Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

I just recived this from Rolf Baehr.  Hopefully he'll be able to help 
the group with our problem.  In spite of his protestation I replied 
to his e-mail & asked if he would take a couple minutes to cure our 
problem for us.  Keep your fingers crossed.

Zilla

"I'm not sure if you meant this email to go to me or what, but I 
never have been a "moderator" for this or any other group.  Make sure 
who you are sending these sorts of messages to before sending them 
please. Get your facts straight.

rbaehr@... 
Subject: Your DTXpress group 
Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2003 03:32:32 -0000"

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "drumzilla" <bukama@n...> wrote:
> I just recived this from Rolf Baehr.  Hopefully he'll be able to 
help 
> the group with our problem.  

I tried to reach Baehr months ago without any response. But more odd 
is that Chris Thackston, the group's founder, who was listed as a 
moderator with Baerh when I went looking for both of them (along with 
Roger), has mysteriously disappeared from that post. Did Chris return 
only to delete himself from the group and absolve himself from 
responsibility?

Ed

Ed wrote: Chris Thackston, the group's founder, who was listed as a 
moderator with Baehr when I went looking for both of them (along with 
Roger), has mysteriously disappeared...Did Chris return only to 
delete himself from the group..."

That's what it looks like, Ed.  Thackston was still listed a few days 
ago, now he's gone.  How &%$#%& sorry is THAT?!  I hope Rolf can help 
us out.  Thackston goes down in my book as a certified s**tbird.

> Thackston goes down in my book as a certified s**tbird.

Are these birds coprophagous in nature?

Stephanie

> drumzilla wrote "That's what it looks like, Ed.  Thackston was still
> listed a few days 
> ago, now he's gone.  How &%$#%& sorry is THAT?!  I hope Rolf can help 
> us out.  Thackston goes down in my book as a certified s**tbird."
> 
> Something to consider:
> 
> Since "we" have been telling Yahoo that Chris Thackston is no longer
> "around" for the past week/month, is it just possible that someone at
> Yahoo actually took two seconds, sent a email to Chris, and when email
> came up "does not exist", that Yahoo just canned his account??? and thus
> it was not done by Chris and he now has no way of defending himself
> here?????
> 
> Last week I went back and started reading this group from post no. 1, and
> my impression from Chris's post is "what a heck of a nice guy!". So unless
> someone or something happened to drive him away from this group, it
> doesn't sound like him. Maybe as I keep reading the post, something may
> come up a post 1020 or somewhere, that would explain why he chose to
> disappear from here.
> 
> OldGuyDrummer
> 
 
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--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, rdamon@m... wrote:
> Since "we" have been telling Yahoo that Chris Thackston is no longer
> > "around" for the past week/month, is it just possible that 
someone at
> > Yahoo actually took two seconds, sent a email to Chris, and when 
email
> > came up "does not exist", that Yahoo just canned his account??? 

Frankly, slinking away doesn't seem like the Chris Thackston that I 
remember, but checking his account and cutting him from the roster 
doesn't sound much like Yahoo either. They have insisted that they 
will not interfere with an established group under any circumstances. 
If they had deleted him, it stands to reason that one of us, or all 
of us, would have known about their action. Right now, it's a mystery.

Ed

Ed wrote: "...slinking away doesn't seem like the Chris Thackston 
that I remember, but checking his account and cutting him from the 
roster doesn't sound much like Yahoo either..."

Man, this just gets curiouser & curiouser, doesn't it?  If we're to 
believe Yahoo, it HAD to be Chris Thackston that wiped his account.  
Add that to the fact that the Rolf Baehr listed as the group owner 
says he's not the moderator/owner of any group, & the weirdness keeps 
building.

I am hopeful that the Rolf Baehr who e-mailed me will take a few 
minutes to check in with the group & solicit volunteers for the 
moderator's job.  With several people willing & able to take the 
reins, the group could be squared away in no time flat.

Keep your fingers crossed, kids!

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "drumzilla" <bukama@n...> wrote:
> Ed wrote: "...slinking away doesn't seem like the Chris Thackston 
> that I remember, but checking his account and cutting him from the 
> roster doesn't sound much like Yahoo either..."
> 
> Man, this just gets curiouser & curiouser, doesn't it?  If we're to 
> believe Yahoo, it HAD to be Chris Thackston that wiped his 
account.  
> Add that to the fact that the Rolf Baehr listed as the group owner 
> says he's not the moderator/owner of any group, & the weirdness 
keeps 
> building.

Just to play along, here's a scenario. Zilla, you can bear me out 
about the protocol: Thackston lost interest eventually, but knew that 
he couldn't resign from his moderator role without assigning someone 
else to it first, so he randomly picked Baehr's name without 
notifying him. I don't recall Baehr ever being a major contributor to 
this group, though he posted a few times; I remember him from other 
edrum settings, however. At any rate, Baehr also drifted away from 
the group, with no idea that he was its designated moderator. Hence, 
his denial to Zilla and his apparent disregard of my note to him. 

Why Thackston never responded to messages sent by Zilla, Roger 
Teevan, and me to his band, Black Root Ensemble, is another head 
scratcher.

Baehr also drifted away from 
> the group, with no idea that he was its designated moderator. 
Hence, 



Just noticed in the Members list that Baehr has been promoted from 
Moderator to "Owner".

OldGuyDrummer

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "oldguydrummer" <rdamon@m...> wrote:
> Just noticed in the Members list that Baehr has been promoted from 
> Moderator to "Owner".

OGD,

I'm not even sure that the star was there earlier this morning when I 
last checked. When was the last time you looked before you noticed 
the change?

Ed

Ed,

Earlier this morning when I checked, he was still listed as a moderator
(yellow star). When I just check before lunch, the star changed colors to
blue, and when checking under the moderator tab, he was now listed as an
owner. 

Also, in reference to your earlier comment about Yahoo's interference. 

here's what the Yahoo guidelines say:

"Yahoo! Groups, in its sole discretion, may terminate or remove any content,
Group or your Yahoo! ID immediately and without notice "
So now if Rolf Baehr can just graciously appoint multiple folks here as
Moderators, we can finally put this issue behind us.


OldGuyDrummer
 
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--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, rdamon@m... wrote:
> here's what the Yahoo guidelines say:
> 
> "Yahoo! Groups, in its sole discretion, may terminate or remove any 
content,
> Group or your Yahoo! ID immediately and without notice "

OGD,

Nice catch. This sure is a weird set of circumstances.

Ed