List,
I have been around Bob Haag (this radio voice does not sound like bob?) and the
meteorite world long enough to say that in my opinion, Bob Haag and The
Meteorite Men TV show have done nothing but, improve the popularity of
meteorites and those men have represented us well. These are the rock stars of
our field. To see the look in the eyes of the kids while getting Geoff's
autograph is truly a sight to see. Geoff should make us all proud.
So, before you knock them please look at the real cause of the problems;
1) It all started when a certain Meteorite Man was (wrongly) jailed for
attempting to export a 37 ton iron meteorite from Argentina. {Made the press}
1) We do have NYT articles that put out bad information. {made the press}
2) Whether it's true or not The Egyptian officials themselves say it is illegal
to export their meteorites. {made the press}
3) Whether it's true or not We also have India officials saying it is illegal
to export it's meteorites. {made the press}
4) We also have incidents where people admit to being tried , convicted and
imprisoned for illegal mining of meteorites. And then further publicize it on
the local news. {made the press}
5) And of coarse there are all of the news stories about the value of
meteorites. {made the press}
6). Too many more stories to list here but, the point is that the situation
this field is in today cannot be blamed on any one single thing but can be
attributed to many things.
I see the field as growing and improving dramatically.
Our genius scientists are discovering more and more points of interest and our
semi-genius hunters are finding more and more good material.
It's all good.
Carl
Meteoritemax
--
Cheers
---- Adam Hupe <[email protected]> wrote:
> Guido Asked:
>
>
> "Can anyone argue that we are better off as a result of three years
> hyping the rarity and value of meteorites on cable TV and in the
> nation's print media?"
>
> I am beginning to long for the good old days just a decade ago. I have seen
> over a dozen countries restrict meteorite hunting including the U.S. in the
> past few years, many farms and ranches are now off limits due to the
> perception of being treated, fraud is at an all time high and wackos are
> coming out of the woodwork at an alarming rate. Other than that, we are
> great shape.
>
> Every time a self-proclaimed spokesperson seeking fleeting fame steps up to
> the plate, the rest of us are left to deal with the aftermath.
>
>
> Happy Hunting,
>
> Adam
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