Re: [meteorite-list] Awfully quiet
I certainly agree with you, David, Matthias. I don't like Facebook and their privacy policies, or lack of. It makes the Government agencies look like rank amateurs when it comes to watching what we are all doing. However I certainly understand what Graham is saying when he writes had to venture into using it for marketing other aspects etc... just no choice if you want to keep up with things. And there are times when I wonder if I will not be obligated to join it just and only for business purposes. That would be a very bitter pill to swallow!!! Anyway we can all band together, protect our privacy, and keep the List going?? Any comments? anybody? Anne M. Black www.IMPACTIKA.com impact...@aol.com -Original Message- From: Graham Ensor graham.en...@gmail.com To: Matthias Bärmann majbaerm...@web.de Cc: Anne Black impact...@aol.com; Martin Goff msgmeteori...@gmail.com; Greg Hupe gmh...@centurylink.net; Bernd V. Pauli bernd.pa...@paulinet.de; meteorite list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Wed, Apr 29, 2015 5:12 pm Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Awfully quiet I always said I would not venture into Facebook but unfortunately it is where all the action is and is so easy to use, post pictures to, share info, personal message and find new material...see early new finds and acquire exciting samples...Also had to venture into using it for marketing other aspects etc...just no choice if you want to keep up with things. You do need to keep it in check with privacy settings and try not to let it take over your life though. Graham On Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 10:47 PM, Matthias Bärmann meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: I agree, Anne. And I ask myself emphatically: why the hell sell my soul (whatever that might be) for free? Something rhymes ... Best, Matthias Am 29.04.2015 um 22:26 schrieb Anne Black via Meteorite-list: I'll have to agree with Greg. The French Forum is rather quiet too, except for our Name that Meteorite game. Certainly Social Media Overload. There are still people talking but there is nothing really new to talk about, no new Fall, no new discoveries. So a bit of peace and quiet. Anne M. Black www.IMPACTIKA.com impact...@aol.com -Original Message- From: Martin Goff via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com To: Greg Hupé gmh...@centurylink.net Cc: Bernd V. Pauli bernd.pa...@paulinet.de; meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Wed, Apr 29, 2015 2:15 pm Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Awfully quiet Hi Bernd, Tracy, all. Most of my meteorite related chat now occurs via Facebook and this is what i observe from many others too. Numerous people within our meteorite community who were regular posters here on the metlist i now see posting daily in the various facebook groups and forums. I know it's not for everyone but i for one would certainly feel as if i was missing out on the latest meteorite news and chat if I were not on Facebook. I have done quite a few posts over the last year where i have submitted the same post via various different forums and plarforms to try and see which generated the most conversation and i have to say Facebook won by huge margins every single time. Hope to see you on there maybe Bernd? Your experience and knowledge would be hugely beneficial to everyone there :-) Kind regards Martin On 29 April 2015 at 21:02, Greg Hupé meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: Hello Bernd and All, Maybe 'Social Media Overload'? I have been talking with several friends over the last few months about the dramatic slowdown [from last two years] which has many contributing factors, none of which is purely; MetList Forum, Facebook, Twitter or any of the other outlets of info... almost a 'Quiet Before the Storm' effect. It may be an indication of 'The Market' and/or 'Supply Demand' which has been very tough since 2008 and even more since one year ago in 'my' experience and dealings. I should look up at the sky and see if the birds are heading in an odd direction for this time of year... Best Regards, Greg Greg Hupé The Hupé Collection gmh...@centurylink.net www.NaturesVault.net (Online Catalog Reference Site) www.LunarRock.com (Online Planetary Meteorite Site) NaturesVault (Facebook, Pinterest eBay) http://www.facebook.com/NaturesVault http://pinterest.com/NaturesVault IMCA 3163 Click here for my current eBay auctions: http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZnaturesvault -Original Message- From: Bernd V. Pauli via Meteorite-list Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2015 3:34 PM To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] Awfully quiet ... or have I been dropped? Hello Tracy, Greg, List, No, you haven't been dropped but the frequency of contributions has dropped considerably. Interestingly, the same phenomenon
Re: [meteorite-list] Awfully quiet
I always said I would not venture into Facebook but unfortunately it is where all the action is and is so easy to use, post pictures to, share info, personal message and find new material...see early new finds and acquire exciting samples...Also had to venture into using it for marketing other aspects etc...just no choice if you want to keep up with things. You do need to keep it in check with privacy settings and try not to let it take over your life though. Graham On Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 10:47 PM, Matthias Bärmann meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: I agree, Anne. And I ask myself emphatically: why the hell sell my soul (whatever that might be) for free? Something rhymes ... Best, Matthias Am 29.04.2015 um 22:26 schrieb Anne Black via Meteorite-list: I'll have to agree with Greg. The French Forum is rather quiet too, except for our Name that Meteorite game. Certainly Social Media Overload. There are still people talking but there is nothing really new to talk about, no new Fall, no new discoveries. So a bit of peace and quiet. Anne M. Black www.IMPACTIKA.com impact...@aol.com -Original Message- From: Martin Goff via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com To: Greg Hupé gmh...@centurylink.net Cc: Bernd V. Pauli bernd.pa...@paulinet.de; meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Wed, Apr 29, 2015 2:15 pm Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Awfully quiet Hi Bernd, Tracy, all. Most of my meteorite related chat now occurs via Facebook and this is what i observe from many others too. Numerous people within our meteorite community who were regular posters here on the metlist i now see posting daily in the various facebook groups and forums. I know it's not for everyone but i for one would certainly feel as if i was missing out on the latest meteorite news and chat if I were not on Facebook. I have done quite a few posts over the last year where i have submitted the same post via various different forums and plarforms to try and see which generated the most conversation and i have to say Facebook won by huge margins every single time. Hope to see you on there maybe Bernd? Your experience and knowledge would be hugely beneficial to everyone there :-) Kind regards Martin On 29 April 2015 at 21:02, Greg Hupé meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: Hello Bernd and All, Maybe 'Social Media Overload'? I have been talking with several friends over the last few months about the dramatic slowdown [from last two years] which has many contributing factors, none of which is purely; MetList Forum, Facebook, Twitter or any of the other outlets of info... almost a 'Quiet Before the Storm' effect. It may be an indication of 'The Market' and/or 'Supply Demand' which has been very tough since 2008 and even more since one year ago in 'my' experience and dealings. I should look up at the sky and see if the birds are heading in an odd direction for this time of year... Best Regards, Greg Greg Hupé The Hupé Collection gmh...@centurylink.net www.NaturesVault.net (Online Catalog Reference Site) www.LunarRock.com (Online Planetary Meteorite Site) NaturesVault (Facebook, Pinterest eBay) http://www.facebook.com/NaturesVault http://pinterest.com/NaturesVault IMCA 3163 Click here for my current eBay auctions: http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZnaturesvault -Original Message- From: Bernd V. Pauli via Meteorite-list Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2015 3:34 PM To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] Awfully quiet ... or have I been dropped? Hello Tracy, Greg, List, No, you haven't been dropped but the frequency of contributions has dropped considerably. Interestingly, the same phenomenon on Geoff's CSR forum and even on our German forum. Best from Germany, Bernd __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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What about those of us who are not on Facebook? I would really hate to see this list diminish. The content has most always been informative, and interesting. Dave On Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 5:47 PM, Matthias Bärmann meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: I agree, Anne. And I ask myself emphatically: why the hell sell my soul (whatever that might be) for free? Something rhymes ... Best, Matthias Am 29.04.2015 um 22:26 schrieb Anne Black via Meteorite-list: I'll have to agree with Greg. The French Forum is rather quiet too, except for our Name that Meteorite game. Certainly Social Media Overload. There are still people talking but there is nothing really new to talk about, no new Fall, no new discoveries. So a bit of peace and quiet. Anne M. Black www.IMPACTIKA.com impact...@aol.com -Original Message- From: Martin Goff via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com To: Greg Hupé gmh...@centurylink.net Cc: Bernd V. Pauli bernd.pa...@paulinet.de; meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Wed, Apr 29, 2015 2:15 pm Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Awfully quiet Hi Bernd, Tracy, all. Most of my meteorite related chat now occurs via Facebook and this is what i observe from many others too. Numerous people within our meteorite community who were regular posters here on the metlist i now see posting daily in the various facebook groups and forums. I know it's not for everyone but i for one would certainly feel as if i was missing out on the latest meteorite news and chat if I were not on Facebook. I have done quite a few posts over the last year where i have submitted the same post via various different forums and plarforms to try and see which generated the most conversation and i have to say Facebook won by huge margins every single time. Hope to see you on there maybe Bernd? Your experience and knowledge would be hugely beneficial to everyone there :-) Kind regards Martin On 29 April 2015 at 21:02, Greg Hupé meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: Hello Bernd and All, Maybe 'Social Media Overload'? I have been talking with several friends over the last few months about the dramatic slowdown [from last two years] which has many contributing factors, none of which is purely; MetList Forum, Facebook, Twitter or any of the other outlets of info... almost a 'Quiet Before the Storm' effect. It may be an indication of 'The Market' and/or 'Supply Demand' which has been very tough since 2008 and even more since one year ago in 'my' experience and dealings. I should look up at the sky and see if the birds are heading in an odd direction for this time of year... Best Regards, Greg Greg Hupé The Hupé Collection gmh...@centurylink.net www.NaturesVault.net (Online Catalog Reference Site) www.LunarRock.com (Online Planetary Meteorite Site) NaturesVault (Facebook, Pinterest eBay) http://www.facebook.com/NaturesVault http://pinterest.com/NaturesVault IMCA 3163 Click here for my current eBay auctions: http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZnaturesvault -Original Message- From: Bernd V. Pauli via Meteorite-list Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2015 3:34 PM To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] Awfully quiet ... or have I been dropped? Hello Tracy, Greg, List, No, you haven't been dropped but the frequency of contributions has dropped considerably. Interestingly, the same phenomenon on Geoff's CSR forum and even on our German forum. Best from Germany, Bernd __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Awfully quiet
Hi Anne, List, I for one am sad to see the decline in list activity. I've been on here for many years and I miss the multiple, daily posts that we used to get. It was such an active, fun, educational, and entertaining place! (sometimes a little mean, too) I joined facebook some time ago so as not to feel as out dated as I actually am : ) and to keep up with the times. Unfortunately for me, I don't seem to get the joy from facebook that the met list of old gave me. I have barely said 2 words on facebook. I really can't put my finger on what the disconnect is, but it's there. Perhaps it's the snippets of info instead of more details, maybe it's the hundreds of people that want to be my 'friend' that I've never heard of. Maybe I feel like it's going to be to much of a commitment once I dive in? On top of all this is the privacy issue, real or imagined. The future is knocking and I know it's only a matter of time before I have to give in to change so as not to go socially extinct! Sincerely, Larry Atkins IMCA # 1941 Ebay alienrockfarm -Original Message- From: Anne Black via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com To: graham.ensor graham.en...@gmail.com; majbaermann majbaerm...@web.de Cc: bernd.pauli bernd.pa...@paulinet.de; meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com; msgmeteorites msgmeteori...@gmail.com Sent: Thu, Apr 30, 2015 7:15 am Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Awfully quiet I certainly agree with you, David, Matthias.I don't like Facebook and theirprivacy policies, or lack of. It makes the Government agencies look like rankamateurs when it comes to watching what we are all doing.However I certainlyunderstand what Graham is saying when he writes had to venture into using itfor marketing other aspects etc... just no choice if you want to keep up withthings.And there are times when I wonder if I will not be obligated to join itjust and only for business purposes. That would be a very bitter pill toswallow!!!Anyway we can all band together, protect our privacy, and keep theList going??Any comments? anybody? Anne m.blackwww.impactika.comimpact...@aol.com-Original Message-From:Graham Ensor graham.en...@gmail.comTo: Matthias Bärmannmajbaerm...@web.deCc: Anne Black impact...@aol.com; Martin Goffmsgmeteori...@gmail.com; Greg Hupe gmh...@centurylink.net; Bernd V. Paulibernd.pa...@paulinet.de; meteorite listmeteorite-list@meteoritecentral.comSent: Wed, Apr 29, 2015 5:12 pmSubject:Re: [meteorite-list] Awfully quietI always said I would not venture intoFacebook but unfortunately itis whereall the action is and is so easy to use,post pictures to,share info, personalmessage and find new material...see earlynewfinds and acquire excitingsamples...Also had to venture into using itformarketing other aspectsetc...just no choice if you want to keepup withthings.You do need to keepit in check with privacy settings and try nottolet it take over your lifethough.GrahamOn Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 10:47 PM,MatthiasBärmannmeteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: I agree, Anne.And Iask myself emphatically: why the hell sell my soul (whatever thatmight be)for free? Something rhymes ... Best, Matthias Am29.04.2015 um22:26 schrieb Anne Black via Meteorite-list: I'll have toagree withGreg. The French Forum is rather quiet too, except for our NamethatMeteorite game. Certainly Social Media Overload. Therearestill people talking but there is nothing really new to talk about, nonewFall, no new discoveries. So a bit of peace and quiet. AnneM.Black www.IMPACTIKA.com impact...@aol.com-OriginalMessage- From: Martin Goff viaMeteorite-listmeteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com To: GregHupégmh...@centurylink.net Cc: Bernd V. Paulibernd.pa...@paulinet.de;meteorite-listmeteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Wed, Apr 29,2015 2:15 pmSubject: Re: [meteorite-list] Awfully quiet HiBernd, Tracy, all.Most of my meteorite related chat now occurs viaFacebook and this is whati observe from many others too. Numerouspeople within our meteoritecommunity who were regular posters here onthe metlist i now see postingdaily in the various facebook groups andforums. I know it's not foreveryone but i for one would certainly feelas if i was missing out on thelatest meteorite news and chat if I werenot on Facebook. I have donequite a few posts over the lastyear where i have submitted the same postvia various different forumsand plarforms to try and see which generatedthe most conversation and ihave to say Facebook won by huge margins everysingle time. Hopeto see you on there maybe Bernd? Your experience andknowledge would behugely beneficial to everyone there :-) KindregardsMartin On 29 April 2015 at 21:02, GregHupémeteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: Hello Bernd andAll,Maybe 'Social Media Overload'? I have been talking withseveral friendsover the last few months about the dramatic slowdown[fromlast two years] which has many contributing factors
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Hi all, I dislike fb very much I've tried it twice and both times it took less than a couple weeks to leave. I'm honestly considering what hate more - quitting meteorites or joining fb. Having said that I'm not a fan of the IMCA either - although I do like most of the IMCA members - maybe I'm just more of a lone wolf than I had previously thought. Anyway, I guess it's time to go back into my den and ponder these things. On Thu, Apr 30, 2015 at 9:30 AM, Larry Atkins via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: Hi Anne, List, I for one am sad to see the decline in list activity. I've been on here for many years and I miss the multiple, daily posts that we used to get. It was such an active, fun, educational, and entertaining place! (sometimes a little mean, too) I joined facebook some time ago so as not to feel as out dated as I actually am : ) and to keep up with the times. Unfortunately for me, I don't seem to get the joy from facebook that the met list of old gave me. I have barely said 2 words on facebook. I really can't put my finger on what the disconnect is, but it's there. Perhaps it's the snippets of info instead of more details, maybe it's the hundreds of people that want to be my 'friend' that I've never heard of. Maybe I feel like it's going to be to much of a commitment once I dive in? On top of all this is the privacy issue, real or imagined. The future is knocking and I know it's only a matter of time before I have to give in to change so as not to go socially extinct! Sincerely, Larry Atkins IMCA # 1941 Ebay alienrockfarm -Original Message- From: Anne Black via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com To: graham.ensor graham.en...@gmail.com; majbaermann majbaerm...@web.de Cc: bernd.pauli bernd.pa...@paulinet.de; meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com; msgmeteorites msgmeteori...@gmail.com Sent: Thu, Apr 30, 2015 7:15 am Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Awfully quiet I certainly agree with you, David, Matthias.I don't like Facebook and theirprivacy policies, or lack of. It makes the Government agencies look like rankamateurs when it comes to watching what we are all doing.However I certainlyunderstand what Graham is saying when he writes had to venture into using itfor marketing other aspects etc... just no choice if you want to keep up withthings.And there are times when I wonder if I will not be obligated to join itjust and only for business purposes. That would be a very bitter pill toswallow!!!Anyway we can all band together, protect our privacy, and keep theList going??Any comments? anybody? Anne m.blackwww.impactika.comimpact...@aol.com-Original Message-From:Graham Ensor graham.en...@gmail.comTo: Matthias Bärmannmajbaerm...@web.deCc: Anne Black impact...@aol.com; Martin Goffmsgmeteori...@gmail.com; Greg Hupe gmh...@centurylink.net; Bernd V. Paulibernd.pa...@paulinet.de; meteorite listmeteorite-list@meteoritecentral.comSent: Wed, Apr 29, 2015 5:12 pmSubject:Re: [meteorite-list] Awfully quietI always said I would not venture intoFacebook but unfortunately itis whereall the action is and is so easy to use,post pictures to,share info, personalmessage and find new material...see earlynewfinds and acquire excitingsamples...Also had to venture into using itformarketing other aspectsetc...just no choice if you want to keepup withthings.You do need to keepit in check with privacy settings and try nottolet it take over your lifethough.GrahamOn Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 10:47 PM,MatthiasBärmannmeteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: I agree, Anne.And Iask myself emphatically: why the hell sell my soul (whatever thatmight be)for free? Something rhymes ... Best, Matthias Am29.04.2015 um22:26 schrieb Anne Black via Meteorite-list: I'll have toagree withGreg. The French Forum is rather quiet too, except for our NamethatMeteorite game. Certainly Social Media Overload. Therearestill people talking but there is nothing really new to talk about, nonewFall, no new discoveries. So a bit of peace and quiet. AnneM.Black www.IMPACTIKA.com impact...@aol.com-OriginalMessage- From: Martin Goff viaMeteorite-listmeteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com To: GregHupégmh...@centurylink.net Cc: Bernd V. Paulibernd.pa...@paulinet.de;meteorite-listmeteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Wed, Apr 29,2015 2:15 pmSubject: Re: [meteorite-list] Awfully quiet HiBernd, Tracy, all.Most of my meteorite related chat now occurs viaFacebook and this is whati observe from many others too. Numerouspeople within our meteoritecommunity who were regular posters here onthe metlist i now see postingdaily in the various facebook groups andforums. I know it's not foreveryone but i for one would certainly feelas if i was missing out on thelatest meteorite news and chat if I werenot on Facebook. I have donequite a few posts over the lastyear
