This "Open letter to Technote" was posted by me at Technotes forum January 16 - 2002 (about 21 o'clock GMT), and was deleted from the forum by admin at once. I posted it once again later the same night, and the next morning (today) it was deleted again, with no comment, as the usual way we've seen it lately.
They probably did not bother to read it, not to speak about reply to it. Well, that act really speak for itself!
When showing such arrogant way to behave, I found that I would post the letter here at SynthSone as well.
I guess there is no need to say that I'm very sorry about that Technote now seems to turn the back on us like this.
GJ

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To the administrators at Technote.

For a while we have seen a Technote forum who has grown to be a great meeting place for Technics users as well as other keyboard-brands users.
Lot's of people have found the way to this Website to make use of the different services you have to offer. Many people also visit the forums, and some of us even use to write a word or more.

During the last month there most obviously have been something which cause this big changes that we now can see at the forum, and also the very, very strict kind of acting from the admin.
Even simple questions about this things has been deleted without any comments at all, and there are no kind of messages about why this happens, except from the new rules who have to be agreed every time to enter this furum.
Now I can see that the category where I was intended to post this "letter" is locked.

If it is something that I have done who cause this actions, I would like to know, because if so, it's me who should have been excluded from the forum, not any sort of 'collective punishment'.
I think it would have been better if you told us what's wrong, and then also what the actions would be if the exact happening or unwanted course of events didn't stop, before or instead of start acting like this. It's a kind of severe "we don't want to speak to you" thing.

In my opinion we need a place like this, where there is a business with a skillful crew of experts
who offer this great world wide service. When it also let the members/customers help each other to solve both small and big technical and musical problems, it's even better.
It is no problem to join or set up another Technics related forum or board elsewhere, but I think we should try to keep up this common surroundings that we have seen grow here lately instead of cut it down.

The fact that many of the members/users/customers "spreads the words" about Technote and the nice service offered here, most probably also have a positive effect. Because this 'adverts' might rise the number of visitors, would'nt it then again increase the amount customers for your business?

Please, let's speak out about what it was who cause this things happen, then reopen the forums who have a growing potential, and also make some "space under the roof" again.
It can't be that wrong if we happen to use a tiny bit of the forum to solve a "world problem" or two once in a while, eh?

Kind regards
GJ

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