Klarinet Archive - Posting 000747.txt from 2003/04

From: "David S. Naden" <dnaden@-----.edu>
Subj: RE: [kl] history of clarinet
Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2003 00:41:23 -0400

To the List:

I agree with Richard 100%. The purpose of this list was to discuss
music-related topics, first and foremost relating to the clarinet. The
quantity of JUVENILE chit-chat and banter has increased to a more than
intolerable level, and I suspect that it has to do with the increased =
number
of younger clarinetists in high school and junior high/middle school who
look at this more as a chat list.

Okay, I am biased. However--and this is directed to the younger members =
of
this list--there is a large number of professionals on this list =
(players
and teachers), and it seems to me that their participation and input has
significantly decreased over the past few years. Could their decreased
participation be directly proportionate to the increase in the juvenile
banter? Hmmm...

David S. Naden

-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Bush [mailto:rbushidioglot@-----.com]=20
Subject: Re: [kl] history of clarinet

That's right, and this group is becoming a vehicle for off topic,=20
juvenile chit chat. I knew exactly what the word meant when I chose to=20
use it.

There is always room for some off topic comments, but a constant diet=20
by a few who compulsively add their two cents to this group is=20
seriously diluting the very reason for the group....to talk about all=20
things that relate to clarinet, clarinet playing, clarinet music,=20
clarinet teaching, clarinet fixing, etc.

While those who do this seem to feel there is nothing wrong with it,=20
they fail to realize that it will eventually drive away many who have=20
substantive and important information to share.

I'm thinking seriously of giving this group a rest. If the banal patter=20
continues at present levels I will unsubscribe before this month is=20
over.

On Friday, April 18, 2003, at 05:32 AM, Wendy Bosma wrote:

> Webster says a perambulator is a baby carriage.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Bush [mailto:rbushidioglot@-----.com]
> Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2003 4:24 PM
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: Re: [kl] history of clarinet
>
> Today I cleaned out my klarinet inbox. 215 messages in the last 4=20
> days. I had not flagged one message. All are going into my computer's=20
> trash can.
>
> Sorry to sound like a grump, but there is entirely too much chit chat=20
> going on here, at least for my taste and the reasons for my=20
> subscribing in the first place. This place is turning into a=20
> perambulator.
>
> On Thursday, April 17, 2003, at 12:58 PM, Rebecca Brennan wrote:
>
>> and others are old all the time;)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> From: "Wendy Bosma" <bosma@-----.net>
>>> Reply-To: klarinet@-----.org
>>> To: <klarinet@-----.org>
>>> Subject: RE: [kl] history of clarinet
>>> Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2003 14:50:19 -0500
>>>
>>> I said I USED to think 30 was old. Now I think it doesn't matter=20
>>> what the number is. Some people at 30 are old. Some people never=20
>>> get old. Some
>>> people are old in the morning and grow younger throughout the day. =20
>>> :)
>>>
>
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