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In my opinion the list is dying because 90% of what people post never makes it. Most of my emails are blocked, never to appear. Why? I have no clue. Most others tell me the same thing. I just post on Facebook and sell my things in minutes. Much easier. Why? I don't know. Sad to see, the list was once a great place where information and stories were shared. Mostly now just an eBay add site. Michael Sent from my iPad On Apr 30, 2015, at 9:30 AM, Larry Atkins via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: Hi Anne, List, I for one am sad to see the decline in list activity. I've been on here for many years and I miss the multiple, daily posts that we used to get. It was such an active, fun, educational, and entertaining place! (sometimes a little mean, too) I joined facebook some time ago so as not to feel as out dated as I actually am : ) and to keep up with the times. Unfortunately for me, I don't seem to get the joy from facebook that the met list of old gave me. I have barely said 2 words on facebook. I really can't put my finger on what the disconnect is, but it's there. Perhaps it's the snippets of info instead of more details, maybe it's the hundreds of people that want to be my 'friend' that I've never heard of. Maybe I feel like it's going to be to much of a commitment once I dive in? On top of all this is the privacy issue, real or imagined. The future is knocking and I know it's only a matter of time before I have to give in to change so as not to go socially extinct! Sincerely, Larry Atkins IMCA # 1941 Ebay alienrockfarm -Original Message- From: Anne Black via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com To: graham.ensor graham.en...@gmail.com; majbaermann majbaerm...@web.de Cc: bernd.pauli bernd.pa...@paulinet.de; meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com; msgmeteorites msgmeteori...@gmail.com Sent: Thu, Apr 30, 2015 7:15 am Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Awfully quiet I certainly agree with you, David, Matthias.I don't like Facebook and theirprivacy policies, or lack of. It makes the Government agencies look like rankamateurs when it comes to watching what we are all doing.However I certainlyunderstand what Graham is saying when he writes had to venture into using itfor marketing other aspects etc... just no choice if you want to keep up withthings.And there are times when I wonder if I will not be obligated to join itjust and only for business purposes. That would be a very bitter pill toswallow!!!Anyway we can all band together, protect our privacy, and keep theList going??Any comments? anybody? Anne m.blackwww.impactika.comimpact...@aol.com-Original Message-From:Graham Ensor graham.en...@gmail.comTo: Matthias Bärmannmajbaerm...@web.deCc: Anne Black impact...@aol.com; Martin Goffmsgmeteori...@gmail.com; Greg Hupe gmh...@centurylink.net; Bernd V. Paulibernd.pa...@paulinet.de; meteorite listmeteorite-list@meteoritecentral.comSent: Wed, Apr 29, 2015 5:12 pmSubject:Re: [meteorite-list] Awfully quietI always said I would not venture intoFacebook but unfortunately itis whereall the action is and is so easy to use,post pictures to,share info, personalmessage and find new material...see earlynewfinds and acquire excitingsamples...Also had to venture into using itformarketing other aspectsetc...just no choice if you want to keepup withthings.You do need to keepit in check with privacy settings and try nottolet it take over your lifethough.GrahamOn Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 10:47 PM,MatthiasBärmannmeteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: I agree, Anne.And Iask myself emphatically: why the hell sell my soul (whatever thatmight be)for free? Something rhymes ... Best, Matthias Am29.04.2015 um22:26 schrieb Anne Black via Meteorite-list: I'll have toagree withGreg. The French Forum is rather quiet too, except for our NamethatMeteorite game. Certainly Social Media Overload. Therearestill people talking but there is nothing really new to talk about, nonewFall, no new discoveries. So a bit of peace and quiet. AnneM.Black www.IMPACTIKA.com impact...@aol.com-OriginalMessage- From: Martin Goff viaMeteorite-listmeteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com To: GregHupégmh...@centurylink.net Cc: Bernd V. Paulibernd.pa...@paulinet.de;meteorite-listmeteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Wed, Apr 29,2015 2:15 pmSubject: Re: [meteorite-list] Awfully quiet HiBernd, Tracy, all.Most of my meteorite related chat now occurs viaFacebook and this is whati observe from many others too. Numerouspeople within our meteoritecommunity who were regular posters here onthe metlist i now see postingdaily in the various facebook groups andforums. I know it's not foreveryone but i for one would certainly feelas if i was missing out on thelatest meteorite news and chat if I werenot on Facebook. I have donequite a few posts over
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Hi Mike/List; It's actually simple to assure that your posts will show up: don’t use rich formatting in your emails. 99% of the time an email doesn’t make it is due to the formatting. I chose to block rich text and HTML as a means of decreasing the possibility of virus transmission. see policy #7 [7. Send emails in text format, not HTML or Rich Text (these will be bounced)] Happy Hunting, -Art -Original Message- From: Meteorite-list [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Michael Farmer via Meteorite-list Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2015 10:06 AM To: Larry Atkins Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com; impact...@aol.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Awfully quiet In my opinion the list is dying because 90% of what people post never makes it. Most of my emails are blocked, never to appear. Why? I have no clue. Most others tell me the same thing. I just post on Facebook and sell my things in minutes. Much easier. Why? I don't know. Sad to see, the list was once a great place where information and stories were shared. Mostly now just an eBay add site. Michael Sent from my iPad On Apr 30, 2015, at 9:30 AM, Larry Atkins via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: Hi Anne, List, I for one am sad to see the decline in list activity. I've been on here for many years and I miss the multiple, daily posts that we used to get. It was such an active, fun, educational, and entertaining place! (sometimes a little mean, too) I joined facebook some time ago so as not to feel as out dated as I actually am : ) and to keep up with the times. Unfortunately for me, I don't seem to get the joy from facebook that the met list of old gave me. I have barely said 2 words on facebook. I really can't put my finger on what the disconnect is, but it's there. Perhaps it's the snippets of info instead of more details, maybe it's the hundreds of people that want to be my 'friend' that I've never heard of. Maybe I feel like it's going to be to much of a commitment once I dive in? On top of all this is the privacy issue, real or imagined. The future is knocking and I know it's only a matter of time before I have to give in to change so as not to go socially extinct! Sincerely, Larry Atkins IMCA # 1941 Ebay alienrockfarm -Original Message- From: Anne Black via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com To: graham.ensor graham.en...@gmail.com; majbaermann majbaerm...@web.de Cc: bernd.pauli bernd.pa...@paulinet.de; meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com; msgmeteorites msgmeteori...@gmail.com Sent: Thu, Apr 30, 2015 7:15 am Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Awfully quiet I certainly agree with you, David, Matthias.I don't like Facebook and theirprivacy policies, or lack of. It makes the Government agencies look like rankamateurs when it comes to watching what we are all doing.However I certainlyunderstand what Graham is saying when he writes had to venture into using itfor marketing other aspects etc... just no choice if you want to keep up withthings.And there are times when I wonder if I will not be obligated to join itjust and only for business purposes. That would be a very bitter pill toswallow!!!Anyway we can all band together, protect our privacy, and keep theList going??Any comments? anybody? Anne m.blackwww.impactika.comimpact...@aol.com-Original Message-From:Graham Ensor graham.en...@gmail.comTo: Matthias Bärmannmajbaerm...@web.deCc: Anne Black impact...@aol.com; Martin Goffmsgmeteori...@gmail.com; Greg Hupe gmh...@centurylink.net; Bernd V. Paulibernd.pa...@paulinet.de; meteorite listmeteorite-list@meteoritecentral.comSent: Wed, Apr 29, 2015 5:12 pmSubject:Re: [meteorite-list] Awfully quietI always said I would not venture intoFacebook but unfortunately itis whereall the action is and is so easy to use,post pictures to,share info, personalmessage and find new material...see earlynewfinds and acquire excitingsamples...Also had to venture into using itformarketing other aspectsetc...just no choice if you want to keepup withthings.You do need to keepit in check with privacy settings and try nottolet it take over your lifethough.GrahamOn Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 10:47 PM,MatthiasBärmannmeteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: I agree, Anne.And Iask myself emphatically: why the hell sell my soul (whatever thatmight be)for free? Something rhymes ... Best, Matthias Am29.04.2015 um22:26 schrieb Anne Black via Meteorite-list: I'll have toagree withGreg. The French Forum is rather quiet too, except for our NamethatMeteorite game. Certainly Social Media Overload. Therearestill people talking but there is nothing really new to talk about, nonewFall, no new discoveries. So a bit of peace and quiet. AnneM.Black www.IMPACTIKA.com impact...@aol.com-OriginalMessage- From: Martin Goff viaMeteorite
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Here is a little something to brighten your day. Normally I inject subliminal messages such as; Beautiful Meteorite, It Can Be Yours, Must Have, 'Buy Me Now'..., but since this one has already been placed into a collection I didn't find the need to add these messages as the stone speaks for itself... ;-) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mfsZ74T9ko Hope you enjoy the video of one of my favorite Martians... Best Regards, Greg Greg Hupé The Hupé Collection gmh...@centurylink.net www.NaturesVault.net (Online Catalog Reference Site) www.LunarRock.com (Online Planetary Meteorite Site) NaturesVault (Facebook, Pinterest eBay) http://www.facebook.com/NaturesVault http://pinterest.com/NaturesVault IMCA 3163 Click here for my current eBay auctions: http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZnaturesvault -Original Message- From: Galactic Stone Ironworks via Meteorite-list Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2015 1:08 PM To: Ruben Garcia Cc: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com ; Anne Black ; Larry Atkins Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Awfully quiet Privacy is only an illusion, especially on the internet. Yes, Facebook mines everything you post because they provide a free service and the bills have to be paid. Facebook doesn't force anyone to participate. Every move you make online anywhere is monitored. Everything you search for, every link you click, every email you send - it is all monitored. Don't forget, the internet is a creation of the DIA (Defense Intelligence Agency) to allow government officials to keep in touch in the event of a nuclear war. Don't think for a second that any creation of the military/government is not watching you. Everything you send to this Met-List is monitored. Although, I would much rather have Art in charge of things than Zuckerberg. IMO, the Met-List will always be relevant. When it comes to meteorites, redundancy is not a bad thing. Everyone thought MySpace was immortal and look what happened to that. Facebook could go away tomorrow and the Met-List would still be here. In fact, the Met-List has been aroun d longer than Facebook or MySpace. Facebook has become a regular watering hole for meteorite people. It doesn't mean it is better or worse than the Met-List. There is no crime in frequenting both venues. My sole purpose for being on Facebook is sales - same for Twitter and every other social media site. If I want to see someone or talk to them, I get in the truck and go pay them a visit, or ring them on the phone. If one is concerned about privacy, then don't use the internet. Also, don't drive around traffic cameras. Don't do anything within sight of a surveillance camera. And do not attend any public events. Don't talk on the phone either - that is being monitored also. BTW, your cable box is a small computer and it tracks your every move - every show you watch, for how long you watch, when you watch, what you order on PPV, how you interact, etc. All watched and logged. Be sure to wear a tinfoil hat and mylar poncho when going outdoors, because satellites are watching you. As far as government goes, we have nobody to blame but ourselves - we elected them. The government officials didn't arrive in a spaceship from another galaxy, they were selected as the cream of the private-sector crop and put into office by us. Politicians are not born, big business creates them. If you don't like government forcing you to buy insurance (or do anything else), then stop electing corporate drones, lawyers, and other career liars whose sole interest is power and wealth. [/rant] Best regards and Happy Huntings, MikeG PS - THEY know you read this and they know what you think about it. ;) -- - Web - http://www.galactic-stone.com Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone Twitter - http://twitter.com/galacticstone Pinterest - http://pinterest.com/galacticstone - On 4/30/15, Ruben Garcia via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: Hi all, I dislike fb very much I've tried it twice and both times it took less than a couple weeks to leave. I'm honestly considering what hate more - quitting meteorites or joining fb. Having said that I'm not a fan of the IMCA either - although I do like most of the IMCA members - maybe I'm just more of a lone wolf than I had previously thought. Anyway, I guess it's time to go back into my den and ponder these things. On Thu, Apr 30, 2015 at 9:30 AM, Larry Atkins via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: Hi Anne, List, I for one am sad to see the decline in list activity. I've been on here for many years and I miss the multiple, daily posts that we used to get. It was such an active, fun, educational, and entertaining place! (sometimes a little mean, too) I joined facebook some time ago so as not to feel as out
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The horse is dead ... long live the horse! -Original Message- From: Art Jones via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Apr 30, 2015 2:12 PM To: Michael Farmer m...@meteoriteguy.com, Larry Atkins thetop...@aol.com, meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Cc: impact...@aol.com impact...@aol.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Awfully quiet Hi Mike/List; It's actually simple to assure that your posts will show up: don’t use rich formatting in your emails. 99% of the time an email doesn’t make it is due to the formatting. I chose to block rich text and HTML as a means of decreasing the possibility of virus transmission. see policy #7 [7. Send emails in text format, not HTML or Rich Text (these will be bounced)] Happy Hunting, -Art -Original Message- From: Meteorite-list [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Michael Farmer via Meteorite-list Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2015 10:06 AM To: Larry Atkins Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com; impact...@aol.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Awfully quiet In my opinion the list is dying because 90% of what people post never makes it. Most of my emails are blocked, never to appear. Why? I have no clue. Most others tell me the same thing. I just post on Facebook and sell my things in minutes. Much easier. Why? I don't know. Sad to see, the list was once a great place where information and stories were shared. Mostly now just an eBay add site. Michael Sent from my iPad On Apr 30, 2015, at 9:30 AM, Larry Atkins via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: Hi Anne, List, I for one am sad to see the decline in list activity. I've been on here for many years and I miss the multiple, daily posts that we used to get. It was such an active, fun, educational, and entertaining place! (sometimes a little mean, too) I joined facebook some time ago so as not to feel as out dated as I actually am : ) and to keep up with the times. Unfortunately for me, I don't seem to get the joy from facebook that the met list of old gave me. I have barely said 2 words on facebook. I really can't put my finger on what the disconnect is, but it's there. Perhaps it's the snippets of info instead of more details, maybe it's the hundreds of people that want to be my 'friend' that I've never heard of. Maybe I feel like it's going to be to much of a commitment once I dive in? On top of all this is the privacy issue, real or imagined. The future is knocking and I know it's only a matter of time before I have to give in to change so as not to go socially extinct! Sincerely, Larry Atkins IMCA # 1941 Ebay alienrockfarm -Original Message- From: Anne Black via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com To: graham.ensor graham.en...@gmail.com; majbaermann majbaerm...@web.de Cc: bernd.pauli bernd.pa...@paulinet.de; meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com; msgmeteorites msgmeteori...@gmail.com Sent: Thu, Apr 30, 2015 7:15 am Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Awfully quiet I certainly agree with you, David, Matthias.I don't like Facebook and theirprivacy policies, or lack of. It makes the Government agencies look like rankamateurs when it comes to watching what we are all doing.However I certainlyunderstand what Graham is saying when he writes had to venture into using itfor marketing other aspects etc... just no choice if you want to keep up withthings.And there are times when I wonder if I will not be obligated to join itjust and only for business purposes. That would be a very bitter pill toswallow!!!Anyway we can all band together, protect our privacy, and keep theList going??Any comments? anybody? Anne m.blackwww.impactika.comimpact...@aol.com-Original Message-From:Graham Ensor graham.en...@gmail.comTo: Matthias Bärmannmajbaerm...@web.deCc: Anne Black impact...@aol.com; Martin Goffmsgmeteori...@gmail.com; Greg Hupe gmh...@centurylink.net; Bernd V. Paulibernd.pa...@paulinet.de; meteorite listmeteorite-list@meteoritecentral.comSent: Wed, Apr 29, 2015 5:12 pmSubject:Re: [meteorite-list] Awfully quietI always said I would not venture intoFacebook but unfortunately itis whereall the action is and is so easy to use,post pictures to,share info, personalmessage and find new material...see earlynewfinds and acquire excitingsamples...Also had to venture into using itformarketing other aspectsetc...just no choice if you want to keepup withthings.You do need to keepit in check with privacy settings and try nottolet it take over your lifethough.GrahamOn Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 10:47 PM,MatthiasBärmannmeteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: I agree, Anne.And Iask myself emphatically: why the hell sell my soul (whatever thatmight be)for free? Something rhymes ... Best, Matthias Am29.04.2015 um22:26 schrieb Anne Black via Meteorite
