I was thinking the same thing about a Canadian writing American law.. This is such a disservice to everyone involved, especially the scientific community and institutions. Avoiding the media is the best thing to do. One more thing - I have to agree with Bill on the Chicago Steve issue. It is a real annoyance to be reading an interesting thread with everyone's opinion on a serious matter, only to be interrupted by that crap. Link it to Ebay like everyone else. Jim
> Message: 2 > Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2012 10:02:35 -0800 (PST) > From: Adam Hupe <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] BLM and Meteorite Recovery Policy > To: Adam <[email protected]> > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > I have been warning for years that making meteorites into treasure for TV > or media purposes would lead to the meteorite hunting downfall. > > > History is repeating itself.? It happened with relic hunters, > coin-shooters and fossil finders because they became known as treasure > hunters due to the popular press.? A few got there 15-minutes of fame and > everybody else paid for it!? Treasure hunting as a wholesome hobby that > could have been enjoyed by generations of family members has never > recovered.? It is now completely off-limits on BLM land and so too will be > meteorite hunting now that they are "antiques".? Everything on Earth could > be considered an antique using Schmitt's reasoning. > > > Just wait until the next version of their meteorite recovery policy.? And > to think a poorly written paper by a Canadian and some fleeting moments of > fame for a few could influence American law.? > > > Happy Hunting, > > Adm > ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
