Re: [meteorite-list] Slow to Approve New Members

[Walter Branch]

Hi Adam and List,   Contrary to your experience, I unsubscribed from the list earlier this year and it took nearly two weeks for me to re-subscribe, after three or four unreplied emails.   I know of another long time list member who had the same problem with a longer time span, and this happened last month.  I still don't know if he is back on the list.   Here is an email which I received this morning:   Walter your post tonight brings up a sore point with me. I read the meteorite list on the web daily, even hourly and have tried to subscribe and have emailed [EMAIL PROTECTED] with no reply. Below is a copy of the last email I sent on August 11th.  The previous one was about a month before the last one. I think this is a serious issue.  You have permission to post part or all of this to the list. Mike Fowler Chicago I want to be a member of the meteorite list. Am I doing something wrong? This is my 6th attempt to subscribe to the list. Three times using the web site and this is the third time by email. My name is: Mike Fowler (address and phone number deleted) I have bought about a dozen meteorites on ebay recently under the name of Starsandrocks. I am an amateur astronomer and a member of several yahoo lists such as TMB optics & TEC Telescopes under the name of mqfowler. I have bought meteorites from:  Finmet, Meteorite Market, Langheinrich Meteorites, Ron Hartman,  Meteorite Lab, Nickelironmonkey (Jim Coffman), Mike Farmer, Nelson Oaks, Stefan Ralew,  a Park Forest specimen from Larry Atkins, and of course from Dean Bessey. I have bought and sold on astromart (telescopes) under the name of Mike Fowler. I'm an overall good guy, so I hope to qualify for membership. Thanks, Mike Fowler -Walter   ------------------------------------------ www.branchmeteorites.com Walter Branch, Ph.D. Branch Meteorites PO Box 60492 Savannah, GA  31420     ----- Original Message ----- From: Walter Branch To: Meteorite Mailing List Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 8:23 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Slow to Approve New Members Hello Everyone,   Does anyone know why it takes so long for someone to get approval from Art to become a member of the list.  I have referred several potential collectors to the list, and they are very excited to learn of the existence of the list but sometimes, they lose interest because after weeks of waiting, they don't get approved.  I just referred someone 5 minutes ago, and I had to tell them that it may take weeks before they are approved and to "hang in there."   Here is an excerpt from an email I just received:   >Do you think you could post something to the list about it? > It would be much appreciated.   >I'm sure not everyone is as tenacious as I am about it and > probably just go away.   -and-   >This is great Walter--I really like these weekly sales ads. >since I can't seem to get on the meteorites list, this is the >best thing going for me. What does one have to do to get >on the list? Is there some secret handshake or something?   Is there some technical issue going on here that I am unaware of?   or what?   -Walter  ------------------------------------------ www.branchmeteorites.com Walter Branch, Ph.D. Branch Meteorites PO Box 60492 Savannah, GA  31420