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Hello List I hardly write anything on the list although I enjoy reading every single one. I was against FB and gave in this year for the most part! As of January 29th of this year FB passed 1.29 billion users. This is an unimaginable number of people. Just don't say anything that you wish you could take back at a later date. Showing your recent acquisitions or wanting to sell one I think is pretty harmless. After all you can Google a certain meteorite and if it was discussed on the metlist it will show up! Getting busy at work have to go Frank Carroll Houston TX Sent from my iPhone On Apr 30, 2015, at 11:45 AM, Ruben Garcia via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: Hi all, I dislike fb very much I've tried it twice and both times it took less than a couple weeks to leave. I'm honestly considering what hate more - quitting meteorites or joining fb. Having said that I'm not a fan of the IMCA either - although I do like most of the IMCA members - maybe I'm just more of a lone wolf than I had previously thought. Anyway, I guess it's time to go back into my den and ponder these things. On Thu, Apr 30, 2015 at 9:30 AM, Larry Atkins via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: Hi Anne, List, I for one am sad to see the decline in list activity. I've been on here for many years and I miss the multiple, daily posts that we used to get. It was such an active, fun, educational, and entertaining place! (sometimes a little mean, too) I joined facebook some time ago so as not to feel as out dated as I actually am : ) and to keep up with the times. Unfortunately for me, I don't seem to get the joy from facebook that the met list of old gave me. I have barely said 2 words on facebook. I really can't put my finger on what the disconnect is, but it's there. Perhaps it's the snippets of info instead of more details, maybe it's the hundreds of people that want to be my 'friend' that I've never heard of. Maybe I feel like it's going to be to much of a commitment once I dive in? On top of all this is the privacy issue, real or imagined. The future is knocking and I know it's only a matter of time before I have to give in to change so as not to go socially extinct! Sincerely, Larry Atkins IMCA # 1941 Ebay alienrockfarm __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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I have been using the internet before it was even called the internet so have a good grasp on what is currently happening. It was designed so that universities could share scientific data and was called ARPANET. The command codes were awkward and its use was limited before more user-friendly interfaces came about. I come from a super-mini/mainframe background where we used to have to program in machine code and bootstrap mainframes by programming registers in 1s and 0s. I was the CEO/President of a computer hardware company for 14 years that help modernized the internet by manufacturing internet infrastructure appliances and servers. I earned my Enterprise-wide Certified Network Engineering certificate in the 1990s and had to learn hundreds of protocols so that the equipment we built would universally interface across variable platforms. This company was merged soon after we won huge contracts for building content filtering servers for companies who were selling these services to other entities including the US Government. I could have never foreseen how this equipment would evolve into such a monstrosity where privacy is no longer regarded as a basic human right! This being said, I doubt the Met List rates high on data mining platforms so I remain comfortable using it, Adam . - Original Message - From: Galactic Stone Ironworks via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com To: Ruben Garcia rubengarcia85...@gmail.com Cc: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com; Anne Black impact...@aol.com; Larry Atkins thetop...@aol.com Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2015 10:08 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Awfully quiet Privacy is only an illusion, especially on the internet. Yes, Facebook mines everything you post because they provide a free service and the bills have to be paid. Facebook doesn't force anyone to participate. Every move you make online anywhere is monitored. Everything you search for, every link you click, every email you send - it is all monitored. Don't forget, the internet is a creation of the DIA (Defense Intelligence Agency) to allow government officials to keep in touch in the event of a nuclear war. Don't think for a second that any creation of the military/government is not watching you. Everything you send to this Met-List is monitored. Although, I would much rather have Art in charge of things than Zuckerberg. IMO, the Met-List will always be relevant. When it comes to meteorites, redundancy is not a bad thing. Everyone thought MySpace was immortal and look what happened to that. Facebook could go away tomorrow and the Met-List would still be here. In fact, the Met-List has been aroun d longer than Facebook or MySpace. Facebook has become a regular watering hole for meteorite people. It doesn't mean it is better or worse than the Met-List. There is no crime in frequenting both venues. My sole purpose for being on Facebook is sales - same for Twitter and every other social media site. If I want to see someone or talk to them, I get in the truck and go pay them a visit, or ring them on the phone. If one is concerned about privacy, then don't use the internet. Also, don't drive around traffic cameras. Don't do anything within sight of a surveillance camera. And do not attend any public events. Don't talk on the phone either - that is being monitored also. BTW, your cable box is a small computer and it tracks your every move - every show you watch, for how long you watch, when you watch, what you order on PPV, how you interact, etc. All watched and logged. Be sure to wear a tinfoil hat and mylar poncho when going outdoors, because satellites are watching you. As far as government goes, we have nobody to blame but ourselves - we elected them. The government officials didn't arrive in a spaceship from another galaxy, they were selected as the cream of the private-sector crop and put into office by us. Politicians are not born, big business creates them. If you don't like government forcing you to buy insurance (or do anything else), then stop electing corporate drones, lawyers, and other career liars whose sole interest is power and wealth. [/rant] Best regards and Happy Huntings, MikeG PS - THEY know you read this and they know what you think about it. ;) -- - Web - http://www.galactic-stone.com Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone Twitter - http://twitter.com/galacticstone Pinterest - http://pinterest.com/galacticstone - On 4/30/15, Ruben Garcia via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: Hi all, I dislike fb very much I've tried it twice and both times it took less than a couple weeks to leave. I'm honestly considering what hate more - quitting meteorites or joining fb. Having said that I'm not a fan of the IMCA
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Every single word or image you post to these social media sites will be recorded forever. All of this data is being sold and a social profile is being gathered on every individual who engages these sites. There is already talk about tying credit reports to individuals' social profiles. Employers are using social profiles to assess job applications. Governments are mining this data like taking DNA samples from individuals. Even the founder of Facebook refused to have an account up until a few years ago. He now maintains a token account for business purposes. This should serve as a warning. I recently had to replace my notebook computer with a new one that has Windows 8.x. Here are some invasive questions that were asked. What is your birthday? What is your gender? I tried to skip over these questions but the Microsoft software would not allow me to complete the installation without answering them. They asked for everything but my social security number. I do not want my data stored on a, yet to be hacked, cloud when I have a hard drive perfectly capable of storing this sensitive data. I was forced into buying Obama Care for my wife after she lost her health insurance due to poor governmental policies. Three days after five attempts to get her signed up on the health care exchange, the site was hacked and our personal; information was compromised. All we got from the deal was a letter from Anthem offering us a free two-year subscription to ProtectMyID.com I had to install data encryption and a firewall on my Jeep Rubicon's computers after somebody changed the shift points in one of the computers causing the engine to over rev. I had to reprogram sensitive data to be stored on removable flash-drives instead of the cloud. I also run in tempest mode most of the time by turning off Blue Tooth, FM, Wireless and Satellite communications. I only turn on the hotspot when absolutely necessity. It is unfortunate that I now have to monitor emails coming from my Jeep. I will leave Facebook to my wife who enjoys sharing recipes, small talk and images. It is a great way to communiacte with friends and family if you do not mind the horrendous invasive intrusion with personal data being offered to the highest bidder. Adam - Original Message - From: Anne Black via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com To: graham.en...@gmail.com; majbaerm...@web.de Cc: bernd.pa...@paulinet.de; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com; msgmeteori...@gmail.com Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2015 4:25 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Awfully quiet I certainly agree with you, David, Matthias. I don't like Facebook and their privacy policies, or lack of. It makes the Government agencies look like rank amateurs when it comes to watching what we are all doing. However I certainly understand what Graham is saying when he writes had to venture into using it for marketing other aspects etc... just no choice if you want to keep up with things. And there are times when I wonder if I will not be obligated to join it just and only for business purposes. That would be a very bitter pill to swallow!!! Anyway we can all band together, protect our privacy, and keep the List going?? Any comments? anybody? Anne M. Black www.IMPACTIKA.com impact...@aol.com -Original Message- From: Graham Ensor graham.en...@gmail.com To: Matthias Bärmann majbaerm...@web.de Cc: Anne Black impact...@aol.com; Martin Goff msgmeteori...@gmail.com; Greg Hupe gmh...@centurylink.net; Bernd V. Pauli bernd.pa...@paulinet.de; meteorite list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Wed, Apr 29, 2015 5:12 pm Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Awfully quiet I always said I would not venture into Facebook but unfortunately it is where all the action is and is so easy to use, post pictures to, share info, personal message and find new material...see early new finds and acquire exciting samples...Also had to venture into using it for marketing other aspects etc...just no choice if you want to keep up with things. You do need to keep it in check with privacy settings and try not to let it take over your life though. Graham On Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 10:47 PM, Matthias Bärmann meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: I agree, Anne. And I ask myself emphatically: why the hell sell my soul (whatever that might be) for free? Something rhymes ... Best, Matthias Am 29.04.2015 um 22:26 schrieb Anne Black via Meteorite-list: I'll have to agree with Greg. The French Forum is rather quiet too, except for our Name that Meteorite game. Certainly Social Media Overload. There are still people talking but there is nothing really new to talk about, no new Fall, no new discoveries. So a bit of peace and quiet. Anne M. Black www.IMPACTIKA.com impact...@aol.com -Original Message- From: Martin Goff via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com To: Greg Hupé gmh
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, 2015 7:15 am Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Awfully quiet I certainly agree with you, David, Matthias.I don't like Facebook and theirprivacy policies, or lack of. It makes the Government agencies look like rankamateurs when it comes to watching what we are all doing.However I certainlyunderstand what Graham is saying when he writes had to venture into using itfor marketing other aspects etc... just no choice if you want to keep up withthings.And there are times when I wonder if I will not be obligated to join itjust and only for business purposes. That would be a very bitter pill toswallow!!!Anyway we can all band together, protect our privacy, and keep theList going??Any comments? anybody? Anne m.blackwww.impactika.comimpact...@aol.com-Original Message-From:Graham Ensor graham.en...@gmail.comTo: Matthias Bärmannmajbaerm...@web.deCc: Anne Black impact...@aol.com; Martin Goffmsgmeteori...@gmail.com; Greg Hupe gmh...@centurylink.net; Bernd V. Paulibernd.pa...@paulinet.de; meteorite listmeteorite-list@meteoritecentral.comSent: Wed, Apr 29, 2015 5:12 pmSubject:Re: [meteorite-list] Awfully quietI always said I would not venture intoFacebook but unfortunately itis whereall the action is and is so easy to use,post pictures to,share info, personalmessage and find new material...see earlynewfinds and acquire excitingsamples...Also had to venture into using itformarketing other aspectsetc...just no choice if you want to keepup withthings.You do need to keepit in check with privacy settings and try nottolet it take over your lifethough.GrahamOn Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 10:47 PM,MatthiasBärmannmeteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: I agree, Anne.And Iask myself emphatically: why the hell sell my soul (whatever thatmight be)for free? Something rhymes ... Best, Matthias Am29.04.2015 um22:26 schrieb Anne Black via Meteorite-list: I'll have toagree withGreg. The French Forum is rather quiet too, except for our NamethatMeteorite game. Certainly Social Media Overload. Therearestill people talking but there is nothing really new to talk about, nonewFall, no new discoveries. So a bit of peace and quiet. AnneM.Black www.IMPACTIKA.com impact...@aol.com-OriginalMessage- From: Martin Goff viaMeteorite-listmeteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com To: GregHupégmh...@centurylink.net Cc: Bernd V. Paulibernd.pa...@paulinet.de;meteorite-listmeteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Wed, Apr 29,2015 2:15 pmSubject: Re: [meteorite-list] Awfully quiet HiBernd, Tracy, all.Most of my meteorite related chat now occurs viaFacebook and this is whati observe from many others too. Numerouspeople within our meteoritecommunity who were regular posters here onthe metlist i now see postingdaily in the various facebook groups andforums. I know it's not foreveryone but i for one would certainly feelas if i was missing out on thelatest meteorite news and chat if I werenot on Facebook. I have donequite a few posts over the lastyear where i have submitted the same postvia various different forumsand plarforms to try and see which generatedthe most conversation and ihave to say Facebook won by huge margins everysingle time. Hopeto see you on there maybe Bernd? Your experience andknowledge would behugely beneficial to everyone there :-) KindregardsMartin On 29 April 2015 at 21:02, GregHupémeteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: Hello Bernd andAll,Maybe 'Social Media Overload'? I have been talking withseveral friendsover the last few months about the dramatic slowdown[fromlast two years] which has many contributing factors, none ofwhich ispurely; MetList Forum, Facebook, Twitter or any of theotheroutlets of info... almost a 'Quiet Before the Storm'effect.It may be an indication of 'The Market' and/or 'SupplyDemand' which has been very tough since 2008 and even moresinceone year ago in 'my' experience and dealings. I should look upat thesky and see if the birds are heading in an odddirection for this timeof year... Best Regards,Greg Greg Hupé The HupéCollectiongmh...@centurylink.net www.NaturesVault.net (OnlineCatalog Reference Site) www.LunarRock.com (Online PlanetaryMeteoriteSite) NaturesVault (Facebook, Pinterest eBay)http://www.facebook.com/NaturesVaulthttp://pinterest.com/NaturesVaultIMCA 3163 Click here for my current eBayauctions:http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZnaturesvault-OriginalMessage- From: Bernd V. Pauli via Meteorite-listSent:Wednesday, April 29, 2015 3:34 PMTo:meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject:[meteorite-list]Awfully quiet ... or have Ibeendropped? Hello Tracy, Greg, List, No, youhaven'tbeen dropped but the frequency of contributions hasdroppedconsiderably. Interestingly, the same phenomenon onGeoff's CSR forumand even on our German forum. Best fromGermany,Bernd__Visit the Archivesat http://www.meteorite-list-archives.comMeteorite-listmailing
