[pianotech] New List

[Duaine Hechler]

Thank you David.....

I was going to reply in quite so nice of manner

The only thing I can add is - when I was in the IT world, I was taught: Test, Test, Test then roll out to the users. So, 
in this case, John should have - tested - his procedure before posting it to make sure it was right !

Duaine

On 10/19/2011 10:51 PM, David Skolnik wrote:
> OK. So, first, like, stop trying to provoke Duaine. There may have been or yet be times when such a response seemed / 
> will seem justified, but as you migrate to the newer list, you'll likely find less tolerance for the energizing 
> smack-downs we learned to love and expect when entering this fading venue. The extended Code of Conduct for e-lists 
> seems quite specific about things like that.
> Second, he was absolutely correct to be baffled. The link that John Parham posted as: www.my.ptg.org
>
> <http://www.my.ptg.org/>actually went here: 
> http://www.ptg.org/Scripts/4Disapi.dll/4DCGI/cms/review.html?Action=CMS_Document&DocID=19&MenuKey=Menu27
> <http://www.ptg.org/Scripts/4Disapi.dll/4DCGI/cms/review.html?Action=CMS_Document&DocID=19&MenuKey=Menu27>as do the 
> search results for ptg.org or 'pianopage'. From that home page, you have to click on my.ptg.org, under Quick LInks.
>
> Here is the Log in page where members and non-members can set up accounts:
> http://my.ptg.org/login/?ReturnURL=http%3a%2f%2fmy.ptg.org%2fmyprofile%2fprofile%2f
>
>
> Here are the instructions for nonmembers:
>
>> *4. How do I create an account if I'm a nonmember?*
>> Follow the directions in the Getting Started area on the left side of the main page of my.ptg.org. Begin with "_set 
>> up a new user profile_” in step #1. This takes you to a page on the PTG web site where you can create a profile. 
>> After you have completed the form, hit submit and you will see a welcome page with a link that says “_Please click 
>> here to join the PTG community_.” Click on that link and it will take you back to the my.ptg.org site to continue 
>> setting up your profile. If you click on “Edit Contact Information” next to your picture, you can view and/or change 
>> your login and password information by choosing “Change Password” from the dropdown menu at the top of the page. Be 
>> sure to follow #3 of "Getting Started" to set up your "notification settings." You won’t get an email notification 
>> that there have been new messages until you select "Real Time" to get each message as it is sent, "Daily Digest" to 
>> get one post per day of all the discussions, or "PDA" to get a text-only message suitable for smart phones. 
>> Discussions are searchable as is the whole my.ptg.org <http://my.ptg.org/Home/home/faqhelp_information/../../> site.
>
>
> There's a learning curve, and some people are still unhappy, or at least uneasy with the new format, but, given the 
> option, or lack thereof, it's worth getting one's toes in. The Home Office has been helpful in answering questions.
>
> Good luck.
>
> David Skolnik
> Hastings on Hudson, NY

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Duaine Hechler
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