[meteorite-list] Fw: Pull plug on 'Chicago STEVE'
From: robert szep <zeprox_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:52:22 2004 Message-ID: <003101c24cd6$7f3fdfc0$b11633ce_at_zeprox> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002E_01C24C9B.D2179D40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ----- Original Message -----=20 From: robert szep=20 To: meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com=20 Sent: Monday, August 26, 2002 12:36 AM Subject: Pull plug on 'Chicago STEVE' Here we go again... what to do about Steve from Chicago. May I suggest = pulling the plug once and for all, the 'plug' that connects him to the = list, that is. No one can say he wasn't warned, and in my humble opinion = he's been warned more than one too many times. Sure we all have delete = keys to use, and yes we can all block his messages but why are we being = subjected to doing so?=20 =20 It is one thing, for example, to find a new meteorite and offer = specimens to list members at a good price, thereby sharing ones good = fortunes with fellow listees, most list members wouldn't mind that. But = buying a couple of grams of this or that from 'Mr Haag' at full retail, = then desperately attempting to flip the material to people on the list = is an entirely different matter.=20 =20 Most of the folks on the list know how to contact Robert if they really = need a piece of the Tucson Ring so badly that they can't sleep at night = without it.=20 =20 Steve is trying to pull-off the meteoritical equivalent of going to a = car dealership, buying a new ''beamer'' and trying to re-sell it the = next day in the Auto Trader at a tidy mark-up. The real world simply = does not function in that manner.=20 =20 This whole situation should have been nipped in the bud weeks if not = months ago.=20 =20 Who's in charge again? Hopefully not Steve.=20 =20 How about an open vote on the solution to the situation? Sounds = democratic enough to me...=20 =20 I'll even offer to cast the first one. I say no more warnings, no more = excuses, no more slaps on the wrist.=20 =20 Just PULL THE PLUG.=20 =20 If anyone cares to agree or disagree, go for the gusto...=20 =20 =20 =20 Robert A. Szep=20 ------=_NextPart_000_002E_01C24C9B.D2179D40 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2614.3500" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----=20 <DIV style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A=20 href=3D"mailto:zeprox_at_albedo.net" title=3Dzeprox@albedo.net>robert = szep</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>To:</B> <A href=3D"mailto:meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com"=20 title=3Dmeteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>meteorite-list@meteoritecentr= al.com</A>=20 </DIV> <DIV><B>Sent:</B> Monday, August 26, 2002 12:36 AM</DIV> <DIV><B>Subject:</B> Pull plug on 'Chicago STEVE'</DIV></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Here we go again... what to do about = Steve from=20 Chicago. May I suggest pulling the plug once and for all, the 'plug' = that=20 connects him to the list, that is. No one can say he wasn't warned, and = in my=20 humble opinion he's been warned more than one too many times. Sure we = all have=20 delete keys to use, and yes we can all block his messages but why are we = being=20 subjected to doing so? </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>It is one thing, for example, to find a = new=20 meteorite and offer specimens to list members at a good price, thereby = sharing=20 ones good fortunes with fellow listees, most list members wouldn't mind = that.=20 But buying a couple of grams of this or that from 'Mr Haag' at full = retail, then=20 desperately attempting to flip the material to people on the list is an = entirely=20 different matter. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Most of the folks on the list know how = to contact=20 Robert if they really need a piece of the Tucson Ring so badly that they = can't=20 sleep at night without it. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Steve is trying to pull-off the = meteoritical=20 equivalent of going to a car dealership, buying a new ''beamer'' and = trying to=20 re-sell it the next day in the Auto Trader at a tidy mark-up. The real = world=20 simply does not function in that manner. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>This whole situation should have been = nipped in the=20 bud weeks if not months ago. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Who's in charge again? Hopefully not = Steve.=20 </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>How about an open vote on the solution = to the=20 situation? Sounds democratic enough to me... </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I'll even offer to cast the first one. = I say no=20 more warnings, no more excuses, no more slaps on the wrist. = </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Just PULL THE PLUG. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>If anyone cares to agree or disagree, = go for the=20 gusto... </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Robert A. Szep = </FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_002E_01C24C9B.D2179D40-- Received on Mon 26 Aug 2002 03:59:24 AM PDT |
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