I doubt they'll publish Anne's letter. It's too long for them. Their
attention span is too short, and their lack of attention to detail won't
allow it.
I think the NYT has ADHD.
Regards,
Eric
On 4/12/2011 10:22 AM, Richard Montgomery wrote:
Darryl and List,
Now I'm even more offended by the NYT. The audacity of the NYT to
edit a letter-to-the-editor is the ultimate shame. What a crock of s**t.
Darryl, however, what they did publish of your original letter was a
great "back-atcha" and you shouldn't be embarrased. Congrats are in
order for you.
This of course, should make us all wonder what they'll do with Anne's
letter.
Richard Montgomery
----- Original Message ----- From: "Darryl Pitt" <dar...@dof3.com>
To: "Meteorite-list List" <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Monday, April 11, 2011 10:27 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Fwd: "Black-Market Trinkets From Space"
April 5,2011
The "Letter to the Editor" referred to was, of course, edited. It was
also written prior to the receipt of emails from Drs. Agee and Harvey
in which they disavowed the use of their quotes. The New York Times
is my local paper and the publication of this article has been
terribly embarrassing.
This was the the letter I hoped they would publish....
Begin forwarded message:
From: Darryl Pitt <dar...@dof3.com>
Date: April 5, 2011 11:39:18 AM EDT
To: lett...@nytimes.com
Cc: sciti...@nytimes.com
Subject: "Black-Market Trinkets From Space" April 5, 2011
To The Editor:
Your article “Black-Market Trinkets From Space” offers a highly
misleading portrait of private meteorite hunters, characterizing them
as “looters” whose endeavors have had a negative impact on scientific
research. On the contrary, private collectors are not the bane of
science, but are most often important contributors to new research.
Consider that as a result of the harvesting done by Bedouins, Berbers
and others, 32 distinct specimens of Mars and 43 distinct specimens
of the Moon, as well as other exotic samples, have been discovered in
the hot deserts since the mid-1990s---all of which have undergone
study. Conversely, not one such specimen was recovered by scientists
in these regions before this time, and since then scientists have
recovered only four such specimens. In fact, it has been argued there
is no other scientific discipline where researchers have been aided
as much by the private sector than in the study of meteorites.
Darryl Pitt
New York City
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