[Harp-L] Re: Harp-L not part of "all things harmonica?"

[Michelle LeFree <mlefree@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello all, and fjm in particular-

I just want to openly offer the opinion that Harp-L */does /*indeed 
belong to the set of of "all things harmonica." It is certainly a 
significant part of */my /*harmonica world and I know I'm not the only 
one. I for one applaud William for making his plaintive and generous 
post on Harp-L!

fjm, your iron-clad insistence that discussion of the groups demise is 
not permitted on-list severely restricts that discussion as only a 
handful of members have complied with your condition of joining the meta 
discussion group (to which I also sent this message). It is my opinion 
that such a severe restriction, especially now that the group is truly 
on the "precipice" will help assure a negative end result. I find this 
confounding. Are you actually willing to have the ship go down by 
insisting on this ideologically-rooted framework to the bitter end? 
After your long and storied history of singular extraordinary efforts to 
keep Harp-L alive, it seems to me contradictory for you to take that 
hard of a line at the time when the group is already "shipping water."

Another thing. I think I understand the basis for your long-stated 
opinion that a forum platform is not the way to go. However, having the 
groups only real leader for the last decade and more taking that 
position to the exclusion of other solutions that may help save the 
group is similarly confusing to me. What difference does it make what 
the platform is as long as the group survives?

fjm, I feel that if you cannot change your apparent course of 
obstructing the group's ability to save itself, you should step away 
from your role as the group's philosophical leader and let the 
membership try to save itself with whatever means it can, including 
discussing the group's very fate on-list.

So there. I've said it. Please know, fjm, that what I've said here in no 
way diminishes the magnitude of my appreciation for all you have done 
for Harp-L over the years. I'm just asking you to do this one last thing 
for it.

Gratefully and Respectfully,

Michelle