Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Hi Jade, I do agree and there is no way I would contribute to some type
of splitting of the power of the group. Thats why I responded as I did
before and why I want to see if the users here would help in crafting a
solution to move the board up to a more professional level. To be honest,
if there is no consensus, I'm just gunna stay with the status quo as I
can stand Yahoo if I have to, this group is too valuable as a resource
for all involved. I am just tyring to offer to move us up a level to
something a bit more professional. I won't repeat the other long winded
post, but I am interested in feedback from all of the users since this
will be about serving the entire community.

If you haaven't looked yet, I invite you to visit the prototype
domain/group I have set up here:

http://www.dtxpressions.com/phpbb

and the main site here:

http://www.dtxpressions.com

and let me know what you think of it. :)

Vern

-- 
Vern Graner CNE/CNA/SSE     | "If the network is down, then you're
Senior Systems Engineer     | obviously incompetent so why are we
Texas Information Services  | paying you? Of course, if the network
vern@... www.txis.com  | is up, then we obviously don't need
Cell 507-7851 Desk 328-8947 | you, so why are we paying you?" VLG



Jade said:
> Guys...in light of Ed's comments...I have only one
> word for Ed's responsa-and that is AMEN!!!  I am
> LIVING PROOF that Yamaha LISTENS and OBSERVES this
> forum.  WE ARE KNOWN TO those who work at Yamaha-and
> those folks have CLOUT!!  To dilute ourselves would be
> shooting ourselves in the foot-I for one will stay in
> this forum-are adds annoying? Yes! Constantly having
> to log in a pain? Yes!  But this forums deals with
> YAMAHA modules and e drums-it is one voice that has
> come to my rescue, and one voice who has the attention
> of Yamaha's ear!
> Jade
> --- liberatusvirus <liberatusvirus@...> wrote:
>> Vern,
>>
>> Your proposed alternative to the Yahoo board would
>> undoubtedly be an
>> improvement in many important respects. It's much
>> more along the
>> lines of the unofficial vdrums forum, which is a
>> very informative,
>> and classy setup. My sole concern is this: Yamaha is
>> aware of this
>> group. Just months after it was established in late
>> 1999, it
>> achieved a certain credibility with the company
>> because of the
>> intelligent questions and comments that emanated
>> from it.
>> Apparently, Dave Jewell has been known to check it
>> out from time to
>> time, especially, shall we say, in times of stress.
>> I'm not claiming
>> that the board has the undivided attention of
>> Yamaha's management;
>> it's definitely well on the peripery. But it does
>> have a presence,
>> and our recent telephone foray into the hierarchy
>> has given it
>> renewed notoriety. I doubt very much that the vdrums
>> forum has
>> anywhere near the contact with Roland that this one
>> has with Yamaha.
>>
>> The Yahoo board is now 600 strong. If there's an
>> exodus, some people
>> will undoubtedly stay behind. I don't know how many,
>> but it always
>> happens. That will mean that the membership of 600
>> will get diluted.
>> Some of us would like to see this group, or whatever
>> group takes its
>> place, become even more significant in Yamaha's
>> e-drum plans. If
>> that is ever to happen, the numbers will matter.
>> Also, the more we
>> become a moving target, the less chance we may have
>> to solidify our
>> position.  Would it be unthinkable for Yamaha to
>> search out a new
>> group if it forms, or to file the new web address
>> away somewhere in
>> case they want to check it out? No, but I'm not sure
>> that even so
>> seemingly innocuous a change as a splintered board
>> wouldn't be an
>> excuse for them to lose any interest that they might
>> have now. As I
>> said, we're on the periphery. These are delicate
>> times for e-drums,
>> especially Yamaha, which has discontinued two of its
>> three lines. I
>> would like to see this group become a testing ground
>> of sorts for
>> Yamaha's ideas. I don't know if it will happen, but
>> I don't want to
>> risk anything that might diffuse its input. As a
>> related case in
>> point, we managed to get Visu-lite, a small company,
>> to make a
>> product solely for owners of Yamaha modules. This
>> was no meant feat,
>> and it happened, in part, because we could point to
>> a large number
>> of possibly interested people in one place who would
>> become aware of
>> it in one fell swoop.
>>
>> Your proposal is enormously tempting, but I think
>> these points
>> should be taken into consideration.
>>
>> Ed
>>
>> --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Vernon Graner"
>> <vern@t...> wrote:
>> > Just turn OFF HTML when reading your messages. It
>> makes it (barely)
>> > bearable. :)
>> >
>> > I've been thinking about adding a mailing list or
>> message board to
>> the
>> > DTXpressions.com website to offer up as a
>> replacement since I'm
>> not a big
>> > fan of Yahoo anyway... How many of you think the
>> embedded ads are
>> > intrusive enough to justify a move?
>> >
>> > Vern
>> >
>> > PS: to see a prototype of the message base I'm
>> talking about, go
>> here:
>> >
>> > http://www.dtxpressions.com/phpbb
>> >
>> > --
>> > Vern Graner CNE/CNA/SSE     | "If the network is
>> down, then you're
>> > Senior Systems Engineer     | obviously
>> incompetent so why are we
>> > Texas Information Services  | paying you? Of
>> course, if the network
>> > vern@t... www.txis.com  | is up, then we obviously
>> don't need
>> > Cell 507-7851 Desk 328-8947 | you, so why are we
>> paying you?" VLG
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > hairytrigger said:
>> > > Yes, I get those messages too. Lately, a long,
>> horizontal one is
>> > > covering the text.Somebody screwed something up.
>> > > Scott
>> > >
>> > > --- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "leffelejon"
>> <gadda@k...> wrote:
>> > >> Anyone else get those advertisments all over
>> the text in
>> messages?
>> > >> Its really annoying
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > Community email addresses:
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>> > >   List owner:   DTXpress-owner@onelist.com
>> > >
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>> > >
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>>
>>
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