[meteorite-list] Dr. King collection ... and other arguments

From: colin wade <ceweed_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:04:48 2004
Message-ID: <000201c1f958$3aadee00$02000003_at_colinwad>

greetings all

well said & well put Piper, as an interested list lurker , Ron & Bernd's
&........tech input is fascinating.
the laundry battles have lost their charm & makes one wonder why on the list
?
 water on mars .... who's gonna classify the first sedimentary meteorite ?
back to lurking & searching

allthebest
colin
----- Original Message -----
From: "Piper R.W. Hollier" <piper_at_xs4all.nl>
To: "wrecks463" <wrecks463_at_cox.net>; "metorite list"
<meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Saturday, May 11, 2002 1:26 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Dr. King collection ... and other arguments


> At 18:52 10/05/02 -0700, Rex wrote:
> >Personally I think these arguments are kind of funny. Its sort of like
> >sitting in the backyard listening to the neighbors fight. As long as
> >nobody starts beating the crap out of their wife dont get involved, just
> >sit back and watch the fireworks.
>
> Hello Rex and list,
>
> Admittedly every dogfight has some entertainment value. When the
> participants are human rather than canine, who is to say that the
spectacle
> isn't even more amusing. Just the same, I don't look forward to the day
> when most of the airtime of the six o'clock news will be replaced with the
> Jerry Springer show. Nor do I consider this list the place for the kind of
> cheap spectacles we have seen recently.
>
> If I am not mistaken, this list is intended to serve (primarily?) an
> educational function. We are fortunate to have the participation of many
> professional scientists and serious amateurs. When the level of discourse
> degenerates to that of a barroom brawl, not only does that distract from
> the main purpose of the list, but it may tend to convince serious
> professionals who contribute so much to this list that they are wasting
> their time here. Those of you who, like myself, have been on the list for
> many years know that this is not a hypothetical concern -- we have seen it
> happen before. This list would not be what it is without the frequent
> contributions of Ron, Allan, Bernd, and a long list of other professional
> GENTLEMEN who undoubtedly are not here for the name-calling, back-biting,
> and four letter words. I have great respect for them for their willingness
> to put up with the recent distractions.
>
> PLEASE, will those of you who are unable or willing to participate here in
> a polite and civilized manner, take your gladiator matches to some other
> arena. They don't belong here.
>
> Best regards to all,
>
> Piper Hollier
> Amsterdam NL
>
>
>
>
>
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Received on Sat 11 May 2002 11:06:58 AM PDT