yup well said, ---- both Colin and Philip
It does seem that the tension, verve and perspicacity have dwindled
somewhat, what we need is someone to put a bit of dino in the ----- list
again
ds
Philip Gruar wrote:
Well said "colin" (Hill, of course)
I have been reading this list (both lists) over the past month with a
growing sense of detatchment and loss of interest. I wonder if I can
really be bothered to open any new message, and very likely read yet
more griping and point-scoring, or whether just to hit the delete
button, and send NPS and NSP alike to join all the other spam.
We have had the endless "what is proper piping?" debate yet again
(have the Taliban got an internet discussion list about true Islam, I
wonder? If so it must be very similar), continuing point-scoring about
the presidency, about the society "rules" or lack of them, pipe-makers
and pipe-making books and what the society has/hasn't/should/shouldn't
have done about them, and now this latest extraordinary outburst.
The suggested distinction between NPS discussion and NSP (Dartmouth)
list isn't really being observed, often because the subject matter
applies to both. Personally, I don't bother to look closely at the
acronym to see what list a posting is meant for, I still read them all
- and I'm sure most of us who have subscribed to both do the same.
I used to follow the discussions with interest, and often contribute
to them, but the level of debate recently (with a few honourable
exceptions) has sunk so low I'm tempted to unsubscribe from both
lists. Letting my Society subsciption lapse sometimes seems like a
good idea too.
Please can we have a Summer recess, or a moratorium or something, and
all come back refreshed and nicer people, ready to discuss piping and
its music tolerantly and positively?
Can we also drop the (failed?) experiment of the NPS discussion list.
Some of us ordinary members really don't care any more about the
Society's internal battles. Just fight it out among yourselves and let
us know the result by old-fashioned snail-mail newsletter when all the
blood has been cleaned up.
Philip
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