[meteorite-list] Fwd: "Black-Market Trinkets From Space" April 5, 2011

From: Pete Pete <rsvp321_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2011 15:28:03 -0400
Message-ID: <BAY153-w53CD6F1C0A9167B71D330F8AB0_at_phx.gbl>

Would it be worth the effort to submit a freelance science article, instead?
If not to the NYT, there are lots of other magazines that might be willing publishers.
I think there's too much to be said in a rebuttal letter.
 
Best,
Pete

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> From: rickmont at earthlink.net
> To: darryl at dof3.com; meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2011 10:22:30 -0700
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Fwd: "Black-Market Trinkets From Space" April 5, 2011
>
> Darryl and List,
>
> Now I'm even more offended by the NYT. The audacity of the NYT to edit a
> letter-to-the-editor is the ultimate shame. What a crock of s**t.
>
> Darryl, however, what they did publish of your original letter was a great
> "back-atcha" and you shouldn't be embarrased. Congrats are in order for
> you.
>
> This of course, should make us all wonder what they'll do with Anne's
> letter.
>
> Richard Montgomery
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Darryl Pitt"
> To: "Meteorite-list List"
> Sent: Monday, April 11, 2011 10:27 PM
> Subject: [meteorite-list] Fwd: "Black-Market Trinkets From Space" April
> 5,2011
>
>
>
>
> The "Letter to the Editor" referred to was, of course, edited. It was also
> written prior to the receipt of emails from Drs. Agee and Harvey in which
> they disavowed the use of their quotes. The New York Times is my local
> paper and the publication of this article has been terribly embarrassing.
>
> This was the the letter I hoped they would publish....
>
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> > From: Darryl Pitt
> > Date: April 5, 2011 11:39:18 AM EDT
> > To: letters at nytimes.com
> > Cc: scitimes at nytimes.com
> > Subject: "Black-Market Trinkets From Space" April 5, 2011
> >
> >
> > To The Editor:
> >
> > Your article ?Black-Market Trinkets From Space? offers a highly misleading
> > portrait of private meteorite hunters, characterizing them as ?looters?
> > whose endeavors have had a negative impact on scientific research. On the
> > contrary, private collectors are not the bane of science, but are most
> > often important contributors to new research. Consider that as a result of
> > the harvesting done by Bedouins, Berbers and others, 32 distinct specimens
> > of Mars and 43 distinct specimens of the Moon, as well as other exotic
> > samples, have been discovered in the hot deserts since the mid-1990s---all
> > of which have undergone study. Conversely, not one such specimen was
> > recovered by scientists in these regions before this time, and since then
> > scientists have recovered only four such specimens. In fact, it has been
> > argued there is no other scientific discipline where researchers have been
> > aided as much by the private sector than in the study of meteorites.
> >
> > Darryl Pitt
> > New York City
> >
>
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