[NSP] Re: [NPS-Discussion] Re: PS Forum
A simple way of automating this would be to register the Dartmouth list email address to receive new topic and new message notification from the NPS forum. Quoting ch...@harris405.plus.com: - Announcement on Dartmouth of any new topic or significant addition to the Forum which the provider thinks may be of general interest. That would be very helpful. One of the major advantages of the email list is that you don't have to go looking for it. Chris To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
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Hi John The forum on the NPS web site is open to all (you just have to register) For some reason it is tucked away on the members page - I think that it should be on the front page! Currently things are a bit quiet but I hope that it will perk up once people try it and like it. It is certanly better for posting pictures, music and the threads are likely to be more coherent. It will only be useful if it is well used. I would like to have the chance to discuss various elements of pipemaking with other makers but unless others make an effort to get involved it will just wither. http://www.northumbrianpipers.org.uk/pipersforum/index.php Adrian's forum is not part of the NPS web site and is really a place for him to discuss his opinions with other like minds. Mike Quoting John Dally dir...@gmail.com: Is this Mike Nelson? If so, hello Mike. Thanks for your efforts with the NPS website. I'm confused. There are two forums on the NPS website. One is for members, and it's difficult to find. The other is Adrian's and it's easy to find. Is this correct? I get the feeling that the members' forum is for ordinary pipers, like me, and Adrian's is for extraordinary pipers, like him, otherwise why would there be two forums? Are they both open to the general public? Many thanks, John On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 2:03 PM, smallpi...@machineconcepts.co.uk wrote: And an even better case for posting it on the NPS forum (its open to non members) Quoting Francis Wood oatenp...@googlemail.com: On 1 Jul 2011, at 20:39, david...@pt.lu wrote: How about posting the article here? There are lots of people who are interested but are not NPS members Hi Dave, I think you've made quite a good case here for joining the NPS. Francis To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~**wbc/lute-admin/index.htmlhttp://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
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And an even better case for posting it on the NPS forum (its open to non members) Quoting Francis Wood oatenp...@googlemail.com: On 1 Jul 2011, at 20:39, david...@pt.lu wrote: How about posting the article here? There are lots of people who are interested but are not NPS members Hi Dave, I think you've made quite a good case here for joining the NPS. Francis To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[NSP] Re: KVR online
One of the more obvious limitiations of the mailing list format is the fixed line length. Some forums have the same problem. It would be useful if this information was posted on the NPS forum then it will remain available for future pipers Mike Quoting Julia Say julia@nspipes.co.uk: On 29 Jun 2011, Francis Wood wrote: The URLs are just fine. Copy and paste them into any browser. Thanks to Julia for providing this valuable information! No thanks to me, Francis, I just came across them. Sorry about the non- functionality, I copied pasted them and I'm on a text mailer if that makes any difference. I see the copy digitised was donated to NLS by Dorothea Ruggles-Brise - she of pulling Dixon out of the flames fame. That lady is seriously undervalued! Tim - I can feel a new NPS website page - music links - coming on. No point digitising MSS / books that are already out there - unless the copies are atrocious. Julia To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[NSP] KVR
I have added the links to the forum and it does work better on that format. Mike AKA Sisyphus To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[NSP] more interesting stuff on the same site as KVR
an interesting letter to the Duke of Northumberland http://www.archive.org/details/alettertodukeno00doubgoog I draw your attention to page 34 Mike To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[NSP] Re: arrogant
I am afraid that it is a classic schoolboy error to reply on list to an off list message. I have seen this a lot on other lists and it is often a source of rancour. If you look at the heading of the offending email it is clear that was sent only to inky Mike Quoting Gibbons, John j.gibb...@imperial.ac.uk: I have received no emails via the list from Kyle Eckmann, who doesn't seem to be on it. Why would he ask you to be removed from a list which you don't administer? I think you have been wound up -Original Message- From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On Behalf Of Inky- Adrian Sent: 17 June 2011 15:21 To: nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: [NSP] arrogant I was responding to this post. -- Forwarded message -- From: Kyle Eckmann [1]eckmanncustomt...@hotmail.com Date: Jun 17, 2011 1:33 PM Subject: RE: [NSP] Billy Pigg To: [2]inkyadr...@googlemail.com Hello everyone, I've made several requests over the last year to have my address removed from this mailing list. And I'm still on the list. I just have to much to keep up with these days to contribute to the conversation. So here is my contribution. Inky, You display no joy in your position. You come across as an arrogant ass of an old man who doesn't really enjoy the instrument or the music. Now, Can I please be removed from this mailing list? :) Happy piping! Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2011 00:50:22 +0100 To: [3]nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu From: [4]inkyadr...@googlemail.com Subject: [NSP] Billy Pigg Fortunately, when I was wanting to play the Union pipes, I ended up at DGBs in Longfram. I ended up buying the NSPs. Billy Pigg was the piper I went for because he was sympathetic to Irish music, having been influenced by Irish musicians and their music, and Scottish music. Pigg also imitated the various pipes of these countries. He wasn't interested in tradition. Because of him and various other pipers, including me, the NSPs have almost become a mixture of playing styles with the proper technique almost being lost. The NSPs are loosing their roots and loosing their identity because of lazy, so called players, who don't know how to play or can't do it properly because of their slow dexterity or their Pigg stupid ideas. I'm saying this because I care and it takes a Lancastrian to do it. I've taken to the tradition more than most and those who say the NSPs can be played any-old-how are the ones ruining the pipes. Why don't you take up an easy instrument to play instead of lowering the standard of a fantastic instrument? or just stop posting on here. The forum, which I made because it was needed, would not tolerate my post nor any other postings of this sort becsuse we have one goal: Traditional NSPs, their history, playing, etc etc. There is no disagreement with us, we are just progressing and preserving our NPSs away from those who know little or nothing. So keep on Dartmouth, where you can bitch, argue or whatever. Nothing is documented or catagorised on here, our forum does this and we are the Borg-we are the future. -- To get on or off this list see list information at [5]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html -- References 1. mailto:eckmanncustomt...@hotmail.com 2. mailto:inkyadr...@googlemail.com 3. mailto:nsp@cs.dartmouth.edu 4. mailto:inkyadr...@googlemail.com 5. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[NSP] forums, mailing lists etc
I must admit that I am at a loss to understand the fuss about styles of playing. I have always been aware that there are almost as many styles as there are influential players. When I listen to good players like Joe Hutton, Anthony, Andy, Kathryn, Alice, Alistair, Adrian etc (why do so many good players have names starting with an A) I am aware of the stylistic differences but not troubled by them. With regard to mailing lists and forums I do have a preference for the forum style of interaction. I have been a member of a number of mailing lists, some musical, some technical, over the years and most of them have now given way to forums as the extra facilities have so many benefits. I would like to think that the NPS forum will become a meeting place for all the diverse NSP interests to the greater good of piping but this will only happen if people with something to offer participate and the NPS continues to welcome all people with an interest in the NSP to join the forum. I for one will be a regular forum visitor and will be happy to discuss any of the technical topics that I have a view on. http://www.northumbrianpipers.org.uk/pipersforum/index.php Regards Mike Nelson To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
[NSP] Re: Proper piping group
I agree with both Francis and Julia. A good, well run, forum is a great and flexible tool for the discussion of all matters piping. I have been a member of a number of forums for my other interests and compared with the mailing list style of interaction there is no comparison. I have also created and managed a forum for the support of a Computer Aided Design package (now defunct) as well as been a member of several music mailing lists (bluegrass and mandolin) so I do have some experience. Some of the benefits of a forum are as follows:- Topics are threaded so that it is easy to follow a discussion. Topics are easy to search and easy to archive. Posts can have attachments such as PDFs, MP3, pictures and many other useful files. Special interest areas are easy to provide and can be easily moderated (policed) Sections for classified ads, rants etc will keep the main discussion areas more focused. Posts can be edited by the poster for a period set by the list owner (usually 24 hours) And many more. I would suggest that the forum being set up on the NPS site would be the best place to use as it does look as though it could be good. There are a couple of niggles however:- I have tried to register but, despite having received an acknowledgment some 4 days ago, I still haven't been approved. This is not helping the forum grow. On the forum I managed I used the forum's automated registration tools so that a user could register and be on the forum in a few minutes and all I had to do was to throw off the very few people who abused the forum. Also I think that the forum should be on the front page of the site rather than being tucked away on the members page. This forum should be a powerful tool in the NPS task of spreading the word and supporting Northumbrian Piping across the world Mike Quoting Julia Say julia@nspipes.co.uk: On 27 May 2011, Francis Wood wrote: this kind of discussion is best held in a dedicated area. Perhaps the best destination for this interesting discussion is a dedicated area of an already existing forum. Peacock's Parlour perhaps? http://www.northumbrianpipers.org.uk/pipersforum/ is working and available. Since it allows separate threads, those with no interest in the subject can avoid it. In order to start a Peacock's Parlour...or any other topic, registration is required. Julia To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
