[pianotech] new/old list...

[Ron Koval]

Yup, it's me.

I pulled myself out of lurking mode to respond to what I felt was an example of the reality of 
what lies just beneath the veneer of civility - that attitude of entitlement and elitism that kept
me away from the PTG for years.  I finally joined because of this list - back when it was hosted
by BYU - even before Andy Rudoff hosted.  The lure of an "open source" discussion; where learning
and teaching was valued by many of the technicians I'd get a chance to meet.

Associate and non-member bashing really doesn't reflect well on the brand of RPT.  

I read almost everything on this list, but don't respond too much anymore.  It was instructive
to go back into the archives to find out that this list began to be hosted by the PTG in the fall
of 2002.  Even after the move the list claimed: (from the "more info on this list")

The "pianotech" list, provided as a community service by the Piano 
Technicians Guild, is a forum for piano technicians.  The list resides 
on the PTG server and is maintained by the PTG, but the PTG does not 
control the content in any way.

  The "pianotech" list is an open list, allowing anyone to subscribe or submit
posts.


Contrast that with the new list: (which runs too slow for me to use in a meaningful way)

"This site is provided as a service for the members of The Piano Technicians Guild."

Perhaps this could be a reason for the push to the new software?  I'm troubled by this shift, perhaps as
much as I am troubled by my (and your) dues money now being used for radio ads in our local community
that are at best a conflict of interest, and at worst a departure from the truth.  

>From what I understand, membership in the PTG accounts for about a third of the working technicians in the states.
Of those members, about a half are RPTs.  I've got to wonder about my commitment of time and money
to an organization that advertises against half of the membership...

Ron Koval



 		 	   		  
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