CAUT

Hi everyone,

A new button has been added called "Mark as Inappropriate".

When participating in a discussion, look to the right hand side for "Reply to Discussion". Click the down arrow. You'll notice the new option.

For more information about the new button, the Online Communications Committee and the new procedure, please read Phil Bondi's letter below:
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Hi everyone.

At the Annual Convention in Norfolk, 2016, the Board of Directors in Post-Council asked for an Online
Communications Committee to be formed and implemented for the purpose of hearing complaints from
our on-line communities. This new, very simple change will make each community essentially self-moderating,
giving each user a voice to speak up if something inappropriate takes place. This request,
and its subsequent implementation, comes at a time of calm from all the communities. Everyone is
playing well together. That makes this committee's job easy; more like non-existent. That would please
everyone.

The committee will be chaired by Mark Purney. I asked the RVP's to present to me a list of candidates
from their regions that they felt would be a good fit for this committee. Many names came forward, and
in the end, I asked 3 people who I thought stood out, and all 3 agreed to serve. They are: Wesley
Hardman, Ruth Zeiner, and Jeannie Grassi.

There were many starts and stops for them, as the mechanics of how a complaint was going to be
handled was worked out with Clint Sears, our Home Office IT person. I will take responsibility for the
slowness in implementing the process. It needed to be a system where a quick response to the
complaint could be handled. Also, we needed to make sure that all the committee members were
receiving the notice that a complaint had been issued. That proved to be more of a challenge than
originally anticipated, but I believe the bugs have been worked out, and the committee is ready to go.
Mark has developed a set of guidelines the committee needs to follow. The 'rules' will be added to the
bottom right side of the home page@ my.ptg.org, in the same place you find the Code of Conduct.
Again, this is being implemented in a time of calm with all the communities.

There will be a 'button' (Mark as Inappropriate) added to the bottom of our discussion-type
communities, like Pianotech and CAUT, for example. There will be no button added to the committees.
Once that button is pushed, the committee will go to work to provide a solution to the situation. I stress;
this is being implemented in a time of calm. We do not expect or anticipate a flood of complaints. Again,
everyone is cooperating, getting along, and in general, the tenor of the groups is quite cooperative and
congenial. We anticipate this trend to continue.

If there are any questions, I, Mark, or the Executive Committee would be happy to assist.

With permission from President Paul Brown,

-Phil Bondi

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Paul

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Paul Brown, RPT
President
Piano Technicians Guild
Vancouver, BC Canada
Email: pres@ptg.org
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Excellent work Phil!! Yay team!!!

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[Kevin] [Fortenberry] [RPT]
[Staff Techician]
[Texas Tech Univ]
[Lubbock] [TX]
[8067783962]
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Original Message:
Sent: 09-09-2017 01:04
From: Paul Brown
Subject: New button added: "Mark as Inappropriate"

Hi everyone,

A new button has been added called "Mark as Inappropriate".

When participating in a discussion, look to the right hand side for "Reply to Discussion". Click the down arrow. You'll notice the new option.

For more information about the new button, the Online Communications Committee and the new procedure, please read Phil Bondi's letter below:
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hi everyone.

At the Annual Convention in Norfolk, 2016, the Board of Directors in Post-Council asked for an Online
Communications Committee to be formed and implemented for the purpose of hearing complaints from
our on-line communities. This new, very simple change will make each community essentially self-moderating,
giving each user a voice to speak up if something inappropriate takes place. This request,
and its subsequent implementation, comes at a time of calm from all the communities. Everyone is
playing well together. That makes this committee's job easy; more like non-existent. That would please
everyone.

The committee will be chaired by Mark Purney. I asked the RVP's to present to me a list of candidates
from their regions that they felt would be a good fit for this committee. Many names came forward, and
in the end, I asked 3 people who I thought stood out, and all 3 agreed to serve. They are: Wesley
Hardman, Ruth Zeiner, and Jeannie Grassi.

