open forum for new products and for letting off legitimate steam, > cannot a new list be developed to20answer each need? I would imagine that > many techs, from rookies like me to seasoned veterans who still love new > tools and tricks would love such a dedicated area to browse and to post > their own and I have no doubt that the steam relief valve board would get > the wires smoking in no time. > > Just an early morning thought to bring in the new year, which I hope is > full of appointments and good business for all. > > Jeff > > Jeffrey Cutler > Piano Service > *jeff at chordsandboards.com > *651-398-6293 > > > > > -- Ryan Sowers, RPT Puget Sound Chapter Olympia, WA www.pianova.net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech_ptg.org/attachments/20090103/9b560912/attachment.html> -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/gif Size: 226 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech_ptg.org/attachments/20090103/9b560912/attachment.gif>
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