MMD Editorial Practices
By Roger Waring
Dear Jody and Robbie, Well now I have only been a subscriber for a couple of weeks, but I know what it takes to provide a service such as you do. It takes time. And patience. And tact. And knowledge. But most of all it takes enthusiasm. It seems to me that this is what drives all of us on. The love of an instrument and the joy of its sound.
The world of the Net is the most incredible development in communications in my lifetime (just over half a century!) and it gives me -- and I am sure many others -- the greatest pleasure to converse with fellow devotees from around the globe.
_Someone_ has to take the initiative for all this to happen, and it is important that they too take pleasure from the exercise as much as the audience. I warmly commend the editors of the MMD for taking the trouble that they do. We should all be grateful for the splendid efforts that are undertaken on our behalf.
Any group such as this will have some more opinionated and more technically competent members than others. Often it seems to me these are frequently the same ones! Of course it is to our benefit if those technicians are generous enough share their expertise with us. But let the majority have the forum that they want. I personally feel that some of the criticisms are leaning towards hair-splitting.
The MMD is fine as it is. You know what they say: If it ain't broke -- don't fix it! Best regards to all.
Roger Waring
P.S. I belong to a number of railway societies -- is there some sort of connection between player pianos and steam engines?
[ Maybe the "huffing and puffing!" :)
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