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Here's a little video to brighten your day... Normally I would inject subliminal messages such as; Beautiful Meteorite, Must Have, It Can Be Yours, Buy Me Now..., but since this was already placed into a collection I didn't include these messages... ;-) Best Regards, Greg Greg Hupé The Hupé Collection gmh...@centurylink.net www.NaturesVault.net (Online Catalog Reference Site) www.LunarRock.com (Online Planetary Meteorite Site) NaturesVault (Facebook, Pinterest eBay) http://www.facebook.com/NaturesVault http://pinterest.com/NaturesVault IMCA 3163 Click here for my current eBay auctions: http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZnaturesvault -Original Message- From: Galactic Stone Ironworks via Meteorite-list Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2015 1:08 PM To: Ruben Garcia Cc: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com ; Anne Black ; Larry Atkins Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Awfully quiet Privacy is only an illusion, especially on the internet. Yes, Facebook mines everything you post because they provide a free service and the bills have to be paid. Facebook doesn't force anyone to participate. Every move you make online anywhere is monitored. Everything you search for, every link you click, every email you send - it is all monitored. Don't forget, the internet is a creation of the DIA (Defense Intelligence Agency) to allow government officials to keep in touch in the event of a nuclear war. Don't think for a second that any creation of the military/government is not watching you. Everything you send to this Met-List is monitored. Although, I would much rather have Art in charge of things than Zuckerberg. IMO, the Met-List will always be relevant. When it comes to meteorites, redundancy is not a bad thing. Everyone thought MySpace was immortal and look what happened to that. Facebook could go away tomorrow and the Met-List would still be here. In fact, the Met-List has been aroun d longer than Facebook or MySpace. Facebook has become a regular watering hole for meteorite people. It doesn't mean it is better or worse than the Met-List. There is no crime in frequenting both venues. My sole purpose for being on Facebook is sales - same for Twitter and every other social media site. If I want to see someone or talk to them, I get in the truck and go pay them a visit, or ring them on the phone. If one is concerned about privacy, then don't use the internet. Also, don't drive around traffic cameras. Don't do anything within sight of a surveillance camera. And do not attend any public events. Don't talk on the phone either - that is being monitored also. BTW, your cable box is a small computer and it tracks your every move - every show you watch, for how long you watch, when you watch, what you order on PPV, how you interact, etc. All watched and logged. Be sure to wear a tinfoil hat and mylar poncho when going outdoors, because satellites are watching you. As far as government goes, we have nobody to blame but ourselves - we elected them. The government officials didn't arrive in a spaceship from another galaxy, they were selected as the cream of the private-sector crop and put into office by us. Politicians are not born, big business creates them. If you don't like government forcing you to buy insurance (or do anything else), then stop electing corporate drones, lawyers, and other career liars whose sole interest is power and wealth. [/rant] Best regards and Happy Huntings, MikeG PS - THEY know you read this and they know what you think about it. ;) -- - Web - http://www.galactic-stone.com Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone Twitter - http://twitter.com/galacticstone Pinterest - http://pinterest.com/galacticstone - On 4/30/15, Ruben Garcia via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: Hi all, I dislike fb very much I've tried it twice and both times it took less than a couple weeks to leave. I'm honestly considering what hate more - quitting meteorites or joining fb. Having said that I'm not a fan of the IMCA either - although I do like most of the IMCA members - maybe I'm just more of a lone wolf than I had previously thought. Anyway, I guess it's time to go back into my den and ponder these things. On Thu, Apr 30, 2015 at 9:30 AM, Larry Atkins via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: Hi Anne, List, I for one am sad to see the decline in list activity. I've been on here for many years and I miss the multiple, daily posts that we used to get. It was such an active, fun, educational, and entertaining place! (sometimes a little mean, too) I joined facebook some time ago so as not to feel as out dated as I actually am : ) and to keep up with the times. Unfortunately for me, I don't seem to get the joy from facebook that the met list of old gave me
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I still don't understand. I use an IPhone and iPad for 100% of my emails these days. Some posts make it, mostly only replies to others. How do I change this on an IPhone? Would love to interact more but gave up. Michael Farmer On Apr 30, 2015, at 11:12 AM, Art Jones art.jo...@iscs.com wrote: Hi Mike/List; It's actually simple to assure that your posts will show up: don’t use rich formatting in your emails. 99% of the time an email doesn’t make it is due to the formatting. I chose to block rich text and HTML as a means of decreasing the possibility of virus transmission. see policy #7 [7. Send emails in text format, not HTML or Rich Text (these will be bounced)] Happy Hunting, -Art -Original Message- From: Meteorite-list [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Michael Farmer via Meteorite-list Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2015 10:06 AM To: Larry Atkins Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com; impact...@aol.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Awfully quiet In my opinion the list is dying because 90% of what people post never makes it. Most of my emails are blocked, never to appear. Why? I have no clue. Most others tell me the same thing. I just post on Facebook and sell my things in minutes. Much easier. Why? I don't know. Sad to see, the list was once a great place where information and stories were shared. Mostly now just an eBay add site. Michael Sent from my iPad On Apr 30, 2015, at 9:30 AM, Larry Atkins via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: Hi Anne, List, I for one am sad to see the decline in list activity. I've been on here for many years and I miss the multiple, daily posts that we used to get. It was such an active, fun, educational, and entertaining place! (sometimes a little mean, too) I joined facebook some time ago so as not to feel as out dated as I actually am : ) and to keep up with the times. Unfortunately for me, I don't seem to get the joy from facebook that the met list of old gave me. I have barely said 2 words on facebook. I really can't put my finger on what the disconnect is, but it's there. Perhaps it's the snippets of info instead of more details, maybe it's the hundreds of people that want to be my 'friend' that I've never heard of. Maybe I feel like it's going to be to much of a commitment once I dive in? On top of all this is the privacy issue, real or imagined. The future is knocking and I know it's only a matter of time before I have to give in to change so as not to go socially extinct! Sincerely, Larry Atkins IMCA # 1941 Ebay alienrockfarm -Original Message- From: Anne Black via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com To: graham.ensor graham.en...@gmail.com; majbaermann majbaerm...@web.de Cc: bernd.pauli bernd.pa...@paulinet.de; meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com; msgmeteorites msgmeteori...@gmail.com Sent: Thu, Apr 30, 2015 7:15 am Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Awfully quiet I certainly agree with you, David, Matthias.I don't like Facebook and theirprivacy policies, or lack of. It makes the Government agencies look like rankamateurs when it comes to watching what we are all doing.However I certainlyunderstand what Graham is saying when he writes had to venture into using itfor marketing other aspects etc... just no choice if you want to keep up withthings.And there are times when I wonder if I will not be obligated to join itjust and only for business purposes. That would be a very bitter pill toswallow!!!Anyway we can all band together, protect our privacy, and keep theList going??Any comments? anybody? Anne m.blackwww.impactika.comimpact...@aol.com-Original Message-From:Graham Ensor graham.en...@gmail.comTo: Matthias Bärmannmajbaerm...@web.deCc: Anne Black impact...@aol.com; Martin Goffmsgmeteori...@gmail.com; Greg Hupe gmh...@centurylink.net; Bernd V. Paulibernd.pa...@paulinet.de; meteorite listmeteorite-list@meteoritecentral.comSent: Wed, Apr 29, 2015 5:12 pmSubject:Re: [meteorite-list] Awfully quietI always said I would not venture intoFacebook but unfortunately itis whereall the action is and is so easy to use,post pictures to,share info, personalmessage and find new material...see earlynewfinds and acquire excitingsamples...Also had to venture into using itformarketing other aspectsetc...just no choice if you want to keepup withthings.You do need to keepit in check with privacy settings and try nottolet it take over your lifethough.GrahamOn Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 10:47 PM,MatthiasBärmannmeteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: I agree, Anne.And Iask myself emphatically: why the hell sell my soul (whatever thatmight be)for free? Something rhymes ... Best, Matthias Am29.04.2015 um22:26 schrieb Anne Black via Meteorite-list: I'll have toagree withGreg. The French Forum is rather quiet too
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Hi Frank, Personally, I do not read nearly as many of the list posts as I used to because: 1) People often do not change the subject box even though they are Off on an entirely different topic - if I am burned out on a given topic And people keep not changing the subject box, I just ignore those posts. 2) Posts are not identified as from a specific member when they arrive 3) Many do not sign their posts, so even if you read it you don't know who posted it even if you read do it. 4) Many of those who do sign their post only use their first name, eg: Michael . Who knows who that is? Michael Blood, Michael Farmer, Michael Casper (yes, he does occasionally still post), Michael Gilmore, or any of a number of other Michaels? 5) Over the years I grew somewhat selective - as when a couple of nuts Were duking it out over who knows what. 6) I became even more selective because I didn't care much about what several members had to say - While there were other members who's posts I would never failed to read. 7) If people disagree with you there are more than a few on the list who Can be very rude in their responses. Others, of course, will disagree but Remain civil, which is fine - but who needs the rude attacks of the contentious? So, those are my reasons - they probably are not the same as everyone else's who have diminishing posting over time, but my guess is That nearly everyone in this category share at least some of these reasons. Sincerely, Michael Blood On 4/30/15 10:04 AM, Meteorite List meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: Hello List I hardly write anything on the list although I enjoy reading every single one. I was against FB and gave in this year for the most part! As of January 29th of this year FB passed 1.29 billion users. This is an unimaginable number of people. Just don't say anything that you wish you could take back at a later date. Showing your recent acquisitions or wanting to sell one I think is pretty harmless. After all you can Google a certain meteorite and if it was discussed on the metlist it will show up! Getting busy at work have to go Frank Carroll Houston TX Sent from my iPhone On Apr 30, 2015, at 11:45 AM, Ruben Garcia via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: Hi all, I dislike fb very much I've tried it twice and both times it took less than a couple weeks to leave. I'm honestly considering what hate more - quitting meteorites or joining fb. Having said that I'm not a fan of the IMCA either - although I do like most of the IMCA members - maybe I'm just more of a lone wolf than I had previously thought. Anyway, I guess it's time to go back into my den and ponder these things. On Thu, Apr 30, 2015 at 9:30 AM, Larry Atkins via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: Hi Anne, List, I for one am sad to see the decline in list activity. I've been on here for many years and I miss the multiple, daily posts that we used to get. It was such an active, fun, educational, and entertaining place! (sometimes a little mean, too) I joined facebook some time ago so as not to feel as out dated as I actually am : ) and to keep up with the times. Unfortunately for me, I don't seem to get the joy from facebook that the met list of old gave me. I have barely said 2 words on facebook. I really can't put my finger on what the disconnect is, but it's there. Perhaps it's the snippets of info instead of more details, maybe it's the hundreds of people that want to be my 'friend' that I've never heard of. Maybe I feel like it's going to be to much of a commitment once I dive in? On top of all this is the privacy issue, real or imagined. The future is knocking and I know it's only a matter of time before I have to give in to change so as not to go socially extinct! Sincerely, Larry Atkins IMCA # 1941 Ebay alienrockfarm __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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I don't understand what the fear of Facebook is. They only have what you give them. I am not sure why it is scary that they keep track of your eBay sales offers or cat photos. Not too scary to me. Michael Farmer On Apr 29, 2015, at 4:25 PM, Anne Black via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: I certainly agree with you, David, Matthias. I don't like Facebook and their privacy policies, or lack of. It makes the Government agencies look like rank amateurs when it comes to watching what we are all doing. However I certainly understand what Graham is saying when he writes had to venture into using it for marketing other aspects etc... just no choice if you want to keep up with things. And there are times when I wonder if I will not be obligated to join it just and only for business purposes. That would be a very bitter pill to swallow!!! Anyway we can all band together, protect our privacy, and keep the List going?? Any comments? anybody? Anne M. Black www.IMPACTIKA.com impact...@aol.com -Original Message- From: Graham Ensor graham.en...@gmail.com To: Matthias Bärmann majbaerm...@web.de Cc: Anne Black impact...@aol.com; Martin Goff msgmeteori...@gmail.com; Greg Hupe gmh...@centurylink.net; Bernd V. Pauli bernd.pa...@paulinet.de; meteorite list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Wed, Apr 29, 2015 5:12 pm Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Awfully quiet I always said I would not venture into Facebook but unfortunately it is where all the action is and is so easy to use, post pictures to, share info, personal message and find new material...see early new finds and acquire exciting samples...Also had to venture into using it for marketing other aspects etc...just no choice if you want to keep up with things. You do need to keep it in check with privacy settings and try not to let it take over your life though. Graham On Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 10:47 PM, Matthias Bärmann meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: I agree, Anne. And I ask myself emphatically: why the hell sell my soul (whatever that might be) for free? Something rhymes ... Best, Matthias Am 29.04.2015 um 22:26 schrieb Anne Black via Meteorite-list: I'll have to agree with Greg. The French Forum is rather quiet too, except for our Name that Meteorite game. Certainly Social Media Overload. There are still people talking but there is nothing really new to talk about, no new Fall, no new discoveries. So a bit of peace and quiet. Anne M. Black www.IMPACTIKA.com impact...@aol.com -Original Message- From: Martin Goff via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com To: Greg Hupé gmh...@centurylink.net Cc: Bernd V. Pauli bernd.pa...@paulinet.de; meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Wed, Apr 29, 2015 2:15 pm Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Awfully quiet Hi Bernd, Tracy, all. Most of my meteorite related chat now occurs via Facebook and this is what i observe from many others too. Numerous people within our meteorite community who were regular posters here on the metlist i now see posting daily in the various facebook groups and forums. I know it's not for everyone but i for one would certainly feel as if i was missing out on the latest meteorite news and chat if I were not on Facebook. I have done quite a few posts over the last year where i have submitted the same post via various different forums and plarforms to try and see which generated the most conversation and i have to say Facebook won by huge margins every single time. Hope to see you on there maybe Bernd? Your experience and knowledge would be hugely beneficial to everyone there :-) Kind regards Martin On 29 April 2015 at 21:02, Greg Hupé meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: Hello Bernd and All, Maybe 'Social Media Overload'? I have been talking with several friends over the last few months about the dramatic slowdown [from last two years] which has many contributing factors, none of which is purely; MetList Forum, Facebook, Twitter or any of the other outlets of info... almost a 'Quiet Before the Storm' effect. It may be an indication of 'The Market' and/or 'Supply Demand' which has been very tough since 2008 and even more since one year ago in 'my' experience and dealings. I should look up at the sky and see if the birds are heading in an odd direction for this time of year... Best Regards, Greg Greg Hupé The Hupé Collection gmh...@centurylink.net www.NaturesVault.net (Online Catalog Reference Site) www.LunarRock.com (Online Planetary Meteorite Site) NaturesVault (Facebook, Pinterest eBay) http://www.facebook.com/NaturesVault http://pinterest.com/NaturesVault IMCA 3163 Click here for my current eBay auctions
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Heck, even the Loyalty cards that are issued by grocery and other types of stores track our every purchase, and that data is likely sold or somehow provided to who knows what other groups. They know what toilet tissue brand we like, and whatever else we buy. Uh-oh, I see a drone hovering outside my window. Gotta quick pull the drapes closed and shut down the PC... ;-) Ed - Original Message - From: Galactic Stone Ironworks via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com To: Ruben Garcia rubengarcia85...@gmail.com Cc: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com; Anne Black impact...@aol.com; Larry Atkins thetop...@aol.com Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2015 1:08 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Awfully quiet Privacy is only an illusion, especially on the internet. Yes, Facebook mines everything you post because they provide a free service and the bills have to be paid. Facebook doesn't force anyone to participate. Every move you make online anywhere is monitored. Everything you search for, every link you click, every email you send - it is all monitored. Don't forget, the internet is a creation of the DIA (Defense Intelligence Agency) to allow government officials to keep in touch in the event of a nuclear war. Don't think for a second that any creation of the military/government is not watching you. Everything you send to this Met-List is monitored. Although, I would much rather have Art in charge of things than Zuckerberg. IMO, the Met-List will always be relevant. When it comes to meteorites, redundancy is not a bad thing. Everyone thought MySpace was immortal and look what happened to that. Facebook could go away tomorrow and the Met-List would still be here. In fact, the Met-List has been aroun d longer than Facebook or MySpace. Facebook has become a regular watering hole for meteorite people. It doesn't mean it is better or worse than the Met-List. There is no crime in frequenting both venues. My sole purpose for being on Facebook is sales - same for Twitter and every other social media site. If I want to see someone or talk to them, I get in the truck and go pay them a visit, or ring them on the phone. If one is concerned about privacy, then don't use the internet. Also, don't drive around traffic cameras. Don't do anything within sight of a surveillance camera. And do not attend any public events. Don't talk on the phone either - that is being monitored also. BTW, your cable box is a small computer and it tracks your every move - every show you watch, for how long you watch, when you watch, what you order on PPV, how you interact, etc. All watched and logged. Be sure to wear a tinfoil hat and mylar poncho when going outdoors, because satellites are watching you. As far as government goes, we have nobody to blame but ourselves - we elected them. The government officials didn't arrive in a spaceship from another galaxy, they were selected as the cream of the private-sector crop and put into office by us. Politicians are not born, big business creates them. If you don't like government forcing you to buy insurance (or do anything else), then stop electing corporate drones, lawyers, and other career liars whose sole interest is power and wealth. [/rant] Best regards and Happy Huntings, MikeG PS - THEY know you read this and they know what you think about it. ;) -- - Web - http://www.galactic-stone.com Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone Twitter - http://twitter.com/galacticstone Pinterest - http://pinterest.com/galacticstone - On 4/30/15, Ruben Garcia via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: Hi all, I dislike fb very much I've tried it twice and both times it took less than a couple weeks to leave. I'm honestly considering what hate more - quitting meteorites or joining fb. Having said that I'm not a fan of the IMCA either - although I do like most of the IMCA members - maybe I'm just more of a lone wolf than I had previously thought. Anyway, I guess it's time to go back into my den and ponder these things. On Thu, Apr 30, 2015 at 9:30 AM, Larry Atkins via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: Hi Anne, List, I for one am sad to see the decline in list activity. I've been on here for many years and I miss the multiple, daily posts that we used to get. It was such an active, fun, educational, and entertaining place! (sometimes a little mean, too) I joined facebook some time ago so as not to feel as out dated as I actually am : ) and to keep up with the times. Unfortunately for me, I don't seem to get the joy from facebook that the met list of old gave me. I have barely said 2 words on facebook. I really can't put my finger on what the disconnect is, but it's there. Perhaps it's the snippets of info instead of more
