Hi Christian and List, I wouldn't describe this discussion as valueless. I think, many collectors would like to have more transparency regarding Tkw`s, possibly paired material and many different NWA numbers for the same meteorite (stolen Ebay descriptions are only a side issue at this). The idea of the NomCom to provide a NWA number for every single stone wouldn't remove the dilemma. Collectors and scientist must handle an event, that the meteoritical community has changed more, as everything before - the flood of interesting and uninteresting meteorites from NW-Africa. I personally don't want back the "good old times" with the few of Millbillillies, Allende`s and Gao`s. And Christian, nobody will hate you. B.E. makes a better job in this relation. :-) I think all of us like you as a real enthusiast!!
And now I will quiet my bushels... Good night, Stefan www.meteoriten.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christian Anger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, September 13, 2004 10:11 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] RE: Enough is Enough, Now NWA 1877 > > Yes, you "great" meteorite guys out there. > I am watching (and I am sure that I am not the only one, the most of us real > collectors) are watching this discussions long long enough. > > Even taking the risk, that some of my personal friends will break > friendship, I want to share my own opinion on this long discussed themes: > > This list has been misused since (estimate) the last 2 or 3 years. > > Facts and scientific reports lost value against hard bargains and personal > diffamations. > > I am sure, taking speech for many of the collecting community, that all this > hate tirades did not help anyone - nor collectors, nor hunters or dealers. > What the hell is this leading to ??? > > Is this a profit-theme-list or is it, as it was in the past - a place for > sharing the experience of all what has to do with this matter. > > For me, I am not interested to go with the loudest dealers, quality and > honesty counts - and that is my first priority. > > And, again even risking friendships, this would not help to increase the > market, especially the European Market, a very potential market for the > future. > > Think it over and calm down to the meteorite roots > (or leave it) > > sorry (for the members that will hate me in future), > but I wanted to represent a view of the collectors interests. > > cheers from Austria, > > a nation with one of the most important founders of meteoritical science, > owning one of the most important historical meteorite collections in the > whole wide world, and only a handful of REAL meteorite enthusiasts, > > Christian > > > > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list