Precisely! I have no argument with you airing your viewpoint, some aspects of which I totally agree with. I am merely stating that your rhetoric and/or style of writing is oft-times offensive.
Read my posts on this thread. Not once have I said your opinions are wrong- or unwelcome. Maybe I'm a throwback to the days when people did not need to be rude in order to press home a point. I quote again- "let them rot,..... they're nearly dead anyway" Nice one David. Cheers Keith in OZ Keith Helgesen. Director of Music, Canberra City Band. Ph: (02) 62910787. Band Mob. 0439-620587 Private Mob 0417-042171 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David W. Fenton Sent: Saturday, 28 January 2006 12:01 PM To: finale@shsu.edu Subject: RE: [Finale] Happy 250th Birthday Mozart On 28 Jan 2006 at 11:02, keith helgesen wrote: > David- you really are very offensive sometimes. I don't try to be. I just call it as I see it. In this case, I found the post that I was responding to highly offensive, myself, since it was quite insulting to present-day composers, blaming them for the lack of interest of some parts of the listening audience. I wasn't the only one who had problems with that statement. > Anyone not of the same opinion as you is either stupid, un-educated or > nearly dead. (Presumably that means any one older than you!) I suggest that you re-read my entire post, and read the last paragraph in context. I can't see how anyone could reach the conclusion above unless they were purposely ignoring the content of my post. If you do that, you'll see that age has nothing to do with my criticism. I was criticizing people of all ages (and backgrounds) who refuse to try anything different or new, just because it is unfamiliar. If you want to defend those people, go right ahead. But attacking me personally won't do anything to further the argument. And it's certainly not going to make me alter my posting style, which is exactly the same as it has always been, as long as I've been using the Internet (since 1994). Perhaps I'm a throwback to an older era when people spoke more plainly and forcefully, and did not hedge their opinions in an attempt to disguise significant disagreement and, I guess, avoid conflict. I have no problem with conflict -- I think it's healthy. If you don't, then just ignore my posts. Your blood pressure will probably remain in a healthier range and the list won't be crowded with complaints about style that completely ignore the arguments being put forward. -- David W. Fenton http://dfenton.com David Fenton Associates http://dfenton.com/DFA/ _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.14.23/243 - Release Date: 27/01/2006 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.14.23/243 - Release Date: 27/01/2006 _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
