[pianotech] Free at last!

[johnparham at piano88.com]

Mike,

Yes, it could have gone much better, obviously. I would have been nice
if this last ditch effort to buy the server and to maintain the
integrity of this forum months ago when change was on the horizon.

-John Parham

> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Free at last!
> From: Mike Spalding <mike.spalding1 at frontier.com>
> Date: Tue, February 26, 2013 7:57 am
> To: pianotech at ptg.org
>
>
> John,
>
> Are you referring to this tiny, vague, entry in the minutes of the 2012
> Council?
>
> "C12-047  Ron Berry moved and Bruce Dornfeld seconded a motion to:
> continue running the
> mail list servers for at least six
> months and charge the Electronic Communications
> Committee to look at other alternatives."
>
> So, where is the ECC report on alternatives, or the public announcement
> regarding the decision to kill the list on 4-1?
>
> I agree that life always finds a way.  I'm less disturbed by the death
> of the list than I am by the behavior of the killers.
>
> Mike
>
> On 2/26/2013 6:26 AM, johnparham at piano88.com wrote:
> > Joe,
> >
> > For what it's worth, 1) we all have know about this date for almost a
> > year because it was publicly announced, and 2) I have never had a
> > problem with HL, only delays.
> >
> > I'm sure this forum will morph into the next evolution just fine. Life
> > always finds a way.
> >
> > -John Parham
> >
> >
> >
> >> -------- Original Message --------
> >> Subject: [pianotech] Free at last!
> >> From: "Joseph Garrett" <joegarrett at earthlink.net>
> >> Date: Tue, February 26, 2013 3:16 am
> >> To: "pianotech" <pianotech at ptg.org>
> >>
> >>
> >> I've disconnected,(unsubscribed), from ALL HL offerings! At last, I don't
> >> have to put up with the Village Idiot! I'm hoping that ALL who read this
> >> and were sucked into the HL hype, do the same. I think if we send a message
> >> that way, we'll, hopefully get someone's attention.<G> I spoke with a
> >> member of the Electronic Communications Committee this evening and he was
> >> just as startled as I was to find that the pianotech list was to be
> >> disbanded. His recommendation to his fellow committee members was to fix
> >> the existing probems of pianotech and to continue it's use! Go Figger.
> >> Another example of piss/poor leadership decisions, imo.
> >> Regards to All,
> >> Joe
> >>
> >>
> >> Joe Garrett, R.P.T.
> >> Captain of the Tool Police
> >> Squares R I
> >> http://gpianoworks.com/