[meteorite-list] 2007 Peoples Choice Harvey Award Nominee

From: dellenit <dellenit_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2006 14:24:36 +0100
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Hi,
I would vote for Steven Schoner!

At first he even knew our late Harvey..
Second he rediscovered the Glorieta Strewnfield with hundreds of hours
searching - and thanks because he shared this information we can own pieces
of this incredible pallasite.
Last but not least we have his sodium hydroxide treatment for reducing
further disintegration of our so valued iron meteorites !

Steven thank you again !

Wish you all a great Christmas
Harald

-----Urspr?ngliche Nachricht-----
Von: meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com
[mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] Im Auftrag von Michael
L Blood
Gesendet: Samstag, 23. Dezember 2006 01:41
An: Greg Hupe; BIG Collector: MARK BOSTICK
Cc: Meteorite List; Steve Arnold dealer/Qynne
Betreff: Re: [meteorite-list] 2007 Peoples Choice Harvey Award Nominee

Hi Greg, Steve, Geoff and the entire list,
        I agree, Greg - if we are going to kick in our two cents on
suggesting how the people's Choice Harvey will be handled - and I guess
since it is The People's Choice, "the people" should have input into the
process - KISS is absolutely right - I would add, I would like to see it
limited to one person a year. That way
1) the original Harvey Awards are not diluted with multiple yearly People's
Choice awards and
2) It will retain the highest possible significance
        Hope everyone and their loved ones are having a great Christmas or
Festivus, Michael


on 12/22/06 10:04 AM, Greg Hupe at gmhupe at tampabay.rr.com wrote:

> Hi Steve, Geoff, Mark,
>
> The "People's" Choice Award is pretty simple to figure out who would
> be a winner each year. Everyone, as a single person, has a single vote
> and should vote for someone (or pair, group, etc.) he or she thinks is
> deserving of the award. Simply add up the votes and whoever has the
> most, wins. I don't think it should require a round-table emergency
> meeting and rules to figure out. I suggested it last year, as Mark
> graciously pointed out earlier, as a fun thing to do and suggested
> Steve and Geoff since they would not nominate themselves for a well
deserved award of their own.
>
> So, please do not make it a painful, political thing. As we learned
> long ago in business school, "K.I.S.S.", "Keep It Simple Stupid". That
> is, do not ruin a fun thing with a bunch of rules. There can be 600
> nominations and if one person has two votes and the rest only one,
> simple math, the majority of the "People" think so-and-so should get it.
>
> My thoughts...
>
> Best regards,
> Greg
>
> ====================
> Greg Hupe
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> ====================
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "MARK BOSTICK" <thebigcollector at msn.com>
> To: <MeteorHntr at aol.com>; <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Friday, December 22, 2006 12:34 PM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] 2007 Peoples Choice Harvey Award Nominee
>
>
>> Steve requested privately...
>>
>> I asked Michael to repost my email to you, him and the list that
>> never made it to the list for some reason???
>>
>> But would you do that for me, so the list can see what all I said?
>>
>> Steve
>>
>>
>> Michael, Mark, List,
>>
>> To say that this week is the busiest week that both Geoff and I have
>> had all year would probably be an understatement. Therefore I am
>> sorry it has taken so long for either of us to write in on this
>> topic. (After all, Mark's first post was made a whopping 23 hours
>> ago).
>>
>> I have read the posts about the 2007 People's Choice Harvey Awards,
>> as Geoff has (at least some of them). I took some time to chat with
>> both Geoff and Anne Black a little tonight on the subject, and we
>> have agreed that we need to have some type of rules put in place
>> ASAP.
>>
>> At the very least we need to define how many nominations max (if
>> there is a
>> limit) there should be each year (last year there were 3
>> nominations), how the nomination process should work, how many awards
>> there should be given each year (last year there were 3 given), and
>> how the voting should be handled. Does everyone in the IMCA get a vote?
Or everyone on the list?
>> Or only the previous Harvey Award winners? Does anyone nominated
>> automatically win? Or do we pass out ballots at the party and the
>> vote is made, tabulated and announced all the evening of the awards?
>>
>> Then of course we need to decide if the results of the voting should
>> be kept secret until the awards are given so that it would be a
>> surprise, for both the winner(s) as well as the guests at the party?
>> If only the previous Harvey Award winners get to vote, or if the vote
>> is take at the party, then it might be possible to keep even those
>> nominated a secret to doubly keep the results a surprise to the
>> winner(s).
>>
>> Having given out a good number of Harvey Awards over the last few
>> years, the feed back that comes back to Geoff and I more often than
>> any other by the recipient is "I didn't expect this at all, what a
>> surprise and an honor it was." Personally, I feel we would cheat the
>> recipient of this gift of surprise if the results were posted ahead
>> of time publicly. Maybe there is no way to avoid this with the
>> "People's Choice," but I would hope there is.
>>
>> Of course, last year, since Geoff and I controlled the nominating and
>> selection process, the only way to usurp our control was with an
>> outright public rebellion. The surprise was gone for us by the party
>> time, although the honor was still appreciated. With last year being
>> unique, there really wasn't a choice on how it was done.
>>
>> However, for future People's Choice awards, we still do have some
choices.
>>
>> Anyway, for formality sakes, I too agree to the nomination of Bernd!
>>
>> While I won't go so far as to say "no one else in the world deserves
>> to win a People's Choice Harvey more than Bernd does," because it is
>> not my place to say that, as it is the place of the votes that will
>> be cast to determine that; I do whole heartedly support his
>> nomination.
>>
>> Expect Geoff, Anne, and I (as well as a few others) to get together
>> on this subject, probably over the next week or so. (There is
>> nothing important happening next week is there?) Whatever is decided,
>> we should have plenty of time to implement the decision(s) before the
>> Awards are given out on February 2nd.
>>
>> Thanks for your understanding in this matter.
>>
>> Steve Arnold, PMH (Professional Meteorite Hunter)
>>
>>
>> In a message dated 12/22/2006 2:45:35 A.M. Central Standard Time,
>> mlblood at cox.net writes:
>> on 12/21/06 10:37 AM, MARK BOSTICK at thebigcollector at msn.com wrote:
>>> When Geoff accepted the award, he wrote (1-25-2006); "I have one
>>> request/suggestion: let's make the People's Choice an annual event,
>>> so that each year, you can all vote for some deserving person(s) for
>>> a Harvey."
>> ----------
>> Greetings Mark & all,
>> I stand corrected (I am getting used to this). As for
>> being only
>> 125 LBs, Mark, I love you too - also not in a Broke Back Mountain
>> sort of way - as, although your body is small, your heart is big, as
>> Little Big Man's grandfather said (or something just like that).
>> I just came back from a rare day away from the computer
>> and see
>> 96 emails downloaded, but I always read and respond to emails in
>> chronological order, so, I suspect many if not dozens of them
>> chastise (or at least cheer) my demonic blunder. Let it be noted I do
>> agree, Bernd is THE MAN most deserving of a "People's Choice" Harvey,
>> and I cheerfully throw my hat into the ring along with the dozens
>> upon dozens of other appreciative list members who have "seconded"
>> your nomination - and salute you for suggesting it.
>> Best wishes, Michael
>>
>>
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