[meteorite-list] NYT story

From: Bob King <nightsky55_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2011 19:06:15 -0600
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Hi Eric and list,
Here's the thread:
http://tinyurl.com/3kbowog

Bob

On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 6:53 PM, Meteorites USA <eric at meteoritesusa.com> wrote:
> Mike, You said "at the time"... what was the date on that original post? And
> how many comments were made afterward in that forum thread? Got a link?
>
> Eric
>
>
> On 4/5/2011 5:34 PM, Michael Gilmer wrote:
>>
>> Hi Bob and List,
>>
>> It's not a blogger or blog, as the article said. ?It's a message
>> board. ?The person who uttered the quote is a real person. ?I've been
>> a member of that astronomy message board for years before I discovered
>> meteorites (via Bob!). ?As I stated in the original message board
>> thread, the person had no reason to feel the way he does about Gebel
>> Kamil. ? The person was a relative newcomer at the time, and like many
>> newcomers, will often read something and take it as fact. ?This was
>> when Gebel Kamil was still new and the situation was developing.
>>
>> The NYT writer can't even tell a message board post from a blog. ?We
>> can't expect that same writer to know a crater from a pothole or a
>> meteorite from a potato.
>>
>> The NYT has a history of not vetting it's articles, sources, or
>> writers. ?It is tripe "journalism".
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> MikeG
>>
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>> On 4/5/11, Bob King<nightsky55 at gmail.com> ?wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Hi everyone,
>>> Besides the terrible reporting and obvious bias, I was curious about
>>> the meteorite blogger in the article who said he/she was feeling
>>> guilty. What?? We have no idea who this is or if that person exists. I
>>> find it amazing the editor let that go through.
>>> Bob
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