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Originally posted by The Pro:
yet it is clear that members have left this forum because of the OT posts and/or the open hostility that exists here at times, so there is a problem.


This is not clear to me. All we can state is that members SAID that have left the forum because of the OT posts... That's not quite the same you are concluding, Jim. In Donny's case, I'm quite convinced that the reason he decided to tell us he was going to leave the forum has nothing to do with OT posts. He, I and many others have posted countless times OT messages, in a friendly atmosphere. And we were always able to go back to music and arranger keyboards.

While I think open & undeniable hostility should be banned from the forum with no hesitation (as it has been done by the forum moderator) - although the best way of overcoming it is to simply ignore it -, most of the times what we have been watching here are just personality frictions, usually easily distinguishable in OT threads, but apearing many times disguised (or with the excuse) of some technical discussion. Who doesn't remember some famous discussions like midi-playing versus style-playing, keyboard stands or the Music Pad Pro? I sincerely believe we will find our way to interesting discussions about arrangers, getting to accept our differences!

-- José.