De-Lurking, and a bit sad

[Pete Brunelli <tenholer@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Harp-l'ers,
I would love to say "great to be back" but after seeing a lister embarassed for a
spelling error I am hardly glad to be back like this.  I re-subbed to the list
after a few years away just to see what is up with y'all.  As much as I am so
happy to see my old pals still willing to help, and inform, and be informed,
there is still a lot that can be done to improve the signal/noise ratio. [for
those of you who are saying "whaaaa?" I was a regular here and did a bunch of
admin when the list was going through some transitional phases about 5 years ago]

<soapbox>
Regarding spelling: It is *extremely* bad netiquette to call someone out for a
spelling error in a public forum.  This goes back to the roots of the internet
and the whole concept of democratization in the face of a community of broad
backgrounds, nationalities, and skills.  The idea that someone would take a
pot-shot at a sincere contributor is like any other unsportsmanlike behavior.  It
serves to inflate one's ego at the expense of another.

I know fully well that keeping too tight of a leash on a discussion group can
stifle creative exchanges, but that is not the problem.  Keep your info on topic,
refrain from personal and off-topic discourse on the list, and avoid quoting huge
sections of original posts as they clog up digests and archives alike.
</soapbox>

I'm still playing some harp but have been playing much more electric bass and
working with some alt/pop projects that aren't the most diatonic-friendly stuff
around.  I've managed to touch base with pals like Richard Hunter on occasion and
still take my harps out to some local blues jams when the urge hits.  I have to
say that after the initial period of discovery regarding harps and mics and such
I am pretty blase' about gear and just try and keep my harps gapped and clean!

It's really nice to see that harp-l is still going strong,
Pete Brunelli


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