Re: [Harp-L] Golden Age of Spah

["michael rubin" <michaelrubinharmonica@xxxxxxxxx>]

I am okay with negative opinions, I think what bothers me here is I
have heard this opinion multiple times, too much for me.
Michael Rubin
Michaelrubinharmonica.com

On 8/5/08, Richard Hammersley <rhhammersley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> As a newbie here, but a member of many and diverse discussion lists over the
> years, may I point out that most of the content of all lists consists of (in
> order of amount of traffic)
> (1) Chat about incredibly fine technical details related to the topic of the
> list, which bore some senseless and fascinate others. Plenty of that here
> from the designs on the covers of antique harps, to the precise operation of
> amps and mics. Some of this technical stuff ALWAYS seems perhiperal to those
> not interested.
> (2) Socialisation, again plenty of that, most of it rather jolly.
> (4) Politics. This is the first outburst of serious politics in my time on
> this list - by politics I mean arguments about how the social fabric of our
> society (harp-l & SPAH) should work and be run.
> (5) Discussion of the actual topic of the list.
>
> Accept the politics, it is relatively rare here compared to elsewhere
>
> On 5 Aug 2008, at 16:06, Mark Russillo wrote:
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> >
> > In response to Michael and all who reacted (or may react) adversely to
> Iceman's comments -
> > I appreciate your ire, since Iceman's comments incited some anger in me as
> well and might be seen as an abomination by others.  Of course, I don't have
> his tenure in the organization and am willing to accept that things might
> have been different before I arrived.  Having begun my membership in 1999, I
> have a great admiration for all who have contributed to my enjoyment of this
> organization.  That includes Doug Tate, Paul Davies, Tom Stryker, you,
> Warren Bee and a host of others too numerous to mention here.  However,
> these two paragraphs appear in the introduction to Harp-L:
> > "Harp-L is a public forum for free speech on all topics concerning
> > harmonicas.  It is sponsored by SPAH, Inc., (http://www.spah.org),
> > the Society for the Preservation and Advancement of the Harmonica,
> > a Michigan nonprofit corporation, with support from the American
> > Harmonica Newsmagazine and the members of Harp-L."
> >
> > "SPAH does not edit or censor the information posted by subscribers,
> > and the views and opinions expressed by the subscribers are not
> > to be considered those of SPAH, Inc.  However, SPAH does support
> > the accepted rules of "Netiquette," as directed by the list owner."
> >
> > Though some of us may not subscribe to the opinions of Iceman in this
> regard, unless our webmaster chooses to censor him (perhaps an abomination
> in itself), I think the rules stated above grant him the freedom to state
> the unpopular if he chooses to state it.
> >
> > I have spent a career in association management.  Dissenters are
> contributors.  The evolution of this organization in the almost 10 years
> that I have been a member is proof of that.
> > I look forward to seeing all of you in St. Louis.
> > Mark Russillo
> > a.k.a. The Rhode Island Kid
> >
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