greetings all well said & well put Piper, as an interested list lurker , Ron & Bernd's &........tech input is fascinating. the laundry battles have lost their charm & makes one wonder why on the list ? water on mars .... who's gonna classify the first sedimentary meteorite ? back to lurking & searching
allthebest colin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Piper R.W. Hollier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "wrecks463" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "metorite list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, May 11, 2002 1:26 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Dr. King collection ... and other arguments > At 18:52 10/05/02 -0700, Rex wrote: > >Personally I think these arguments are kind of funny. Its sort of like > >sitting in the backyard listening to the neighbors fight. As long as > >nobody starts beating the crap out of their wife dont get involved, just > >sit back and watch the fireworks. > > Hello Rex and list, > > Admittedly every dogfight has some entertainment value. When the > participants are human rather than canine, who is to say that the spectacle > isn't even more amusing. Just the same, I don't look forward to the day > when most of the airtime of the six o'clock news will be replaced with the > Jerry Springer show. Nor do I consider this list the place for the kind of > cheap spectacles we have seen recently. > > If I am not mistaken, this list is intended to serve (primarily?) an > educational function. We are fortunate to have the participation of many > professional scientists and serious amateurs. When the level of discourse > degenerates to that of a barroom brawl, not only does that distract from > the main purpose of the list, but it may tend to convince serious > professionals who contribute so much to this list that they are wasting > their time here. Those of you who, like myself, have been on the list for > many years know that this is not a hypothetical concern -- we have seen it > happen before. This list would not be what it is without the frequent > contributions of Ron, Allan, Bernd, and a long list of other professional > GENTLEMEN who undoubtedly are not here for the name-calling, back-biting, > and four letter words. I have great respect for them for their willingness > to put up with the recent distractions. > > PLEASE, will those of you who are unable or willing to participate here in > a polite and civilized manner, take your gladiator matches to some other > arena. They don't belong here. > > Best regards to all, > > Piper Hollier > Amsterdam NL > > > > > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
