Indeed, in other words, if it ain't broke don't change it. Sent from Gary's iPhone
On Jan 6, 2013, at 11:11 AM, John Cabassi <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm quite happy with Find and Fall, been using that since I first > started and I see no reason to change. Besides I'm getting too old for > changes ;-) > > Cheers > John > > On Sat, Jan 5, 2013 at 8:52 AM, Michael Farmer <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Noit makes perfect sense actually, is it a fall or a find. I spoke to >> Garvie yesterday, who made very clear there are only two terms, fall or >> find. >> You would make a great politician, mincing words until no logic is left to >> find. >> An old meteorite found in a field was found, thus a find. >> been that way for centuries, no need to change it now. >> >> Michael Farmer >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> On Jan 5, 2013, at 9:30 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Mike, >>> >>> The Meteoritical Bulletin Database uses the following terminology: >>> >>> Observed fall: No >>> >>> Does that disturb you? >>> >>> Paul Swartz >>> >>>> I find this new attempt to change terminology disturbing. I have >>>> hundreds of old catalogs from the top museums and dealers from more than >>>> 200 >>>> years ago till today, all of them list falls and finds. None of them >>>> discuss >>>> unobserved falls as an acceptable alternative. >>>> Are we really ready to just accept anything thrown out there, and watch >>>> as all manner of BS is used to discredit hundreds of years of accepted >>>> terminology? >>>> My private collection focuses on witnessed falls, with date and time >>>> and science to back it up. >>>> I am not interested in another group which would include every >>>> meteorite ever to have fallen, since they did actually all fall at some >>>> point. >>>> Well, I guess Anne can delete her birthday fall calendar page since now >>>> we can simply put every NWA on any date you choose to believe it might have >>>> possibly fallen:). >> ______________________________________________ >> >> Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com >> Meteorite-list mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ > > Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