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Mike, All I spent quite a bit of time trying to figure out how to compose email in plain text on my latest android phone. From what I can tell, it can't be done. Maybe it's the same for the i phone. Sincerely, Larry Atkins IMCA # 1941 Ebay alienrockfarm -Original Message- From: Art Jones art.jo...@iscs.com To: Michael Farmer m...@meteoriteguy.com; meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Cc: Larry Atkins thetop...@aol.com; meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com; impactika impact...@aol.com Sent: Thu, Apr 30, 2015 11:52 am Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Awfully quiet Hi Mike;That's a good question and I have looked into it before. Theredoesn't seem to be a way to adjust the format of outgoing email from an iPhoneor iPad. Most info I have found makes me believe that iOS sends plain text bydefault but I have had problems as well. I think that the final formatting canbe affected by the content (e.g. links) or also by the email provider. Theissue has actually made me consider removing the restriction onhtml.Regards, ArtSent from my iPhone On Apr 30, 2015, at 11:35 AM,Michael Farmer m...@meteoriteguy.com wrote: I still don't understand. Iuse an IPhone and iPad for 100% of my emails these days. Some posts make it,mostly only replies to others. How do I change this on an IPhone? Would love tointeract more but gave up. Michael Farmer On Apr 30, 2015, at11:12 AM, Art Jones art.jo...@iscs.com wrote: Hi Mike/List; It's actually simple to assure that your posts will show up: don’t use richformatting in your emails. 99% of the time an email doesn’t make it is due tothe formatting. I chose to block rich text and HTML as a means of decreasingthe possibility of virus transmission. see policy #7 [7. Send emailsin text format, not HTML or Rich Text (these will be bounced)] HappyHunting,-Art -Original Message- From:Meteorite-list [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf OfMichael Farmer via Meteorite-list Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2015 10:06AM To: Larry Atkins Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com;impact...@aol.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Awfully quiet In myopinion the list is dying because 90% of what people post never makes it. Mostof my emails are blocked, never to appear. Why? I have no clue. Most others tellme the same thing. I just post on Facebook and sell my things in minutes. Mucheasier. Why? I don't know. Sad to see, the list was once a great placewhere information and stories were shared. Mostly now just an eBay add site. Michael Sent from my iPad On Apr 30, 2015, at 9:30 AM, LarryAtkins via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: Hi Anne, List, I for one am sad to see the decline in listactivity. I've been on here for many years and I miss the multiple, daily poststhat we used to get. It was such an active, fun, educational, and entertainingplace! (sometimes a little mean, too) I joined facebook some time agoso as not to feel as out dated as I actually am : ) and to keep up with thetimes. Unfortunately for me, I don't seem to get the joy from facebook that themet list of old gave me. I have barely said 2 words on facebook. I really can'tput my finger on what the disconnect is, but it's there. Perhaps it's thesnippets of info instead of more details, maybe it's the hundreds of people thatwant to be my 'friend' that I've never heard of. Maybe I feel like it's going tobe to much of a commitment once I dive in? On top of all this is the privacyissue, real or imagined. The future is knocking and I know it's onlya matter of time before I have to give in to change so as not to go sociallyextinct!Sincerely, Larry Atkins IMCA #1941 Ebay alienrockfarm-OriginalMessage- From: Anne Black via Meteorite-listmeteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com To: graham.ensorgraham.en...@gmail.com; majbaermann majbaerm...@web.de Cc: bernd.paulibernd.pa...@paulinet.de; meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com;msgmeteorites msgmeteori...@gmail.com Sent: Thu, Apr 30, 2015 7:15am Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Awfully quiet I certainlyagree with you, David, Matthias.I don't like Facebook and theirprivacy policies,or lack of. It makes the Government agencies look like rankamateurs when itcomes to watching what we are all doing.However I certainlyunderstand whatGraham is saying when he writes had to venture into using itfor marketingother aspects etc... just no choice if you want to keep up withthings.And thereare times when I wonder if I will not be obligated to join itjust and only forbusiness purposes. That would be a very bitter pill toswallow!!!Anyway we canall band together, protect our privacy, and keep theList going??Any comments?anybody? Anne m.blackwww.impactika.comimpact...@aol.com-OriginalMessage-From:Graham Ensor graham.en...@gmail.comTo: MatthiasBärmannmajbaerm...@web.deCc: Anne Black impact...@aol.com
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Hi Larry, Sending emails to MetList by way of iPhone is not a problem, works perfect. Best Regards, Greg Greg Hupé The Hupé Collection gmh...@centurylink.net www.NaturesVault.net (Online Catalog Reference Site) www.LunarRock.com (Online Planetary Meteorite Site) NaturesVault (Facebook, Pinterest eBay) http://www.facebook.com/NaturesVault http://pinterest.com/NaturesVault IMCA 3163 Click here for my current eBay auctions: http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZnaturesvault -Original Message- From: Larry Atkins via Meteorite-list Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2015 3:28 PM To: art.jo...@iscs.com ; m...@meteoriteguy.com ; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Awfully quiet Mike, All I spent quite a bit of time trying to figure out how to compose email in plain text on my latest android phone. From what I can tell, it can't be done. Maybe it's the same for the i phone. Sincerely, Larry Atkins IMCA # 1941 Ebay alienrockfarm -Original Message- From: Art Jones art.jo...@iscs.com To: Michael Farmer m...@meteoriteguy.com; meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Cc: Larry Atkins thetop...@aol.com; meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com; impactika impact...@aol.com Sent: Thu, Apr 30, 2015 11:52 am Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Awfully quiet Hi Mike;That's a good question and I have looked into it before. Theredoesn't seem to be a way to adjust the format of outgoing email from an iPhoneor iPad. Most info I have found makes me believe that iOS sends plain text bydefault but I have had problems as well. I think that the final formatting canbe affected by the content (e.g. links) or also by the email provider. Theissue has actually made me consider removing the restriction onhtml.Regards, ArtSent from my iPhone On Apr 30, 2015, at 11:35 AM,Michael Farmer m...@meteoriteguy.com wrote: I still don't understand. Iuse an IPhone and iPad for 100% of my emails these days. Some posts make it,mostly only replies to others. How do I change this on an IPhone? Would love tointeract more but gave up. Michael Farmer On Apr 30, 2015, at11:12 AM, Art Jones art.jo...@iscs.com wrote: Hi Mike/List; It's actually simple to assure that your posts will show up: don’t use richformatting in your emails. 99% of the time an email doesn’t make it is due tothe formatting. I chose to block rich text and HTML as a means of decreasingthe possibility of virus transmission. see policy #7 [7. Send emailsin text format, not HTML or Rich Text (these will be bounced)] HappyHunting,-Art -Original Message- From:Meteorite-list [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf OfMichael Farmer via Meteorite-list Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2015 10:06AM To: Larry Atkins Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com;impact...@aol.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Awfully quiet In myopinion the list is dying because 90% of what people post never makes it. Mostof my emails are blocked, never to appear. Why? I have no clue. Most others tellme the same thing. I just post on Facebook and sell my things in minutes. Mucheasier. Why? I don't know. Sad to see, the list was once a great placewhere information and stories were shared. Mostly now just an eBay add site. Michael Sent from my iPad On Apr 30, 2015, at 9:30 AM, LarryAtkins via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: Hi Anne, List, I for one am sad to see the decline in listactivity. I've been on here for many years and I miss the multiple, daily poststhat we used to get. It was such an active, fun, educational, and entertainingplace! (sometimes a little mean, too) I joined facebook some time agoso as not to feel as out dated as I actually am : ) and to keep up with thetimes. Unfortunately for me, I don't seem to get the joy from facebook that themet list of old gave me. I have barely said 2 words on facebook. I really can'tput my finger on what the disconnect is, but it's there. Perhaps it's thesnippets of info instead of more details, maybe it's the hundreds of people thatwant to be my 'friend' that I've never heard of. Maybe I feel like it's going tobe to much of a commitment once I dive in? On top of all this is the privacyissue, real or imagined. The future is knocking and I know it's onlya matter of time before I have to give in to change so as not to go sociallyextinct!Sincerely, Larry Atkins IMCA #1941 Ebay alienrockfarm-OriginalMessage- From: Anne Black via Meteorite-listmeteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com To: graham.ensorgraham.en...@gmail.com; majbaermann majbaerm...@web.de Cc: bernd.paulibernd.pa...@paulinet.de; meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com;msgmeteorites msgmeteori...@gmail.com Sent: Thu, Apr 30, 2015 7:15am Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Awfully quiet I certainlyagree with you, David, Matthias.I don't like Facebook and theirprivacy
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Hi Art, Nice to hear from you on this. Can you explain for us technologically nieve what rich formatting Is? Thanks, Michael Blood On 4/30/15 11:12 AM, Meteorite List meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: Hi Mike/List; It's actually simple to assure that your posts will show up: don¹t use rich formatting in your emails. 99% of the time an email doesn¹t make it is due to the formatting. I chose to block rich text and HTML as a means of decreasing the possibility of virus transmission. see policy #7 [7. Send emails in text format, not HTML or Rich Text (these will be bounced)] Happy Hunting, -Art -Original Message- From: Meteorite-list [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Michael Farmer via Meteorite-list Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2015 10:06 AM To: Larry Atkins Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com; impact...@aol.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Awfully quiet In my opinion the list is dying because 90% of what people post never makes it. Most of my emails are blocked, never to appear. Why? I have no clue. Most others tell me the same thing. I just post on Facebook and sell my things in minutes. Much easier. Why? I don't know. Sad to see, the list was once a great place where information and stories were shared. Mostly now just an eBay add site. Michael Sent from my iPad On Apr 30, 2015, at 9:30 AM, Larry Atkins via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: Hi Anne, List, I for one am sad to see the decline in list activity. I've been on here for many years and I miss the multiple, daily posts that we used to get. It was such an active, fun, educational, and entertaining place! (sometimes a little mean, too) I joined facebook some time ago so as not to feel as out dated as I actually am : ) and to keep up with the times. Unfortunately for me, I don't seem to get the joy from facebook that the met list of old gave me. I have barely said 2 words on facebook. I really can't put my finger on what the disconnect is, but it's there. Perhaps it's the snippets of info instead of more details, maybe it's the hundreds of people that want to be my 'friend' that I've never heard of. Maybe I feel like it's going to be to much of a commitment once I dive in? On top of all this is the privacy issue, real or imagined. The future is knocking and I know it's only a matter of time before I have to give in to change so as not to go socially extinct! Sincerely, Larry Atkins IMCA # 1941 Ebay alienrockfarm -Original Message- From: Anne Black via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com To: graham.ensor graham.en...@gmail.com; majbaermann majbaerm...@web.de Cc: bernd.pauli bernd.pa...@paulinet.de; meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com; msgmeteorites msgmeteori...@gmail.com Sent: Thu, Apr 30, 2015 7:15 am Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Awfully quiet I certainly agree with you, David, Matthias.I don't like Facebook and theirprivacy policies, or lack of. It makes the Government agencies look like rankamateurs when it comes to watching what we are all doing.However I certainlyunderstand what Graham is saying when he writes had to venture into using itfor marketing other aspects etc... just no choice if you want to keep up withthings.And there are times when I wonder if I will not be obligated to join itjust and only for business purposes. That would be a very bitter pill toswallow!!!Anyway we can all band together, protect our privacy, and keep theList going??Any comments? anybody? Anne m.blackwww.impactika.comimpact...@aol.com-Original Message-From:Graham Ensor graham.en...@gmail.comTo: Matthias Bärmannmajbaerm...@web.deCc: Anne Black impact...@aol.com; Martin Goffmsgmeteori...@gmail.com; Greg Hupe gmh...@centurylink.net; Bernd V. Paulibernd.pa...@paulinet.de; meteorite listmeteorite-list@meteoritecentral.comSent: Wed, Apr 29, 2015 5:12 pmSubject:Re: [meteorite-list] Awfully quietI always said I would not venture intoFacebook but unfortunately itis whereall the action is and is so easy to use,post pictures to,share info, personalmessage and find new material...see earlynewfinds and acquire excitingsamples...Also had to venture into using itformarketing other aspectsetc...just no choice if you want to keepup withthings.You do need to keepit in check with privacy settings and try nottolet it take over your lifethough.GrahamOn Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 10:47 PM,MatthiasBärmannmeteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: I agree, Anne.And Iask myself emphatically: why the hell sell my soul (whatever thatmight be)for free? Something rhymes ... Best, Matthias Am29.04.2015 um22:26 schrieb Anne Black via Meteorite-list: I'll have toagree withGreg. The French Forum is rather quiet too, except for our NamethatMeteorite game. Certainly Social Media Overload. Therearestill people talking
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Hi Anne, David, Matthias and all, I certainly don't think that anyone intentionally wants this list to end as like you we have all had many years of great information from it. I just think times change and bit by bit things happen, people post elsewhere as well as here and find out they get more replies, more quickly and they can reply with a photo to make a point better etc. And then they make a choice to use the other forum in preference and etc etc. And then before you know it traffic is hugely increased elsewhere and is quieter here. I completely understand the issue people have with privacy on facebook but there are many many settings that you can lock down. Also the biggest thing here, is you choose what to post, who to accept into your 'friends' list, which photos you submit etc. You have that control. I understand that for some folk, it may be like Anne says, a bitter pill to swallow, but if I had a business then i would swallow that pill instantly. Cheers Martin Martin Goff www.msg-meteorites.co.uk IMCA #3387 Sent from my mobile phone On 30 Apr 2015 00:25, Anne Black impact...@aol.com wrote: I certainly agree with you, David, Matthias. I don't like Facebook and their privacy policies, or lack of. It makes the Government agencies look like rank amateurs when it comes to watching what we are all doing. However I certainly understand what Graham is saying when he writes had to venture into using it for marketing other aspects etc... just no choice if you want to keep up with things. And there are times when I wonder if I will not be obligated to join it just and only for business purposes. That would be a very bitter pill to swallow!!! Anyway we can all band together, protect our privacy, and keep the List going?? Any comments? anybody? Anne M. Black www.IMPACTIKA.com impact...@aol.com -Original Message- From: Graham Ensor graham.en...@gmail.com To: Matthias Bärmann majbaerm...@web.de Cc: Anne Black impact...@aol.com; Martin Goff msgmeteori...@gmail.com; Greg Hupe gmh...@centurylink.net; Bernd V. Pauli bernd.pa...@paulinet.de; meteorite list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Wed, Apr 29, 2015 5:12 pm Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Awfully quiet I always said I would not venture into Facebook but unfortunately it is where all the action is and is so easy to use, post pictures to, share info, personal message and find new material...see early new finds and acquire exciting samples...Also had to venture into using it for marketing other aspects etc...just no choice if you want to keep up with things. You do need to keep it in check with privacy settings and try not to let it take over your life though. Graham On Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 10:47 PM, Matthias Bärmann meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: I agree, Anne. And I ask myself emphatically: why the hell sell my soul (whatever that might be) for free? Something rhymes ... Best, Matthias Am 29.04.2015 um 22:26 schrieb Anne Black via Meteorite-list: I'll have to agree with Greg. The French Forum is rather quiet too, except for our Name that Meteorite game. Certainly Social Media Overload. There are still people talking but there is nothing really new to talk about, no new Fall, no new discoveries. So a bit of peace and quiet. Anne M. Black www.IMPACTIKA.com impact...@aol.com -Original Message- From: Martin Goff via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com To: Greg Hupé gmh...@centurylink.net Cc: Bernd V. Pauli bernd.pa...@paulinet.de; meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Wed, Apr 29, 2015 2:15 pm Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Awfully quiet Hi Bernd, Tracy, all. Most of my meteorite related chat now occurs via Facebook and this is what i observe from many others too. Numerous people within our meteorite community who were regular posters here on the metlist i now see posting daily in the various facebook groups and forums. I know it's not for everyone but i for one would certainly feel as if i was missing out on the latest meteorite news and chat if I were not on Facebook. I have done quite a few posts over the last year where i have submitted the same post via various different forums and plarforms to try and see which generated the most conversation and i have to say Facebook won by huge margins every single time. Hope to see you on there maybe Bernd? Your experience and knowledge would be hugely beneficial to everyone there :-) Kind regards Martin On 29 April 2015 at 21:02, Greg Hupé meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: Hello Bernd and All, Maybe 'Social Media Overload'? I have been talking with several friends over the last few months about the dramatic slowdown [from last two years] which has many contributing factors, none
