[meteorite-list] An embarrassment to us all (but mostly me)!Hi

From: Paul Harris <paul_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 05 Apr 2010 12:02:25 -0700
Message-ID: <4BBA33C1.5050904_at_meteorite.com>

Dear Tom,

The following anti-nut caption has been added to your picture... Can't
promise anything :-)
** Please Note: The house fly was a house fly slide. Part of a child's
"Insects under the microscope" set. **

The Meteorite Exchange, Inc. has reported the copyright violation to
CNNiReport and the story is no longer available.
http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-426479

To Everyone:

Jim and I are always here to help in anyway we can whenever your
material on our sites is causing an issue.

Thank you all!

Paul and Jim


Starsinthedirt at aol.com wrote:
> Hi list. Some of you have pointed out the eBay seller claiming to have
> human blood vessels in Martian meteorites. Cute and harmless nut?
>
> I just stumbled onto this!
>
>
> http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-426479
>
> A housefly found in a meteorite
> March 30, 2010 | Taiwan | Vetting explained
>
> This "report" is not he first time this guy has used my images and my name
> to make insane claims. But this is the first time he has said that
> microphotographer (Tom Phillips), (Me), said he found a house fly in a meteorite
> slice. This is embarrassing to all meteorite collectors.
>
> It is just a photomicrograph of a house fly to demonstrate a
> microphotography technique. This is explained clearly in the Meteorite Times article
> he swiped the image from. Stating otherwise could not be an honest error.
> He has made up words and said I was the author of those words.
>
> This guy should be banned from posting, all his posts should be removed,
> and if possible his computer taken away and given to a child who knows how to
> use it.
>
> Any ideas of how to stop this insanity would be appreciated.
>
> My micrographs are already unconventional. I pursue more art than science
> and I ignore standard techniques used in meteorite examination. The most
> obvious difference in my images is magnification levels higher than what is
> even useful in petro grade determinations. As a result, I have come up
> with some unusual looking features in meteorites. When you come up with the
> unusual you have a high standard of accuracy to maintain or every thing is
> dismissed.
>
> I did not find a house fly in a meteorite slice!!! The house fly was a
> house fly slide. Part of a child's "Insects under the microscope" set.
>
> Why are his eBay listings claiming human body parts in Martian meteorites
> (very high priced) still allowed on eBay??? Does the IMCA have no
> influence with eBay?
>
> Thanks, Tom Phillips
>
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Received on Mon 05 Apr 2010 03:02:25 PM PDT