I'm glad to have found this board, having been on the BBC Radio 3 messageboards which I was disgusted to see closed down in an apparently peremptory fashion, rather in the manner one would expect from a fascist state! (Well, perhaps not: messageboards would naver have started there, would they? - but it does give an indication of the way things are going at the BBC). What is it that Radio 3 are afraid of? There was much adverse criticism of many aspects of their output and management - but surely they should listen to these and make changes? After all, who is the broadcasting system meant to serve?

A few people have asked this. Some security thing like the avatars I think.

The total number of members is viewable at the foot of the home page, and you can look at 'More Stats' and see Ollie's total 

You are very welcome PeterKatin. I am already used to this board, but at first was getting lost.

I hope to ask you some pianistic questions in the future. It is so exciting to have a distinquished pianist here.

There is a thread about books and a thread about technique, which is not going anywhere.

Please keep up ollie. I have to keep up with my practicing. I hope my technique improves by typing with light wrist and sensitive tip of my finger.

peter k,

welcome - very glad to have you come and join us here, but also wishing we can get the mess sorted out at the BBC end too!

There's a surfeit of smileys on many of the posts here, but the other features are very good, and most importantly, there is a lot of good discussion and fun.  Hope you enjoy it.

Tommo