Michael, Paul & jim, I think this is a wonderful idea. This would certainly fill a much needed to be filled void. It would make the much wanted and needed information available without anyone's neck being on the line. Michael and Paul, GREAT IDEA!!
I would also like to take this opportunity to apologize to the list for my rather flaming response to the unfortunate end of MeteoriteTimes.Com. I reacted rather quickly and with more emotion than common sense. I didn't have all the facts straight before I posted. The loss of MeteoriteTimes.com caught me by surprise and I felt it should never have happened, but as Paul and Jim explained, it wasn't any one event that caused the closure. With this new idea the void is filled and we can all kiss and make up and move on with what we're here for in the first place. Sharing our knowledge and passion for meteorites. Hopefully from the ashes a Phoenix will rise. Thanks for finding a resolution. Steve P.S. I've also gotten all the post's you mentioned Mike. So I assume the list is workiing okay. --- Michael L Blood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all, > Below is a post from Paul and Jim. The list is not > accepting their > posts, so, Paul asked me to foreword them for him. (another follows > regarding the TUCSON SHOW GUIDE). > It is a fascinating aside that this idea occurred > SIMOTANIOUSLY > to both Paul and I completely independently, shortly after a phone > call between us yesterday. When I called him to tell him of "my" > idea, > he laughed and said he had been talking to his wife about it for > the last > 20 minutes. When we compared notes, we had come to the same idea > at EXACTLY the same time. I believe it may be divinely inspired. > The > outcome is, I think you will all agree, a divine one! > I don't know what is wrong with the list, but I HOPE > everyone is > getting the few posts I see getting through, which include Ron > Balke's, > Anne Black's, Mark's and mine, but no others since around noon > today > (Sat,) > So, here we go: > ---------------------------- > Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2003 15:42:19 -0800 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > From: Paul Harris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Please read, discuss, and let us know. > > Dear List, > > The closing down of the MeteoriteTimes web site was a preemptive > decision > based upon recent events which demonstrated our high level of > exposure to > lawsuits. Let us be clear. The magazine was NOT sued. But The > Meteorite > Exchange, Inc. has in the past had to defend itself on more than > one > occasion. We've learned through experience how to better protect > ourselves > from groundless and dropped litigations that only waste money and > time. > > Jim and I are finally sitting side by side and think that we have > found a > solution to the liability issues faced by the publication of > MeteoriteTimes. > > The possible solution to the vacuum we created by ending > MeteoriteTimes, > would be the creation of a venue where any person wanting to write > a > meteorite /tektite related article would be able to send us the > link to > their > article which resides on their own web page. > > We would provide the shell of structure and organization for this > collection of links only. We would not have copyright, nor > editorial > responsibilities, nor liabilities for the consequences of the > contents > contained in said linked to articles. > > We could preserve as much of the look and feel of the original > magazine as > possible. Links and indexes will function much as before with the > linked to > articles appearing in the main frame as before. We would also > offer > technical support and graphics ideas and possibly blank page > templates. > > This venue could have the potential of becoming a greater resource > of > meteorite related material than could ever have been possible > before. > > Best wishes, > > Jim and Paul > > > ************************************************************************** > Paul Harris [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Jim Tobin [EMAIL PROTECTED] > The Meteorite Exchange, Inc. http://www.meteorite.com > PMB#455 P.O. Box 7000, Redondo Beach, CA 90277 USA > *************************************************************************** > > > > > > > > > Convictions are more dangerous enemies of truth than lies. > - Friedrich Nietzsche > -- > Worth Seeing: > - Earth at night from satelite: > http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0011/earthlights_dmsp_big.jpg > - Interactive Lady Liberty: > http://doody36.home.attbi.com/liberty.htm > - Earth - variety of choices: > http://www.fourmilab.ch/earthview/vplanet.html > -- > Cool Calendar & Clock: > http://www.yugop.com/ver3/stuff/03/fla.html > -- > Michael Blood Meteorites & Didgeridoos for sale at: > http://www.michaelbloodmeteorites.com/ > > > > ===== Steve Witt IMCA #9020 http://www.meteoritecollectors.org __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
