[meteorite-list] Meteorite List actual "age"

[Alexander Seidel]

Thank you Michael, thank you Art - for a good idea, 
for a lot of patience with people, for... THE LIST!


>From one of the oldtimers (..ever here since 1997/1998),

Alex
Berlin/Germany


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Datum: Thu, 02 Aug 2007 08:28:01 -0700
Von: Michael L Blood <mlblood at cox.net>
An: bcmeteorites <bcmeteorites at gmail.com>, Robert Woolard <meteoritefinder at yahoo.com>, Meteorite List <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Betreff: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite List actual "age"


> Hi Bob,

>         Here is A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE LIST:

> --

>         Art, who was then the purchasing agent for the store at the

> Planetarium, across from the Natural History Museum in Balboa

> Park had been offering meteorites for sale, which for several years

> Had been purchased from me. However, Art's real passion was

> Web design and he thought it would be cool to have a weekly

> Meteorite Forum and asked me to host it. This format later became

> Known as "chat rooms" - but Art envisioned it more as a "radio

> Show" with me as the host. I was confident even before the first

> Send off that once people started "talking" a host would not be

> Relevant, but I certainly felt honored and wanted to support

> Art in this endeavor and bolster his confidence in initiating this

> Forum, so, happily agreed.

>         Our first Meteorite Forum was held just days after the

> ALH 84001 announcement on August 6, 1996. As I recall, there

> Were only 5 or 6 of us on the first chat which included Paul Harris

> And Jim Tobin of Meteorite Exchange and current editors of

> METEORITE TIMES, Rick Kujawa, me and a few others who escape

> My memory for now. Please do forgive me for my feeble memory -

> and do feel free to chime in and announce your having been there.

>         Of course, that first session was filled with the excitement

> of Martian life revealed in a meteorite - it wasn't until later the

> Findings came under question.

>         In any event, within weeks or a few months at most Art decided a

> Live list would be a better forum and I agreed (not that I had a real

> Say in it, though he did bounce ideas off of me when it came to

> meteorites). So, that was the birth of the list. My guess would be

> October (perhaps November) of 1996 saw the launching of the list

> as it is known today. Other than increased numbers of participants,

> the list has remained the same since day one.

>         Over the years there have been periodic complaints about the

> Lack of use of suspensions and expulsions from the list on the part

> Of Art. In fact, Art has been very consistent in being slow to suspend

> Participants and slow in allowing them back on. Various list members

> Have been barred and most have eventually been allowed to return.

> I won't go into names as some of them are still on the list. However,

> Even this limited control has been sabotaged by Matteo who, when

> Ejected, created false identities and blatantly taunted list members

> and Art about his clever manipulations of the internet and thumbed

> His nose at everyone.

>         The point is, Art has done a spectacular job in monitoring the

> List and has ejected a good number of people -  mostly when their

> Language became obscene and they were blatantly and relentlessly

> attacking other List members or ripping people off. With the exception

> of Matteo, Art's patient guidance has served the list well.

>         Thanks to Art, we have this magnificent forum with which we

> Can keep abreast of meteoritic events such as the adventures of

> Mike, Bob & Robert in recovering the Cali Meteorite, etc. We get

> THE strait poop AS IT IS HAPPENING.

>         We be a lucky group.

>         Best wishes, Michael

> 

> on 8/1/07 6:10 PM, bcmeteorites at bcmeteorites at gmail.com wrote:

> 

> > Hello List

> > I would also like to thank Art for everything he does to keep this list

> up

> > and running!!  I have only been reading the list for a few months and

> find

> > the information provided by the list members outstanding.  Everything

> from

> > following members on their trips to shows that many of us can not

> attend,

> > the tips,information, ads, etc, and following the travels of the

> meteorite

> > hunters that take the time and post their adventures as they unfold on

> the

> > list.  Thanks to everyone for their positive contributions and sharing

> of

> > information!!!

> > Sincerely,

> > Bob Falls

> > Colorado

> > 

> > -----Original Message-----

> > From: meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com

> > [mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com]On Behalf Of Robert

> > Woolard

> > Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2007 9:51 AM

> > To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com

> > Subject: [meteorite-list] Meteorite List 10th or 11th Anniversary-

> > Thanks

> > 

> > 

> > Art, Alex, and List,

> > 

> >   Alex just posted in part:

> > 

> > "..on this good old list [...which must have had it´s

> > 10th or 11th anniversary recently without any applause

> > or notice...]"

> > 

> >   Regardless of what the EXACT anniversary date ( or

> > number) is, I just wanted to thank Alex for bringing

> > this fact to our attention, and Art for making the

> > List available to us for all this time. Though there

> > have been some "ups and downs" along the way, the

> > "ups" WAY out number the "downs" in my opinion. The

> > List is something I enjoy visiting almost every single

> > day, and it has provided many, many interesting and

> > invaluable bits of info, etc. to us all.

> > 

> >   I'm sure the overwhelming vast majority of the

> > members share my feelings. I wanted to be sure and let

> > you know, Art, just how much we appreciate you and

> > your work.

> > 

> >   Very sincerely,

> >   Robert Woolard

> > 

> > 

> > 

> > 

> > 

> > 

> > 

> >      

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