[meteorite-list] New York Times Article

From: Martin Altmann <altmann_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2011 20:56:52 +0200
Message-ID: <001301cbf48c$64df84c0$2e9e8e40$_at_de>

Hi Brian,

but do they have the credibility for the common NYT-reader?
According the article they are looters, drug lords driven by rampant greed.

Neither the others from the list here could do it, cause they are junkies.

Nor IMCA can help, because in that former Gebel Kamil article in New
Scientist IMCA was umasked as the meteorite trade's dogsbody.

I agree with Matt and others. In principle only a rebuttal of an esteemed
meteorite scientist would be credible. (Best would be of course by Dr.Harvey
himself).

Because so far they weren't defamed that much in public. Only by Dr.Bland,
expressing his hysteric dilemma to be dependent on the private finds, but
helping the proliferation in doing research on them.

And the intellectual all-time high of Brother Consolmagno
to set his esteemed colleagues on one level with murderers

(The Jesuits are the most papal order. And in the doctrine, see e.g. the
encyclical "Donum Vitae" the destruction of embryonic stem cells is
equivalent with abortion and murder. Was even once suggested by the papal
family council to excommunicate stem cell researchers and women giving
ovules for that kind of research too. So he certainly can't tell, that his
comparison was an accidental slip)

..is fortunately not so widely known.


That Pharisee! He can run in the confessional after each time having worked
on such a supposedly illicitly collected meteorite - and the knee bench
inside must be very worn meanwhile - on so many he worked!
But others?

Oops, have to puke again,
when I read the quote again....

Gulp
Martin




-----Urspr?ngliche Nachricht-----
Von: meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com
[mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] Im Auftrag von Brian
Cox
Gesendet: Mittwoch, 6. April 2011 17:08
An: Meteorite-list
Betreff: Re: [meteorite-list] New York Times Article

Dirk and list,

I think our best Media Face at this time certainly seems to be Geoff and
Steve. Steve and Geoff do you think your producers would be able to fit a
segment into your next show that deals with this perception of the Meteorite

Community or even just a quick spot that states this is a legitimate hobby
and that we are hard working honest people that love meteorites or something

outstanding that would help to turn what this article had done into a
positive view of us.

I don't think this can wait much longer and needs to be addressed
immediately. It would be a shame for this negative image to be spread out
there in the world and that we're more than helpful in this hobby in
assisting the scientific community and I think the sooner it's dealt with
and squashed the better. My fear is that if we don't do something that bad
stories and rumors will fly. If you guys are able to possibly even just add
on a 30 second spot at the beginning or end of any of your reruns that it
would help you guys and help all of us greatly.

We definitely need good publicity and I don't want to put you guys on the
spot and I know it's a lot to ask but if you could get your producers and
the network to work something in I definitely feel that in the long run it
would be great publicity for your show and would make sure you keep the
viewers you have and hopefully bring in new viewers.

All the best to everyone.

Brian

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