200e

hey, a reminder: it may be worthwhile to use the 200e_beta group for
technical problems; i tend to respond pretty fast.

i'm saying this because i don't have as much time or resources as i'd like
to address such problems (i don't actually "work" at B&A); and it's my
theory that using the group will give users a chance to answer each other's
questions, and to help me+don+yasi glean a better overall pitcure of what
issues are most widespread, and to distribute troubleshooting information
most efficiently.

if you're a 200e owner (1st or 2nd or 3rd on nth-hand) and you're not on the
beta list, please visit http://groups.google.com/group/200e_beta/ and
request an add.

as for the elitism comment, i truly do appreciate and sympathize with that
perspective, but i think it's incomplete and overly severe. i get a lot of
anonymous vitriol and pique in my inbox already, and i don't always deal
with it very well. so if the signal/noise ratio on the 200e yahoo group goes
down i will simply have to stop reading and responding to it, just like i
don't read AH or any other synth forums; i find them, without exception,
upsetting and a waste of time. i'd have to focus all my attention on the
200e_beta group, which doesn't even have publicly visible archives...

"elitism" is the philsophy that society would be best served by catering
exclusively to the needs of the powerful, wealthy, or talented. this is a
repellent concept. i must, however, accept the "pragmatic" realization that
time and patience is limited compared to the internet's infinite cpacity to
produce comabtive bullshit.

of course, my email address is still public knowledge; feel free to ask
questions about the 200e or whatever; many people do...

-eb


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