[meteorite-list] Maybe time to move on....

From: Dave Harris <entropydave_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon Oct 4 11:59:37 2004
Message-ID: <41617308.000094.02552_at_D500>

Hi folks,
I seem to have got a few people such as 'Mauro' and others upset as I have
been using the Metlist (and others) to promote private sales.
To be honest I am generally a bit unhappy with this inclination to turn on
anyone at the drop of a hat.
I am fully aware that I am not the greatest contributor to the list - I only
have questions and not many answers as there are so many experts on the list
 and I am aware also that I do use the list to promote sales, which I also
know a lot of people probably do not like, but the massive majority, instead
of having a personal pop at me just delete the emails.

So, I think that I may have to leave both the Metlist and the IMCA as I am
not too sure I wish to be associated with people who appear to stick the
knife in at the fist available opportunity.

I am perhaps being a little oversensitive, but I am going thru a tricky time
of life, no job and no money whilst having a lot of responsibility. I do
not like having to defend myself to people I have always regarded as friends


After some of the bitchfests I have seen on the list, I am surprised at the
vehemence of the attacks I have been getting just because I elected to
advertise a piece of rock that cost me over ?1000 and understandably wish to
make a return on it.

When certain individuals on this list are expelled or calmed down to the
point that I can respect their opinions then I might rejoin. But until then
I think I am going to lurk for a couple of days then leave and also remove
my IMCA registration.

I was hoping I would never have to write this email, but some of you have
really crushed my passion for space rocks and my thirst for knowledge.

I do thank those wonderful people, however, who have been so good to me with
feeding my head with sound advice.
Next week Mark Ford and I are donating some very substantial specimens to
Sir Patrick Moore at his astronomy club (complete with the press there) and
that will make me happy to give some of my hard earned rocks away. I hope
that they will go some way to educating some people into the wonders of this
subject, and hopefully they will not be experiencing the barbs and arrows I
have had to endure.


best to all of you who I care about (which is most of you!)


dave
Received on Mon 04 Oct 2004 11:58:00 AM PDT