[meteorite-list] [IMCA] Elections and my status

From: drtanuki <drtanuki_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 11:36:49 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <46721.8452.qm_at_web53106.mail.re2.yahoo.com>

Dear Involved,
  Please keep IMCA business off of the meteorite list and on the IMCA list as it was designed for. Thank you. Dirk Ross...Tokyo

--- On Sun, 8/29/10, Greg Catterton <star_wars_collector at yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: Greg Catterton <star_wars_collector at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] [IMCA] Elections and my status
> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com, "Meteorites USA" <eric at meteoritesusa.com>
> Date: Sunday, August 29, 2010, 3:24 AM
> I love the Meteorite Men TV show, its
> a great way to get meteorites out into the public attention
> on a mainstream level. I actually even tried to help promote
> it with one of my websites. Its a great thing and I never
> would make it seem like a bad thing.
>
> The museum will be very interactive and not like anything
> else out there.
> I want people to have fun and learn while they have fun...
> the type of learning that you dont know your doing until its
> too late.
>
> Its not that I am seeking an endorsement or even funding
> from the IMCA, but for the group to have more of an active
> role in something like this. Even if members posted to the
> IMCA list and shared ideas and we tossed thoughts and
> opinions around, it would be better then the silence that
> the IMCA list is.
>
> I will go back to my original statement about the BBB. Its
> old, outdated and not what it was many years ago. Thats not
> the way I would like to see the IMCA turn out.
> Sure the IMCA may have its original goals, but as times
> change so should the goals. Otherwise, what you end up
> having is an out of touch group that is stagnant and lacking
> vision. The world of meteorites is changing, the IMCA needs
> to keep up with it.
>
> If the IMCA as an international group of meteorite
> collectors will not stand up to fill a role that is needed,
> then who should?
> We can all sit and complain about how bad new laws are (or
> new enforcement of old ones) and it will only get worse.
> One voice will be washed out in a group of people, but if
> the group of people take up the call of the one voice, it
> will be heard loudly.
>
> Im not expecting the IMCA to become the voice of all, but I
> do hope they will step up and at least become a voice.
>
>
>
> Greg Catterton
> www.wanderingstarmeteorites.com
> IMCA member 4682
> On Ebay: http://stores.shop.ebay.com/wanderingstarmeteorites
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>
>
> --- On Sat, 8/28/10, Meteorites USA <eric at meteoritesusa.com>
> wrote:
>
> > From: Meteorites USA <eric at meteoritesusa.com>
> > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] [IMCA] Elections and my
> status
> > To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> > Date: Saturday, August 28, 2010, 2:09 PM
> > Hey Greg, I agree with you on the
> > museum idea, however, the comment about the museum and
> the
> > Meteorite Men, is not entirely accurate.
> >
> > The Meteorite Men is a show about meteorite hunting,
> > collecting and value, the science, and of course
> centers
> > around the adventure. You're assuming in your
> statement
> > people want to be educated. They don't! People want to
> be
> > entertained. If people want to be educated they'd go
> to
> > school. The Science Channel has a very good formula.
> Over
> > the years, Discovery has honed their recipe for a show
> down
> > to a few key components, which mix the ingredients in
> a way
> > that appeals to a much wider audience. If it were just
> about
> > the science, it would be boring as hell and nobody
> would
> > watch. Either you make it FUN, or you make it
> dramatic. My
> > advice for your museum is not to focus your marketing
> on the
> > educational part. Make it fun, make it interactive,
> keep it
> > exciting, the science and education comes naturally.
> >
> > Also, Don't fault the IMCA for not jumping on the
> > bandwagon. Count Deiro's point about the IMCA being
> like the
> > BBB is a good analogy. The IMCA is not about
> endorsement,
> > it's about "Authenticity", and in a word, trust. If
> the IMCA
> > jumped out there and started promoting the Meteorite
> Museum,
> > or other causes it might be seen as an endorsement of
> sorts.
> > They are not a lobbyist group, nor do they promote
> activism
> > of any kind. If the IMCA somehow endorsed your museum,
> what
> > would happen? I don't know...
> >
> > Regards,
> > Eric
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > From: Greg Catterton<star_wars_collector at yahoo.com>
> > > Sent: Aug 28, 2010 11:47 AM
> > > To:imca at imcamail.de
> > > Subject: [IMCA] Elections and my status
> >
> > > This is a chance to really break meteorites into
> a
> > greater public awareness. Sure it wont be on the level
> of
> > "meteorite men" but its more real then the TV show
> and
> > something that has the ability to educate the public
> rather
> > then entertain - far more then the TV show does.
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