[meteorite-list] Rebuttal to NY Times article

From: Adam Hupe <raremeteorites_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 11:19:11 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <155864.25043.qm_at_web30708.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

Great Job,

Maybe we can all learn something from this.
 
Anne did a great job of researching the facts before posting the rebuttal. More
importantly, she was elected by her peers to represent most of us publicly and
was not acting in a self-promotional manner.


It is too bad W. Broad from the New York Times didn?t perform proper research
before writing this fiction and passing it off as the Gospel truth. I think his
Pulitzer awards should be retracted. His writings reflect poorly on the
citizens of New York, the NYT and the rest of the media for that matter. He has
demonstrated that his creative writing skills are only capable of producing
nonsense at the cost of good people?s reputations. It is obvious that he could
care less about the truth, only promoting himself and his ratings.
 
I hope nobody is stupid enough to give him the time of day again when he
requests interviews for his follow up piece. He has proven himself an adversary
and someone to definitely avoid.
 
It is a crapshoot when dealing with the press. Anybody with any long-term
experience on the subject knows that former treasure hunters have, in most
cases, undeservedly suffered greatly at the hands of the press. We should not
make the same mistake. Simply calling meteorites treasure conjures up old ideas
of looting, smuggling and lawsuits.

 
Professional archeologist, who engage in treasure hunting never use the term
treasure or attach price tags to objects publicly. Rock Hounds have learned the
lesson and do not call themselves treasure hunters. Even after several decades,
the tarnished image of treasure hunting still prevails. It is interesting that
this reporter brought up Egypt where looting was real in the past and well
founded. He then made the connection between meteorites and ancient treasure.

 
Although meteorites are treasure, they go far beyond being mere treasure. They
shouldn?t be referred to as treasure unless you want to open the doors on the
past. It is best to learn from treasure hunters and disconnect from them
publicly, at least in the media.
 
I admit to being a former treasure hunter who has moved onto the more respected,
at least for now, avocation of meteorite hunter and collecting.



Meteorite Connoisseur,

 
Adam
Received on Mon 11 Apr 2011 02:19:11 PM PDT