There were many starts and stops for them, as the mechanics of how a complaint was going to be
handled was worked out with Clint Sears, our Home Office IT person. I will take responsibility for the
slowness in implementing the process. It needed to be a system where a quick response to the
complaint could be handled. Also, we needed to make sure that all the committee members were
receiving the notice that a complaint had been issued. That proved to be more of a challenge than
originally anticipated, but I believe the bugs have been worked out, and the committee is ready to go.
Mark has developed a set of guidelines the committee needs to follow. The 'rules' will be added to the
bottom right side of the home page@ my.ptg.org, in the same place you find the Code of Conduct.
Again, this is being implemented in a time of calm with all the communities.

There will be a 'button' (Mark as Inappropriate) added to the bottom of our discussion-type
communities, like Pianotech and CAUT, for example. There will be no button added to the committees.
Once that button is pushed, the committee will go to work to provide a solution to the situation. I stress;
this is being implemented in a time of calm. We do not expect or anticipate a flood of complaints. Again,
everyone is cooperating, getting along, and in general, the tenor of the groups is quite cooperative and
congenial. We anticipate this trend to continue.

If there are any questions, I, Mark, or the Executive Committee would be happy to assist.

With permission from President Paul Brown,

-Phil Bondi

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Paul

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Paul Brown, RPT
President
Piano Technicians Guild
Vancouver, BC Canada
Email: pres@ptg.org
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Yes! Nice work. This has been needed!

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"That Tuning Guy"
Scott Kerns
www.thattuningguy.com
Tunic OnlyPure & TuneLab user
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Original Message:
Sent: 09-09-2017 01:04
From: Paul Brown
Subject: New button added: "Mark as Inappropriate"

Hi everyone,

A new button has been added called "Mark as Inappropriate".

When participating in a discussion, look to the right hand side for "Reply to Discussion". Click the down arrow. You'll notice the new option.

For more information about the new button, the Online Communications Committee and the new procedure, please read Phil Bondi's letter below:
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hi everyone.

At the Annual Convention in Norfolk, 2016, the Board of Directors in Post-Council asked for an Online
Communications Committee to be formed and implemented for the purpose of hearing complaints from
our on-line communities. This new, very simple change will make each community essentially self-moderating,
giving each user a voice to speak up if something inappropriate takes place. This request,
and its subsequent implementation, comes at a time of calm from all the communities. Everyone is
playing well together. That makes this committee's job easy; more like non-existent. That would please
everyone.

The committee will be chaired by Mark Purney. I asked the RVP's to present to me a list of candidates
from their regions that they felt would be a good fit for this committee. Many names came forward, and
in the end, I asked 3 people who I thought stood out, and all 3 agreed to serve. They are: Wesley
Hardman, Ruth Zeiner, and Jeannie Grassi.

There were many starts and stops for them, as the mechanics of how a complaint was going to be
handled was worked out with Clint Sears, our Home Office IT person. I will take responsibility for the
slowness in implementing the process. It needed to be a system where a quick response to the
complaint could be handled. Also, we needed to make sure that all the committee members were
receiving the notice that a complaint had been issued. That proved to be more of a challenge than
originally anticipated, but I believe the bugs have been worked out, and the committee is ready to go.
Mark has developed a set of guidelines the committee needs to follow. The 'rules' will be added to the
bottom right side of the home page@ my.ptg.org, in the same place you find the Code of Conduct.
Again, this is being implemented in a time of calm with all the communities.

There will be a 'button' (Mark as Inappropriate) added to the bottom of our discussion-type
communities, like Pianotech and CAUT, for example. There will be no button added to the committees.
Once that button is pushed, the committee will go to work to provide a solution to the situation. I stress;
this is being implemented in a time of calm. We do not expect or anticipate a flood of complaints. Again,
everyone is cooperating, getting along, and in general, the tenor of the groups is quite cooperative and
congenial. We anticipate this trend to continue.

If there are any questions, I, Mark, or the Executive Committee would be happy to assist.

With permission from President Paul Brown,

-Phil Bondi

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Paul

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Paul Brown, RPT
President
Piano Technicians Guild
Vancouver, BC Canada
Email: pres@ptg.org
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