[meteorite-list] IMCA not a knight in shining armour !

[Alexander Seidel]

Well spoken, Geoff - I fully agree to what you reasoned in
a very gentlemanly manner...

Alex
Berlin/Germany
IMCA # 0042



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> Datum: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 11:18:56 -0700

> Von: Notkin <geoking at notkin.net>

> An: Meteorite List <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>

> Betreff: Re: [meteorite-list] IMCA not a knight in shining armour !



> Bob Walker posted:

> 

> > I'd like to hear from other Listoids who have had "disagreements"  

> > with IMCA - I'm beginning to take the view that there is a bad odour  

> > to IMCA

> 

> 

> Dear Bob:

> 

> It always upsets me when I hear someone grumbling about the IMCA, but  

> thankfully that's a rare occurrence.

> 

> No organization is perfect, but the IMCA is a wonderful example of  

> what hardworking people can accomplish when they try to make their  

> community a better place. It's easy to sit behind a keyboard and point  

> fingers. It's a lot harder to actually get up and do something positive.

> 

> Look at the current list of IMCA officers -- Dr. Larry Lebofsky, Anne  

> Black, Peter Marmet, Jeff Kuyken, Andrzej Pilski, Martin Altmann,  

> Sergey Vasiliev, Maria Haas, Norbert Classen. These people are not  

> amateurs! They are some of the most respected names in our field and  

> they give up enormous amounts of their personal time for no financial  

> compensation in order to help steer the IMCA. The IMCA has established  

> a set of ethical standards that members must adhere to and that's an  

> excellent step forward as there have been quite a few out-and-out  

> crooks selling in our field over the past decade. An IMCA logo on your  

> website or eBay page tells prospective buyers that you are known by  

> your peers to be a reputable seller.

> 

> I have a suggestion for you: If you want to know what really goes on  

> in the IMCA why not volunteer? They can for sure use the help and you  

> will have the opportunity to discover for yourself how these good  

> people are helping to improve the meteorite collecting world.

> 

> 

> Geoff N.

> 

> www.aerolite.org

> IMCA #4242

> 

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