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Hi Greg, That's good to know, maybe in Mike's case it's just operator error : ) What about android? Anyone? Sincerely, Larry Atkins IMCA # 1941 Ebay alienrockfarm -Original Message- From: Greg Hupé via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com To: Larry Atkins thetop...@aol.com; art.jones art.jo...@iscs.com; mike m...@meteoriteguy.com; meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Thu, Apr 30, 2015 12:47 pm Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Awfully quiet Hi Larry,Sending emails to MetList by way of iPhone is not a problem, worksperfect.Best Regards,GregGreg HupéThe Hupécollectiongmh...@centurylink.netwww.naturesvault.net (Online Catalog Reference Site)www.LunarRock.com (Online Planetary Meteorite Site)NaturesVault(Facebook, Pinterest eBay)http://www.facebook.com/NaturesVaulthttp://pinterest.com/NaturesVaultIMCA3163Click here for my current eBayauctions:http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZnaturesvault-OriginalMessage- From: Larry Atkins via Meteorite-listSent: Thursday, April 30,2015 3:28 PMTo: art.jo...@iscs.com ; m...@meteoriteguy.com ;meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.comSubject: Re: [meteorite-list] AwfullyquietMike, AllI spent quite a bit of time trying to figure out how to composeemail in plain text on my latest android phone. From what I can tell, it can'tbe done. Maybe it's the same for the i phone.Sincerely,Larry AtkinsIMCA #1941Ebay alienrockfarm-Original Message-From: Art Jonesart.jo...@iscs.comTo: Michael Farmer m...@meteoriteguy.com; meteorite-listmeteorite-list@meteoritecentral.comCc: Larry Atkins thetop...@aol.com;meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com; impactikaimpact...@aol.comSent: Thu, Apr 30, 2015 11:52 amSubject: Re:[meteorite-list] Awfully quietHi Mike;That's a good question and I havelooked into it before. Theredoesn't seem to be a way to adjust the format ofoutgoing email from an iPhoneor iPad. Most info I have found makes me believethat iOS sends plain text bydefault but I have had problems as well. I thinkthat the final formatting canbe affected by the content (e.g. links) or also bythe email provider. Theissue has actually made me consider removing therestriction onhtml.Regards, ArtSent from my iPhone On Apr 30, 2015, at 11:35AM,Michael Farmer m...@meteoriteguy.com wrote: I still don't understand.Iuse an IPhone and iPad for 100% of my emails these days. Some posts makeit,mostly only replies to others. How do I change this on an IPhone? Would lovetointeract more but gave up. Michael Farmer On Apr 30, 2015, at11:12AM, Art Jones art.jo...@iscs.com wrote: Hi Mike/List; It's actuallysimple to assure that your posts will show up: don’t use richformatting inyour emails. 99% of the time an email doesn’t make it is due tothe formatting.I chose to block rich text and HTML as a means of decreasingthe possibility ofvirus transmission. see policy #7 [7. Send emailsin text format, not HTMLor Rich Text (these will be bounced)] HappyHunting,-Art -Original Message- From:Meteorite-list[mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf OfMichael Farmervia Meteorite-list Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2015 10:06AM To: LarryAtkins Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com;impact...@aol.com Subject:Re: [meteorite-list] Awfully quiet In myopinion the list is dying because90% of what people post never makes it. Mostof my emails are blocked, never toappear. Why? I have no clue. Most others tellme the same thing. I just post onFacebook and sell my things in minutes. Mucheasier. Why? I don't know. Sadto see, the list was once a great placewhere information and stories wereshared. Mostly now just an eBay add site. Michael Sent from my iPad On Apr 30, 2015, at 9:30 AM, LarryAtkins via Meteorite-listmeteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: Hi Anne, List, I forone am sad to see the decline in listactivity. I've been on here for many yearsand I miss the multiple, daily poststhat we used to get. It was such an active,fun, educational, and entertainingplace! (sometimes a little mean, too) I joined facebook some time agoso as not to feel as out dated as I actually am: ) and to keep up with thetimes. Unfortunately for me, I don't seem to get thejoy from facebook that themet list of old gave me. I have barely said 2 wordson facebook. I really can'tput my finger on what the disconnect is, but it'sthere. Perhaps it's thesnippets of info instead of more details, maybe it's thehundreds of people thatwant to be my 'friend' that I've never heard of. Maybe Ifeel like it's going tobe to much of a commitment once I dive in? On top of allthis is the privacyissue, real or imagined. The future is knocking andI know it's onlya matter of time before I have to give in to change so as notto go sociallyextinct!Sincerely, Larry Atkins IMCA#1941 Ebay alienrockfarm-OriginalMessage- From:Anne Black via Meteorite
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Hi gang, Since I don't do Facebook I rely on this list. I tried Facebook years ago, it bored me to tears. I am getting daily digests of the list however. Sometimes my occasional posts don't make it to the list for whatever reason. I DO follow Geoff Notkin on Twitter. I prefer Twitter because it quick and a lot less BS. Also news travels VERY FAST on Twitter. Rock on! Tom __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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Hi Mike; That's a good question and I have looked into it before. There doesn't seem to be a way to adjust the format of outgoing email from an iPhone or iPad. Most info I have found makes me believe that iOS sends plain text by default but I have had problems as well. I think that the final formatting can be affected by the content (e.g. links) or also by the email provider. The issue has actually made me consider removing the restriction on html. Regards, Art Sent from my iPhone On Apr 30, 2015, at 11:35 AM, Michael Farmer m...@meteoriteguy.com wrote: I still don't understand. I use an IPhone and iPad for 100% of my emails these days. Some posts make it, mostly only replies to others. How do I change this on an IPhone? Would love to interact more but gave up. Michael Farmer On Apr 30, 2015, at 11:12 AM, Art Jones art.jo...@iscs.com wrote: Hi Mike/List; It's actually simple to assure that your posts will show up: don’t use rich formatting in your emails. 99% of the time an email doesn’t make it is due to the formatting. I chose to block rich text and HTML as a means of decreasing the possibility of virus transmission. see policy #7 [7. Send emails in text format, not HTML or Rich Text (these will be bounced)] Happy Hunting, -Art -Original Message- From: Meteorite-list [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Michael Farmer via Meteorite-list Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2015 10:06 AM To: Larry Atkins Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com; impact...@aol.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Awfully quiet In my opinion the list is dying because 90% of what people post never makes it. Most of my emails are blocked, never to appear. Why? I have no clue. Most others tell me the same thing. I just post on Facebook and sell my things in minutes. Much easier. Why? I don't know. Sad to see, the list was once a great place where information and stories were shared. Mostly now just an eBay add site. Michael Sent from my iPad On Apr 30, 2015, at 9:30 AM, Larry Atkins via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: Hi Anne, List, I for one am sad to see the decline in list activity. I've been on here for many years and I miss the multiple, daily posts that we used to get. It was such an active, fun, educational, and entertaining place! (sometimes a little mean, too) I joined facebook some time ago so as not to feel as out dated as I actually am : ) and to keep up with the times. Unfortunately for me, I don't seem to get the joy from facebook that the met list of old gave me. I have barely said 2 words on facebook. I really can't put my finger on what the disconnect is, but it's there. Perhaps it's the snippets of info instead of more details, maybe it's the hundreds of people that want to be my 'friend' that I've never heard of. Maybe I feel like it's going to be to much of a commitment once I dive in? On top of all this is the privacy issue, real or imagined. The future is knocking and I know it's only a matter of time before I have to give in to change so as not to go socially extinct! Sincerely, Larry Atkins IMCA # 1941 Ebay alienrockfarm -Original Message- From: Anne Black via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com To: graham.ensor graham.en...@gmail.com; majbaermann majbaerm...@web.de Cc: bernd.pauli bernd.pa...@paulinet.de; meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com; msgmeteorites msgmeteori...@gmail.com Sent: Thu, Apr 30, 2015 7:15 am Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Awfully quiet I certainly agree with you, David, Matthias.I don't like Facebook and theirprivacy policies, or lack of. It makes the Government agencies look like rankamateurs when it comes to watching what we are all doing.However I certainlyunderstand what Graham is saying when he writes had to venture into using itfor marketing other aspects etc... just no choice if you want to keep up withthings.And there are times when I wonder if I will not be obligated to join itjust and only for business purposes. That would be a very bitter pill toswallow!!!Anyway we can all band together, protect our privacy, and keep theList going??Any comments? anybody? Anne m.blackwww.impactika.comimpact...@aol.com-Original Message-From:Graham Ensor graham.en...@gmail.comTo: Matthias Bärmannmajbaerm...@web.deCc: Anne Black impact...@aol.com; Martin Goffmsgmeteori...@gmail.com; Greg Hupe gmh...@centurylink.net; Bernd V. Paulibernd.pa...@paulinet.de; meteorite listmeteorite-list@meteoritecentral.comSent: Wed, Apr 29, 2015 5:12 pmSubject:Re: [meteorite-list] Awfully quietI always said I would not venture intoFacebook but unfortunately itis whereall the action is and is so easy to use,post pictures to,share info, personalmessage and find new material...see earlynewfinds and acquire excitingsamples...Also had
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Hi Michael/List; Great to hear from you! Rich formatting is when your email software adds a special font, bold print, colored text, etc. to the email message. This is accomplished using HTML, which is what web pages use - so basically rich formatting makes email messages display more like a web page. Unfortunately HTML in emails can also allow hackers to hide nefarious code within the message. Cheers, Art -Original Message- From: Michael Blood [mailto:mlbl...@cox.net] Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2015 1:41 PM To: Art Jones; Michael Farmer; Larry Atkins; Meteorite List Cc: Met. Anne Black Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Awfully quiet Hi Art, Nice to hear from you on this. Can you explain for us technologically nieve what rich formatting Is? Thanks, Michael Blood On 4/30/15 11:12 AM, Meteorite List meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: Hi Mike/List; It's actually simple to assure that your posts will show up: don¹t use rich formatting in your emails. 99% of the time an email doesn¹t make it is due to the formatting. I chose to block rich text and HTML as a means of decreasing the possibility of virus transmission. see policy #7 [7. Send emails in text format, not HTML or Rich Text (these will be bounced)] Happy Hunting, -Art -Original Message- From: Meteorite-list [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Michael Farmer via Meteorite-list Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2015 10:06 AM To: Larry Atkins Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com; impact...@aol.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Awfully quiet In my opinion the list is dying because 90% of what people post never makes it. Most of my emails are blocked, never to appear. Why? I have no clue. Most others tell me the same thing. I just post on Facebook and sell my things in minutes. Much easier. Why? I don't know. Sad to see, the list was once a great place where information and stories were shared. Mostly now just an eBay add site. Michael Sent from my iPad On Apr 30, 2015, at 9:30 AM, Larry Atkins via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: Hi Anne, List, I for one am sad to see the decline in list activity. I've been on here for many years and I miss the multiple, daily posts that we used to get. It was such an active, fun, educational, and entertaining place! (sometimes a little mean, too) I joined facebook some time ago so as not to feel as out dated as I actually am : ) and to keep up with the times. Unfortunately for me, I don't seem to get the joy from facebook that the met list of old gave me. I have barely said 2 words on facebook. I really can't put my finger on what the disconnect is, but it's there. Perhaps it's the snippets of info instead of more details, maybe it's the hundreds of people that want to be my 'friend' that I've never heard of. Maybe I feel like it's going to be to much of a commitment once I dive in? On top of all this is the privacy issue, real or imagined. The future is knocking and I know it's only a matter of time before I have to give in to change so as not to go socially extinct! Sincerely, Larry Atkins IMCA # 1941 Ebay alienrockfarm __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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That is funny that you mention drones. Sams Club has a decent model for sale called the DJI Phantom 2 Vision Drone with GPS and panning camera for a mere U.S. $1,169.00 plus tax. I still need to learn how to fly the drone I purchased awhile back. So far, I managed to fly it into the ceiling of my house while trying to calibrate it so you won't see it flying outside your window anytime soon. You may even be able to use one as a tax write off. I will since mine can be used for getting aerial shots of properties that I have invested in once I learn how to control it. Adam . - Original Message - From: Ed Deckert via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com To: Galactic Stone Ironworks meteoritem...@gmail.com; Ruben Garcia rubengarcia85...@gmail.com Cc: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com; Anne Black impact...@aol.com; Larry Atkins thetop...@aol.com Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2015 12:19 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Awfully quiet Heck, even the Loyalty cards that are issued by grocery and other types of stores track our every purchase, and that data is likely sold or somehow provided to who knows what other groups. They know what toilet tissue brand we like, and whatever else we buy. Uh-oh, I see a drone hovering outside my window. Gotta quick pull the drapes closed and shut down the PC... ;-) Ed - Original Message - From: Galactic Stone Ironworks via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com To: Ruben Garcia rubengarcia85...@gmail.com Cc: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com; Anne Black impact...@aol.com; Larry Atkins thetop...@aol.com Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2015 1:08 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Awfully quiet Privacy is only an illusion, especially on the internet. Yes, Facebook mines everything you post because they provide a free service and the bills have to be paid. Facebook doesn't force anyone to participate. Every move you make online anywhere is monitored. Everything you search for, every link you click, every email you send - it is all monitored. Don't forget, the internet is a creation of the DIA (Defense Intelligence Agency) to allow government officials to keep in touch in the event of a nuclear war. Don't think for a second that any creation of the military/government is not watching you. Everything you send to this Met-List is monitored. Although, I would much rather have Art in charge of things than Zuckerberg. IMO, the Met-List will always be relevant. When it comes to meteorites, redundancy is not a bad thing. Everyone thought MySpace was immortal and look what happened to that. Facebook could go away tomorrow and the Met-List would still be here. In fact, the Met-List has been aroun d longer than Facebook or MySpace. Facebook has become a regular watering hole for meteorite people. It doesn't mean it is better or worse than the Met-List. There is no crime in frequenting both venues. My sole purpose for being on Facebook is sales - same for Twitter and every other social media site. If I want to see someone or talk to them, I get in the truck and go pay them a visit, or ring them on the phone. If one is concerned about privacy, then don't use the internet. Also, don't drive around traffic cameras. Don't do anything within sight of a surveillance camera. And do not attend any public events. Don't talk on the phone either - that is being monitored also. BTW, your cable box is a small computer and it tracks your every move - every show you watch, for how long you watch, when you watch, what you order on PPV, how you interact, etc. All watched and logged. Be sure to wear a tinfoil hat and mylar poncho when going outdoors, because satellites are watching you. As far as government goes, we have nobody to blame but ourselves - we elected them. The government officials didn't arrive in a spaceship from another galaxy, they were selected as the cream of the private-sector crop and put into office by us. Politicians are not born, big business creates them. If you don't like government forcing you to buy insurance (or do anything else), then stop electing corporate drones, lawyers, and other career liars whose sole interest is power and wealth. [/rant] Best regards and Happy Huntings, MikeG PS - THEY know you read this and they know what you think about it. ;) -- - Web - http://www.galactic-stone.com Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone Twitter - http://twitter.com/galacticstone Pinterest - http://pinterest.com/galacticstone - On 4/30/15, Ruben Garcia via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: Hi all, I dislike fb very much I've tried it twice and both times it took less than a couple weeks to leave. I'm honestly considering what hate more - quitting
