[meteorite-list] Open Letter to Brad Andes of Meteor CraterEnterprises

From: Michael Gilmer <michael_w_gilmer_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2009 10:38:32 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <984169.17463.qm_at_web58404.mail.re3.yahoo.com>

Hi Mark and list,

You and I both are glad for that. I only wish my diatribe could
be permanently erased from the record. But, thanks to Google Cache,
it will live on forever, unfortunately. Even if Art could go in
and delete the message, it will still be cached by Google.

So, for the record (and for Google) - my words were my words, and
not those of the collector community at large. If anyone wants
to draw conclusions based on what I said, then please draw those
conclusions against me and not the collector community as a whole.

There are lots of classy people in the meteorite world with more
self-control than I - those people should not have to suffer
the consequences due to the rash words of a meteorite pariah.

And I also apologize for CC'ing Mark's private reply to me, to the
list. That was an accident and a violation of netiquette.

Best regards,

MikeG


.........................................................
Michael Gilmer (Louisiana, USA)
Member of the Meteoritical Society.
Member of the Bayou Region Stargazers Network.
Websites - http://www.galactic-stone.com and http://www.glassthrower.com
..........................................................



--- On Thu, 3/12/09, Mark Langenfeld <mlangen at execpc.com> wrote:

> From: Mark Langenfeld <mlangen at execpc.com>
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Open Letter to Brad Andes of Meteor CraterEnterprises
> To: michael_w_gilmer at yahoo.com
> Cc: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Date: Thursday, March 12, 2009, 11:52 AM
> I was suffering from a coffee shortage, too, and just now
> noticed that
> Michael's email went to the list and not directly to
> Mr. Andes, as well.
> Guess I'm just as glad of that.
>
> Mark
>
> ---- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael Gilmer"
> <michael_w_gilmer at yahoo.com>
> To: "Mark Langenfeld" <mlangen at execpc.com>
> Cc: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 10:16 AM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Open Letter to Brad Andes of
> Meteor
> CraterEnterprises
>
>
> >
> > Hi listees and Mr. Andes -
> >
> > I have to agree with Mark here. Mr. Andes words
> caught me bright
> > and early in the morning before my coffee kicked in,
> and I was
> > feeling pissy. I really should put a lock on my
> keyboard early in
> > the morning.
> >
> > I apologize to the list and to Mr. Andes for my harsh
> choice of
> > words. I stand by the underlying message and
> sentiment of my
> > letter, but I regret my choice of harsh words. In
> hindsight, I
> > could have expressed my displeasure in a more tasteful
> way.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > MikeG
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> .........................................................
> > Michael Gilmer (Louisiana, USA)
> > Member of the Meteoritical Society.
> > Member of the Bayou Region Stargazers Network.
> > Websites - http://www.galactic-stone.com and
> http://www.glassthrower.com
> >
> ..........................................................
> >
> >
> >
> > --- On Thu, 3/12/09, Mark Langenfeld
> <mlangen at execpc.com> wrote:
> >
> >> From: Mark Langenfeld <mlangen at execpc.com>
> >> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Open Letter to Brad
> Andes of Meteor
> >> CraterEnterprises
> >> To: michael_w_gilmer at yahoo.com
> >> Date: Thursday, March 12, 2009, 9:57 AM
> >> Michael:
> >>
> >> I can tell you feel strongly about this, and I
> fully
> >> understand why. But,
> >> your overwrought diatribe does collectors no more
> favors
> >> than did Mr. Andes
> >> poorly chosen words. In fact, I think it stands
> to make
> >> things even worse.
> >>
> >> I am very sorry you chose to send it.
> >>
> >> Not necessarily "more sophisticated,"
> but
> >> cringing nonetheless ...
> >>
> >> Mark Langenfeld
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >


      
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