[abcusers] HI...new member

2002-11-13 Thread davidcrespo
hi. I am newly joined to this list and this is partly a test message, and partly an introduction. I use abc mostly to learn contradance tunes, and I have followed rather intently the thread concerning [A4A2] notation (why? I can't tell you, except it was fascinating, really). I don't have anyth

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2001-03-08 Thread Phil Taylor
The original poster of the message which started this (and several other) threads may have figured out another unwritten rule for discussions on this list. Never reply to, or address yourself to Bryan Creer. Bryan lives under a bridge down there in Lewes, where he spends much of his time explain

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2001-03-06 Thread Frank Nordberg
Richard L Walker wrote: > > pot - kettle - black > > Perhaps I got here too late and missed the abuse. All I remember reading > was a discussion about chords that centered between including a basic set of > chords and including every chord known to man because there isn't that much > more pro

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2001-03-06 Thread Richard L Walker
pot - kettle - black Perhaps I got here too late and missed the abuse. All I remember reading was a discussion about chords that centered between including a basic set of chords and including every chord known to man because there isn't that much more programming involved. Did I miss something?

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2001-03-06 Thread Frank Nordberg
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I can't help feeling that the subject of this thread is no longer > entirely > appropriate. > > Any way... > > Laurie Griffiths said - ... > >but decided that I had arrogated to myself the right to > >speak for the entire ABC users community > > On the contrary.

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2001-03-05 Thread Bryancreer
I can't help feeling that the subject of this thread is no longer entirely appropriate. Any way... Laurie Griffiths said - >  'we like it this way, and reading this thread will show who "we" are'. It doesn't matter who "We" are.  By that statement you are making some sort of claim to authorit

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2001-03-05 Thread Laurie Griffiths
---- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2001 10:16 AM Subject: Re: [abcusers] Hi Laurie Griffiths said - >Everybody tries to be as polite and constructive as possible. Not universally true in my experience. >Everyone tries to und

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2001-03-05 Thread Bert Van Vreckem
Gianni Cunich wrote: > I suppose that this ought to be officially announced on the abc home page. In case >you > have forgotten it, that's where real abcusers usually look from time to time for >infos, > in hope it had been updated a bit more frequently than on a quarterly base... It (most

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2001-03-04 Thread Gianni Cunich
On 02/03/01 at 19.56 Laura Conrad wrote: >> "Toni" == Toni Schilling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >Toni> Could you give me a hint where to find the new abc standard >you're >Toni> discussing. (saves me from clicking) > >Look at the directory >http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/cvswe

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2001-03-04 Thread Richard Robinson
On Sun, 4 Mar 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > John Chanbers said - > > >The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two > >opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the > >ability to function. > > -- F. Scott Fitzgerald > > (Notice the caveat. Be

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2001-03-04 Thread Bryancreer
John Chanbers said - >You may post anything you like,  but >the  others  are  then  expected to flame you royally if you disagree >from their own ideas. You don't go for Laurie Griffiths' idea of polite discussion then? >The test of a first-rate intelligence is  the  ability  to  hold  two >oppo

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2001-03-03 Thread John Chambers
Bryan Creer writes: | Toni Schilling said - | >Are there any rules how to join the fight? | | Although there seems to be a refreshing change in atmosphere lately, the | rules used to be - | | You are not entitled to an opinion if you are new to the list. | You are not entitled to an opinion if you

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2001-03-03 Thread Bryancreer
Laurie Griffiths said - >Everybody tries to be as polite and constructive as possible. Not universally true in my experience. >Everyone tries to understand the other points of view. DEFINITELY not true in my experience. Some "fights" happen despite best intentions. Definitely TRUE in my exper

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2001-03-03 Thread Laurie Griffiths
> Are there any rules how to join the fight? Who's working on that? Everybody tries to be as polite and constructive as possible. Everyone tries to understand the other points of view. Some "fights" happen despite best intentions. In case you are not a native English speaker: "Discussion" = OK,

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2001-03-02 Thread Laura Conrad
> "Toni" == Toni Schilling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Toni> Could you give me a hint where to find the new abc standard you're Toni> discussing. (saves me from clicking) Look at the directory http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/src/standard/?cvsroot=abc The file abc.txt i

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2001-03-02 Thread Richard L Walker
working on the standard? or the fight? They go kinda hand in hand. Welcome to the group. (I'm going back into lurk mode.) "Richard L Walker"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Pensacola, FL 32504-7726 USA -Original Message- From: bulk]On Behalf Of Toni Schilling Could you give me a hint where to fin

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2001-03-02 Thread Toni Schilling
This Toni Schilling (35, programmer, musician) from Jena in Germany. I'm new on the abcusers list. Hallo to you all! I heart about abc years before, but never took the time to check it. Now I did, and ... it's great. Could you give me a hint where to find the new abc standard you're discussing.