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Hi Larry, I use gmail and use the gmail app on my android phone which send in rich text format. I have tried numerous tests (ask Art!) and none get through. If i want to send an email to the list using my phone i have to open up gmail in a browser which works but is a faff. Anyone else worked out how to send plain text emails via the gmail android app? As i use my phone most of the time for emails it means this is another reason i use the metlist less and less. Cheers Martin On 30 April 2015 at 20:59, Larry Atkins via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: Hi Greg, That's good to know, maybe in Mike's case it's just operator error : ) What about android? Anyone? Sincerely, Larry Atkins IMCA # 1941 Ebay alienrockfarm -Original Message- From: Greg Hupé via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com To: Larry Atkins thetop...@aol.com; art.jones art.jo...@iscs.com; mike m...@meteoriteguy.com; meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Thu, Apr 30, 2015 12:47 pm Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Awfully quiet Hi Larry,Sending emails to MetList by way of iPhone is not a problem, worksperfect.Best Regards,GregGreg HupéThe Hupécollectiongmh...@centurylink.netwww.naturesvault.net (Online Catalog Reference Site)www.LunarRock.com (Online Planetary Meteorite Site)NaturesVault(Facebook, Pinterest eBay)http://www.facebook.com/NaturesVaulthttp://pinterest.com/NaturesVaultIMCA3163Click here for my current eBayauctions:http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZnaturesvault-OriginalMessage- From: Larry Atkins via Meteorite-listSent: Thursday, April 30,2015 3:28 PMTo: art.jo...@iscs.com ; m...@meteoriteguy.com ;meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.comSubject: Re: [meteorite-list] AwfullyquietMike, AllI spent quite a bit of time trying to figure out how to composeemail in plain text on my latest android phone. From what I can tell, it can'tbe done. Maybe it's the same for the i phone.Sincerely,Larry AtkinsIMCA #1941Ebay alienrockfarm-Original Message-From: Art Jonesart.jo...@iscs.comTo: Michael Farmer m...@meteoriteguy.com; meteorite-listmeteorite-list@meteoritecentral.comCc: Larry Atkins thetop...@aol.com;meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com; impactikaimpact...@aol.comSent: Thu, Apr 30, 2015 11:52 amSubject: Re:[meteorite-list] Awfully quietHi Mike;That's a good question and I havelooked into it before. Theredoesn't seem to be a way to adjust the format ofoutgoing email from an iPhoneor iPad. Most info I have found makes me believethat iOS sends plain text bydefault but I have had problems as well. I thinkthat the final formatting canbe affected by the content (e.g. links) or also bythe email provider. Theissue has actually made me consider removing therestriction onhtml.Regards, ArtSent from my iPhone On Apr 30, 2015, at 11:35AM,Michael Farmer m...@meteoriteguy.com wrote: I still don't understand.Iuse an IPhone and iPad for 100% of my emails these days. Some posts makeit,mostly only replies to others. How do I change this on an IPhone? Would lovetointeract more but gave up. Michael Farmer On Apr 30, 2015, at11:12AM, Art Jones art.jo...@iscs.com wrote: Hi Mike/List; It's actuallysimple to assure that your posts will show up: don’t use richformatting inyour emails. 99% of the time an email doesn’t make it is due tothe formatting.I chose to block rich text and HTML as a means of decreasingthe possibility ofvirus transmission. see policy #7 [7. Send emailsin text format, not HTMLor Rich Text (these will be bounced)] HappyHunting,-Art -Original Message- From:Meteorite-list[mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf OfMichael Farmervia Meteorite-list Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2015 10:06AM To: LarryAtkins Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com;impact...@aol.com Subject:Re: [meteorite-list] Awfully quiet In myopinion the list is dying because90% of what people post never makes it. Mostof my emails are blocked, never toappear. Why? I have no clue. Most others tellme the same thing. I just post onFacebook and sell my things in minutes. Mucheasier. Why? I don't know. Sadto see, the list was once a great placewhere information and stories wereshared. Mostly now just an eBay add site. Michael Sent from my iPad On Apr 30, 2015, at 9:30 AM, LarryAtkins via Meteorite-listmeteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: Hi Anne, List, I forone am sad to see the decline in listactivity. I've been on here for many yearsand I miss the multiple, daily poststhat we used to get. It was such an active,fun, educational, and entertainingplace! (sometimes a little mean, too) I joined facebook some time agoso as not to feel as out dated as I actually am: ) and to keep up with thetimes. Unfortunately for me, I don't seem to get thejoy from facebook that themet list of old
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Hi Michael/List; Great to hear from you! Rich formatting is when your email software adds a special font, bold print, colored text, etc. to the email message. This is accomplished using HTML, which is what web pages use - so basically rich formatting makes email messages display more like a web page. Unfortunately HTML in emails can also allow hackers to hide nefarious code within the message. Cheers, Art -Original Message- From: Michael Blood [mailto:mlbl...@cox.net] Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2015 1:41 PM To: Art Jones; Michael Farmer; Larry Atkins; Meteorite List Cc: Met. Anne Black Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Awfully quiet Hi Art, Nice to hear from you on this. Can you explain for us technologically nieve what rich formatting is? Thanks, Michael Blood On 4/30/15 11:12 AM, Meteorite List meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: Hi Mike/List; It's actually simple to assure that your posts will show up: don¹t use rich formatting in your emails. 99% of the time an email doesn¹t make it is due to the formatting. I chose to block rich text and HTML as a means of decreasing the possibility of virus transmission. see policy #7 [7. Send emails in text format, not HTML or Rich Text (these will be bounced)] Happy Hunting, -Art -Original Message- From: Meteorite-list [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Michael Farmer via Meteorite-list Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2015 10:06 AM To: Larry Atkins Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com; impact...@aol.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Awfully quiet In my opinion the list is dying because 90% of what people post never makes it. Most of my emails are blocked, never to appear. Why? I have no clue. Most others tell me the same thing. I just post on Facebook and sell my things in minutes. Much easier. Why? I don't know. Sad to see, the list was once a great place where information and stories were shared. Mostly now just an eBay add site. Michael Sent from my iPad On Apr 30, 2015, at 9:30 AM, Larry Atkins via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: Hi Anne, List, I for one am sad to see the decline in list activity. I've been on here for many years and I miss the multiple, daily posts that we used to get. It was such an active, fun, educational, and entertaining place! (sometimes a little mean, too) I joined facebook some time ago so as not to feel as out dated as I actually am : ) and to keep up with the times. Unfortunately for me, I don't seem to get the joy from facebook that the met list of old gave me. I have barely said 2 words on facebook. I really can't put my finger on what the disconnect is, but it's there. Perhaps it's the snippets of info instead of more details, maybe it's the hundreds of people that want to be my 'friend' that I've never heard of. Maybe I feel like it's going to be to much of a commitment once I dive in? On top of all this is the privacy issue, real or imagined. The future is knocking and I know it's only a matter of time before I have to give in to change so as not to go socially extinct! Sincerely, Larry Atkins IMCA # 1941 Ebay alienrockfarm -Original Message- From: Anne Black via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com To: graham.ensor graham.en...@gmail.com; majbaermann majbaerm...@web.de Cc: bernd.pauli bernd.pa...@paulinet.de; meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com; msgmeteorites msgmeteori...@gmail.com Sent: Thu, Apr 30, 2015 7:15 am Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Awfully quiet I certainly agree with you, David, Matthias.I don't like Facebook and theirprivacy policies, or lack of. It makes the Government agencies look like rankamateurs when it comes to watching what we are all doing.However I certainlyunderstand what Graham is saying when he writes had to venture into using itfor marketing other aspects etc... just no choice if you want to keep up withthings.And there are times when I wonder if I will not be obligated to join itjust and only for business purposes. That would be a very bitter pill toswallow!!!Anyway we can all band together, protect our privacy, and keep theList going??Any comments? anybody? Anne m.blackwww.impactika.comimpact...@aol.com-Original Message-From:Graham Ensor graham.en...@gmail.comTo: Matthias Bärmannmajbaerm...@web.deCc: Anne Black impact...@aol.com; Martin Goffmsgmeteori...@gmail.com; Greg Hupe gmh...@centurylink.net; Bernd V. Paulibernd.pa...@paulinet.de; meteorite listmeteorite-list@meteoritecentral.comSent: Wed, Apr 29, 2015 5:12 pmSubject:Re: [meteorite-list] Awfully quietI always said I would not venture intoFacebook but unfortunately itis whereall the action is and is so easy to use,post pictures to,share info, personalmessage and find new material...see earlynewfinds and acquire excitingsamples...Also had
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Rick Bob... I tried to hit the 'Like' button after reading your post here! ;-) Best Regards, Greg Greg Hupé The Hupé Collection gmh...@centurylink.net www.NaturesVault.net (Online Catalog Reference Site) www.LunarRock.com (Online Planetary Meteorite Site) NaturesVault (Facebook, Pinterest eBay) http://www.facebook.com/NaturesVault http://pinterest.com/NaturesVault IMCA 3163 Click here for my current eBay auctions: http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZnaturesvault -Original Message- From: Rick Montgomery via Meteorite-list Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2015 8:09 PM To: tracy latimer ; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Awfully quiet List!!! Nice to know we are all still alive and vibrant in this passion! Worm gruntin'grind a thought into the silent passion and everyone comes to the surface to look around. Well done List. I love this stuff. Let's not succumb to worries of crap we have wisdom to overcome. Onward. Up! -Richard m -Original Message- From: tracy latimer via Meteorite-list Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2015 12:13 PM To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] Awfully quiet I haven't gotten any new postings from Da List for the past week. Is everyone just busy elsewhere, is there something going kapakahi with Da List, or have I been dropped? Best! Tracy Latimer __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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No fear of course, Michael. A lack of sympathy. In any case, discussing awful quietness obviously stops being awfully quite on the list. Best as ever Matthias Am 30.04.2015 um 22:54 schrieb Michael Farmer: I don't understand what the fear of Facebook is. They only have what you give them. I am not sure why it is scary that they keep track of your eBay sales offers or cat photos. Not too scary to me. Michael Farmer On Apr 29, 2015, at 4:25 PM, Anne Black via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: I certainly agree with you, David, Matthias. I don't like Facebook and their privacy policies, or lack of. It makes the Government agencies look like rank amateurs when it comes to watching what we are all doing. However I certainly understand what Graham is saying when he writes had to venture into using it for marketing other aspects etc... just no choice if you want to keep up with things. And there are times when I wonder if I will not be obligated to join it just and only for business purposes. That would be a very bitter pill to swallow!!! Anyway we can all band together, protect our privacy, and keep the List going?? Any comments? anybody? Anne M. Black www.IMPACTIKA.com impact...@aol.com -Original Message- From: Graham Ensor graham.en...@gmail.com To: Matthias Bärmann majbaerm...@web.de Cc: Anne Black impact...@aol.com; Martin Goff msgmeteori...@gmail.com; Greg Hupe gmh...@centurylink.net; Bernd V. Pauli bernd.pa...@paulinet.de; meteorite list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Wed, Apr 29, 2015 5:12 pm Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Awfully quiet I always said I would not venture into Facebook but unfortunately it is where all the action is and is so easy to use, post pictures to, share info, personal message and find new material...see early new finds and acquire exciting samples...Also had to venture into using it for marketing other aspects etc...just no choice if you want to keep up with things. You do need to keep it in check with privacy settings and try not to let it take over your life though. Graham On Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 10:47 PM, Matthias Bärmann meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: I agree, Anne. And I ask myself emphatically: why the hell sell my soul (whatever that might be) for free? Something rhymes ... Best, Matthias Am 29.04.2015 um 22:26 schrieb Anne Black via Meteorite-list: I'll have to agree with Greg. The French Forum is rather quiet too, except for our Name that Meteorite game. Certainly Social Media Overload. There are still people talking but there is nothing really new to talk about, no new Fall, no new discoveries. So a bit of peace and quiet. Anne M. Black www.IMPACTIKA.com impact...@aol.com -Original Message- From: Martin Goff via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com To: Greg Hupé gmh...@centurylink.net Cc: Bernd V. Pauli bernd.pa...@paulinet.de; meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Wed, Apr 29, 2015 2:15 pm Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Awfully quiet Hi Bernd, Tracy, all. Most of my meteorite related chat now occurs via Facebook and this is what i observe from many others too. Numerous people within our meteorite community who were regular posters here on the metlist i now see posting daily in the various facebook groups and forums. I know it's not for everyone but i for one would certainly feel as if i was missing out on the latest meteorite news and chat if I were not on Facebook. I have done quite a few posts over the last year where i have submitted the same post via various different forums and plarforms to try and see which generated the most conversation and i have to say Facebook won by huge margins every single time. Hope to see you on there maybe Bernd? Your experience and knowledge would be hugely beneficial to everyone there :-) Kind regards Martin On 29 April 2015 at 21:02, Greg Hupé meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: Hello Bernd and All, Maybe 'Social Media Overload'? I have been talking with several friends over the last few months about the dramatic slowdown [from last two years] which has many contributing factors, none of which is purely; MetList Forum, Facebook, Twitter or any of the other outlets of info... almost a 'Quiet Before the Storm' effect. It may be an indication of 'The Market' and/or 'Supply Demand' which has been very tough since 2008 and even more since one year ago in 'my' experience and dealings. I should look up at the sky and see if the birds are heading in an odd direction for this time of year... Best Regards, Greg Greg Hupé The Hupé Collection gmh...@centurylink.net www.NaturesVault.net (Online Catalog Reference Site) www.LunarRock.com (Online Planetary Meteorite Site) NaturesVault (Facebook, Pinterest eBay) http://www.facebook.com/NaturesVault http://pinterest.com/NaturesVault IMCA
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List!!! Nice to know we are all still alive and vibrant in this passion! Worm gruntin'grind a thought into the silent passion and everyone comes to the surface to look around. Well done List. I love this stuff. Let's not succumb to worries of crap we have wisdom to overcome. Onward. Up! -Richard m -Original Message- From: tracy latimer via Meteorite-list Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2015 12:13 PM To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] Awfully quiet I haven't gotten any new postings from Da List for the past week. Is everyone just busy elsewhere, is there something going kapakahi with Da List, or have I been dropped? Best! Tracy Latimer __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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Howdy List! Nice to read posts from everyone who has chimed in. I use FB, many groups like Mendy's etc. We all have to be cautious, however, as Anne points out: privacy issues is acually an oxymoroneverything posted on FB becomes the property of FB, immediately. REALLY! I have been reluctant to post any of my recent paintings, for example. Political comments, meteorite sales pitches, personal info, etc. all automatically have a potential to be monitored, and data sold, let alone NSA crap and further risks. (For those of you who know me on FB as Rick Bob may also notice that I was born in 1905...and otherwise no personal info however, the FB data admin wouldn't accept that I went to college on the Moon.) -Richard Montgomery -Original Message- From: tracy latimer via Meteorite-list Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2015 12:13 PM To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] Awfully quiet I haven't gotten any new postings from Da List for the past week. Is everyone just busy elsewhere, is there something going kapakahi with Da List, or have I been dropped? Best! Tracy Latimer __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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I concur with Martin, The shift of meteorite dialog has most certainly migrated over to Facebook, which has no fewer than six meteorite and meteorite related focus groups in which to engage with insightful, interesting, and entertaining topics 24/7. The fact that several meteoriticists are on Facebook and actively contribute content and answer questions makes FB the go to medium for meteorite information. Not to take anything away from this forum, but I also see our illustrious moderator Mr Jones on Facebook. So there’s nothing in the rules that precludes one from enjoying both. Come on in, the waters fine! gary On Apr 29, 2015, at 10:15 AM, Martin Goff via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: Hi Bernd, Tracy, all. Most of my meteorite related chat now occurs via Facebook and this is what i observe from many others too. Numerous people within our meteorite community who were regular posters here on the metlist i now see posting daily in the various facebook groups and forums. I know it's not for everyone but i for one would certainly feel as if i was missing out on the latest meteorite news and chat if I were not on Facebook. I have done quite a few posts over the last year where i have submitted the same post via various different forums and plarforms to try and see which generated the most conversation and i have to say Facebook won by huge margins every single time. Hope to see you on there maybe Bernd? Your experience and knowledge would be hugely beneficial to everyone there :-) Kind regards Martin On 29 April 2015 at 21:02, Greg Hupé meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: Hello Bernd and All, Maybe 'Social Media Overload'? I have been talking with several friends over the last few months about the dramatic slowdown [from last two years] which has many contributing factors, none of which is purely; MetList Forum, Facebook, Twitter or any of the other outlets of info... almost a 'Quiet Before the Storm' effect. It may be an indication of 'The Market' and/or 'Supply Demand' which has been very tough since 2008 and even more since one year ago in 'my' experience and dealings. I should look up at the sky and see if the birds are heading in an odd direction for this time of year... Best Regards, Greg Greg Hupé The Hupé Collection gmh...