Daniel, a good expression here is, "There is no zealot like a convert." Ms. Wells has found great success with the approach she espouses, and her enthusiasm is, no doubt, completely sincere. I think she's gotten the message from this thread on the list that a bit less would be considered more appropriate behavior by many of us, and I therefore think it's time we give her the room to digest what's been said and change her behavior here.
For me, I now say "basta" to the entire conversation, both pro and con, on this subject. I hope we return to arguing about other things instead. :) -S- On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 1:57 PM, Daniel Canarutto <daniel.canaru...@unifi.it> wrote: > Paul, I agree completely with this viewpoint (as I also wrote > privately to Bill). > By now the list is continuously bombarded with this stuff, I'd call it > (euphemism) commercial advertising by Mrs.Wells, which could be > acceptable just once in a while but... she seems to be trying to make > the list accept the notion that it is a crucial issue of horn playing. > Hey, there are even folks who begin to wonder, about some player, if > he uses it or not. Frankly, I'm beginning to be sick of seeing all the > times this shower of posts by Mrs.Wells. I don't read them, but I > can't avoid some of the answers catching my eye. > > Just to make a comparison, there are some competent technicians in the > list. When it's appropriate they give interesting answers, which BTW > may let us know about their skills. That attitude is entirely correct. > It would be incorrect to bombard the list several times a day just to > write how better you are than all the others technicians. > > Finally (but not the least important point) Mrs.Wells is pretending to > assume a role which is not proportionate to her qualifications and > experience. > > I apologize to the list if some of the above is not fully correct > netiquette. > > Daniel Canarutto > mathematical physicist & dedicated amateur hornist > http://www.dma.unifi.it/~canarutto/ > http://www.corno.it/ > > > On 16Aug 2011, at 18:44 , corno...@aol.com wrote: > >> Bill, >> >> This is very well said. It is exactly what is bothersome about the >> approach. >> >> Paul Navarro >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Bill Gross <william.s.gr...@gmail.com> >> To: 'The Horn List' <horn@memphis.edu> >> Sent: Tue, Aug 16, 2011 6:42 am >> Subject: Re: [Hornlist] BE issues and spamming >> >> An observation, worth exactly what you pay for it. >> >> If folks who find BE beneficial had engaged in this type of exchange >> from >> the beginning, rather than the approach that gave the impression of a >> blatant sales pitch, perhaps the reception would have been different. > _______________________________________________ > post: horn@memphis.edu > unsubscribe or set options at > https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/steve.freides%40gmail.com > _______________________________________________ post: horn@memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