@centurylink.net www.NaturesVault.net (Online Catalog Reference Site) www.LunarRock.com (Online Planetary Meteorite Site) NaturesVault (Facebook, Pinterest eBay) http://www.facebook.com/NaturesVault http://pinterest.com/NaturesVault IMCA 3163 Click here for my current eBay auctions: http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZnaturesvault -Original Message- From: Bernd V. Pauli via Meteorite-list Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2015 3:34 PM To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] Awfully quiet ... or have I been dropped? Hello Tracy, Greg, List, No, you haven't been dropped but the frequency of contributions has dropped considerably. Interestingly, the same phenomenon on Geoff's CSR forum and even on our German forum. Best from Germany, Bernd __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list -- Martin Goff www.msg-meteorites.co.uk IMCA #3387 __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list Gary Fujihara Big Kahuna Meteorites Inc. PO Box 4175, Hilo, HI 96720 (808) 640-9161 http://bigkahuna-meteorites.com/ http://www.ebay.com/sch/fujmon/m.html __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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Hi Tracy and List, I see your post so you are good to go... Maybe post-Tax week and some are just chillin' out and having a sandwich... ;-) Best Regards, Greg Greg Hupé The Hupé Collection gmh...@centurylink.net www.NaturesVault.net (Online Catalog Reference Site) www.LunarRock.com (Online Planetary Meteorite Site) NaturesVault (Facebook, Pinterest eBay) http://www.facebook.com/NaturesVault http://pinterest.com/NaturesVault IMCA 3163 Click here for my current eBay auctions: http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZnaturesvault -Original Message- From: tracy latimer via Meteorite-list Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2015 3:13 PM To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] Awfully quiet I haven't gotten any new postings from Da List for the past week. Is everyone just busy elsewhere, is there something going kapakahi with Da List, or have I been dropped? Best! Tracy Latimer __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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Hi Bernd, Tracy, all. Most of my meteorite related chat now occurs via Facebook and this is what i observe from many others too. Numerous people within our meteorite community who were regular posters here on the metlist i now see posting daily in the various facebook groups and forums. I know it's not for everyone but i for one would certainly feel as if i was missing out on the latest meteorite news and chat if I were not on Facebook. I have done quite a few posts over the last year where i have submitted the same post via various different forums and plarforms to try and see which generated the most conversation and i have to say Facebook won by huge margins every single time. Hope to see you on there maybe Bernd? Your experience and knowledge would be hugely beneficial to everyone there :-) Kind regards Martin On 29 April 2015 at 21:02, Greg Hupé meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: Hello Bernd and All, Maybe 'Social Media Overload'? I have been talking with several friends over the last few months about the dramatic slowdown [from last two years] which has many contributing factors, none of which is purely; MetList Forum, Facebook, Twitter or any of the other outlets of info... almost a 'Quiet Before the Storm' effect. It may be an indication of 'The Market' and/or 'Supply Demand' which has been very tough since 2008 and even more since one year ago in 'my' experience and dealings. I should look up at the sky and see if the birds are heading in an odd direction for this time of year... Best Regards, Greg Greg Hupé The Hupé Collection gmh...@centurylink.net www.NaturesVault.net (Online Catalog Reference Site) www.LunarRock.com (Online Planetary Meteorite Site) NaturesVault (Facebook, Pinterest eBay) http://www.facebook.com/NaturesVault http://pinterest.com/NaturesVault IMCA 3163 Click here for my current eBay auctions: http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZnaturesvault -Original Message- From: Bernd V. Pauli via Meteorite-list Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2015 3:34 PM To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] Awfully quiet ... or have I been dropped? Hello Tracy, Greg, List, No, you haven't been dropped but the frequency of contributions has dropped considerably. Interestingly, the same phenomenon on Geoff's CSR forum and even on our German forum. Best from Germany, Bernd __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list -- Martin Goff www.msg-meteorites.co.uk IMCA #3387 __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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Hello Bernd and All, Maybe 'Social Media Overload'? I have been talking with several friends over the last few months about the dramatic slowdown [from last two years] which has many contributing factors, none of which is purely; MetList Forum, Facebook, Twitter or any of the other outlets of info... almost a 'Quiet Before the Storm' effect. It may be an indication of 'The Market' and/or 'Supply Demand' which has been very tough since 2008 and even more since one year ago in 'my' experience and dealings. I should look up at the sky and see if the birds are heading in an odd direction for this time of year... Best Regards, Greg Greg Hupé The Hupé Collection gmh...@centurylink.net www.NaturesVault.net (Online Catalog Reference Site) www.LunarRock.com (Online Planetary Meteorite Site) NaturesVault (Facebook, Pinterest eBay) http://www.facebook.com/NaturesVault http://pinterest.com/NaturesVault IMCA 3163 Click here for my current eBay auctions: http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZnaturesvault -Original Message- From: Bernd V. Pauli via Meteorite-list Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2015 3:34 PM To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] Awfully quiet ... or have I been dropped? Hello Tracy, Greg, List, No, you haven't been dropped but the frequency of contributions has dropped considerably. Interestingly, the same phenomenon on Geoff's CSR forum and even on our German forum. Best from Germany, Bernd __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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I agree, Anne. And I ask myself emphatically: why the hell sell my soul (whatever that might be) for free? Something rhymes ... Best, Matthias Am 29.04.2015 um 22:26 schrieb Anne Black via Meteorite-list: I'll have to agree with Greg. The French Forum is rather quiet too, except for our Name that Meteorite game. Certainly Social Media Overload. There are still people talking but there is nothing really new to talk about, no new Fall, no new discoveries. So a bit of peace and quiet. Anne M. Black www.IMPACTIKA.com impact...@aol.com -Original Message- From: Martin Goff via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com To: Greg Hupé gmh...@centurylink.net Cc: Bernd V. Pauli bernd.pa...@paulinet.de; meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Wed, Apr 29, 2015 2:15 pm Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Awfully quiet Hi Bernd, Tracy, all. Most of my meteorite related chat now occurs via Facebook and this is what i observe from many others too. Numerous people within our meteorite community who were regular posters here on the metlist i now see posting daily in the various facebook groups and forums. I know it's not for everyone but i for one would certainly feel as if i was missing out on the latest meteorite news and chat if I were not on Facebook. I have done quite a few posts over the last year where i have submitted the same post via various different forums and plarforms to try and see which generated the most conversation and i have to say Facebook won by huge margins every single time. Hope to see you on there maybe Bernd? Your experience and knowledge would be hugely beneficial to everyone there :-) Kind regards Martin On 29 April 2015 at 21:02, Greg Hupé meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: Hello Bernd and All, Maybe 'Social Media Overload'? I have been talking with several friends over the last few months about the dramatic slowdown [from last two years] which has many contributing factors, none of which is purely; MetList Forum, Facebook, Twitter or any of the other outlets of info... almost a 'Quiet Before the Storm' effect. It may be an indication of 'The Market' and/or 'Supply Demand' which has been very tough since 2008 and even more since one year ago in 'my' experience and dealings. I should look up at the sky and see if the birds are heading in an odd direction for this time of year... Best Regards, Greg Greg Hupé The Hupé Collection gmh...@centurylink.net www.NaturesVault.net (Online Catalog Reference Site) www.LunarRock.com (Online Planetary Meteorite Site) NaturesVault (Facebook, Pinterest eBay) http://www.facebook.com/NaturesVault http://pinterest.com/NaturesVault IMCA 3163 Click here for my current eBay auctions: http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZnaturesvault -Original Message- From: Bernd V. Pauli via Meteorite-list Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2015 3:34 PM To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] Awfully quiet ... or have I been dropped? Hello Tracy, Greg, List, No, you haven't been dropped but the frequency of contributions has dropped considerably. Interestingly, the same phenomenon on Geoff's CSR forum and even on our German forum. Best from Germany, Bernd __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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Perfectly stated, Martin! Facebook really has been a wonderful place for instant personal business 'socializing' and sharing of; info, photos, cat pics videos, experiences at the moment, offers of mets, and anything you can imagine! There are about a dozen top meteorite groups where a majority of the meteorite community frequent to share images, sales, experiences, grievances, eBay issues and anything meteorite related... Heck, even 'recipes' to stabilize rust issues... ;-) Best Regards, Greg Greg Hupé The Hupé Collection gmh...@centurylink.net www.NaturesVault.net (Online Catalog Reference Site) www.LunarRock.com (Online Planetary Meteorite Site) NaturesVault (Facebook, Pinterest eBay) http://www.facebook.com/NaturesVault http://pinterest.com/NaturesVault IMCA 3163 Click here for my current eBay auctions: http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZnaturesvault -Original Message- From: Martin Goff Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2015 4:15 PM To: Greg Hupé Cc: Bernd V. Pauli ; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Awfully quiet Hi Bernd, Tracy, all. Most of my meteorite related chat now occurs via Facebook and this is what i observe from many others too. Numerous people within our meteorite community who were regular posters here on the metlist i now see posting daily in the various facebook groups and forums. I know it's not for everyone but i for one would certainly feel as if i was missing out on the latest meteorite news and chat if I were not on Facebook. I have done quite a few posts over the last year where i have submitted the same post via various different forums and plarforms to try and see which generated the most conversation and i have to say Facebook won by huge margins every single time. Hope to see you on there maybe Bernd? Your experience and knowledge would be hugely beneficial to everyone there :-) Kind regards Martin On 29 April 2015 at 21:02, Greg Hupé meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: Hello Bernd and All, Maybe 'Social Media Overload'? I have been talking with several friends over the last few months about the dramatic slowdown [from last two years] which has many contributing factors, none of which is purely; MetList Forum, Facebook, Twitter or any of the other outlets of info... almost a 'Quiet Before the Storm' effect. It may be an indication of 'The Market' and/or 'Supply Demand' which has been very tough since 2008 and even more since one year ago in 'my' experience and dealings. I should look up at the sky and see if the birds are heading in an odd direction for this time of year... Best Regards, Greg Greg Hupé The Hupé Collection gmh...@centurylink.net www.NaturesVault.net (Online Catalog Reference Site) www.LunarRock.com (Online Planetary Meteorite Site) NaturesVault (Facebook, Pinterest eBay) http://www.facebook.com/NaturesVault http://pinterest.com/NaturesVault IMCA 3163 Click here for my current eBay auctions: http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZnaturesvault -Original Message- From: Bernd V. Pauli via Meteorite-list Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2015 3:34 PM To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] Awfully quiet ... or have I been dropped? Hello Tracy, Greg, List, No, you haven't been dropped but the frequency of contributions has dropped considerably. Interestingly, the same phenomenon on Geoff's CSR forum and even on our German forum. Best from Germany, Bernd __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list -- Martin Goff www.msg-meteorites.co.uk IMCA #3387 __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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I'll have to agree with Greg. The French Forum is rather quiet too, except for our Name that Meteorite game. Certainly Social Media Overload. There are still people talking but there is nothing really new to talk about, no new Fall, no new discoveries. So a bit of peace and quiet. Anne M. Black www.IMPACTIKA.com impact...@aol.com -Original Message- From: Martin Goff via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com To: Greg Hupé gmh...@centurylink.net Cc: Bernd V. Pauli bernd.pa...@paulinet.de; meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Wed, Apr 29, 2015 2:15 pm Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Awfully quiet Hi Bernd, Tracy, all. Most of my meteorite related chat now occurs via Facebook and this is what i observe from many others too. Numerous people within our meteorite community who were regular posters here on the metlist i now see posting daily in the various facebook groups and forums. I know it's not for everyone but i for one would certainly feel as if i was missing out on the latest meteorite news and chat if I were not on Facebook. I have done quite a few posts over the last year where i have submitted the same post via various different forums and plarforms to try and see which generated the most conversation and i have to say Facebook won by huge margins every single time. Hope to see you on there maybe Bernd? Your experience and knowledge would be hugely beneficial to everyone there :-) Kind regards Martin On 29 April 2015 at 21:02, Greg Hupé meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: Hello Bernd and All, Maybe 'Social Media Overload'? I have been talking with several friends over the last few months about the dramatic slowdown [from last two years] which has many contributing factors, none of which is purely; MetList Forum, Facebook, Twitter or any of the other outlets of info... almost a 'Quiet Before the Storm' effect. It may be an indication of 'The Market' and/or 'Supply Demand' which has been very tough since 2008 and even more since one year ago in 'my' experience and dealings. I should look up at the sky and see if the birds are heading in an odd direction for this time of year... Best Regards, Greg Greg Hupé The Hupé Collection gmh...@centurylink.net www.NaturesVault.net (Online Catalog Reference Site) www.LunarRock.com (Online Planetary Meteorite Site) NaturesVault (Facebook, Pinterest eBay) http://www.facebook.com/NaturesVault http://pinterest.com/NaturesVault IMCA 3163 Click here for my current eBay auctions: http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZnaturesvault -Original Message- From: Bernd V. Pauli via Meteorite-list Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2015 3:34 PM To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] Awfully quiet ... or have I been dropped? Hello Tracy, Greg, List, No, you haven't been dropped but the frequency of contributions has dropped considerably. Interestingly, the same phenomenon on Geoff's CSR forum and even on our German forum. Best from Germany, Bernd __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list -- Martin Goff www.msg-meteorites.co.uk IMCA #3387 __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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Here is the group that I created and run with my co-admin, Pat Brown: https://www.facebook.com/groups/meteorites.tektites.impactites/ We are a very active and fun group, and there are ample opportunities to learn and to buy/sell material. As Martin said, FB is not for everyone, but hope you will come join me and over 650 of your friends. :-) Best, Mendy On Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 1:15 PM, Martin Goff via Meteorite-list meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: Hi Bernd, Tracy, all. Most of my meteorite related chat now occurs via Facebook and this is what i observe from many others too. Numerous people within our meteorite community who were regular posters here on the metlist i now see posting daily in the various facebook groups and forums. I know it's not for everyone but i for one would certainly feel as if i was missing out on the latest meteorite news and chat if I were not on Facebook. I have done quite a few posts over the last year where i have submitted the same post via various different forums and plarforms to try and see which generated the most conversation and i have to say Facebook won by huge margins every single time. Hope to see you on there maybe Bernd? Your experience and knowledge would be hugely beneficial to everyone there :-) Kind regards Martin On 29 April 2015 at 21:02, Greg Hupé meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com wrote: Hello Bernd and All, Maybe 'Social Media Overload'? I have been talking with several friends over the last few months about the dramatic slowdown [from last two years] which has many contributing factors, none of which is purely; MetList Forum, Facebook, Twitter or any of the other outlets of info... almost a 'Quiet Before the Storm' effect. It may be an indication of 'The Market' and/or 'Supply Demand' which has been very tough since 2008 and even more since one year ago in 'my' experience and dealings. I should look up at the sky and see if the birds are heading in an odd direction for this time of year... Best Regards, Greg Greg Hupé The Hupé Collection gmh...@centurylink.net www.NaturesVault.net (Online Catalog Reference Site) www.LunarRock.com (Online Planetary Meteorite Site) NaturesVault (Facebook, Pinterest eBay) http://www.facebook.com/NaturesVault http://pinterest.com/NaturesVault IMCA 3163 Click here for my current eBay auctions: http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZnaturesvault -Original Message- From: Bernd V. Pauli via Meteorite-list Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2015 3:34 PM To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] Awfully quiet ... or have I been dropped? Hello Tracy, Greg, List, No, you haven't been dropped but the frequency of contributions has dropped considerably. Interestingly, the same phenomenon on Geoff's CSR forum and even on our German forum. Best from Germany, Bernd __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list -- Martin Goff www.msg-meteorites.co.uk IMCA #3387 __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list -- Mendy Ouzillou __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
