[meteorite-list] Re: Norton book burning/giveaway
From: Bob Holmes <bobholmes_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:32:47 2004 Message-ID: <003401c4059c$8c801da0$fb64e244_at_foster> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0031_01C40561.DFF357D0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Randy, Geoff, and Dave, I could not agree with you more. I found no humor in this post, in fact = I found it most offensive. The reason for such a post escapes me, but = this is not the first post by Tom K that has me wondering why it was = even sent!=20 Bob Holmes=20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Randy Mils=20 To: geoking_at_notkin.net ; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com=20 Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 6:56 PM Subject: RE: [meteorite-list] Re: Norton book burning/giveaway Geoff: You don't understand the original post? I guess you haven't been = paying attention to previous postings by this individual. It is just = another lame attempt to be cute. EG: "Look at me! I'm still here!" Don't you remember the thread about the value of him being hit by a = meteorite? I know the value----less wasted bandwidth. Randy >From: Notkin=20 >To: meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com=20 >Subject: [meteorite-list] Re: Norton book burning/giveaway [trying = again]=20 >Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2004 17:55:54 -0700=20 >=20 >Dear Listees:=20 >=20 >My previous post came through with HTML tags included, for some=20 >reason. Sorry about that. Am re-sending.=20 >=20 >=20 >***************=20 >=20 >=20 >Tom posted:=20 >=20 >> "So in conclusion, Richard Norton must have been lazy and did not=20 >>do any research before writing these books! My suggestion, A big=20 >>Norton book burning, the books are wrong and if you quote them, you=20 >>will get nasty emails too!"=20 >=20 >Tom, I don't understand your post.=20 >=20 >First you quote some harsh (and almost certainly false) criticisms=20 >about Richard Norton's work, and then go on to say you don't agree=20 >with them, and are going to keep Richard's books after all. Do you=20 >realize that your comments go into the Meteorite List archives=20 >permanently, where anyone can read them? What is your purpose in=20 >posting this material? I doubt it's news to anyone that there is=20 >occasionally an incorrect or apocryphal piece of information even in=20 >the best-researched book, and that widely-accepted facts can=20 >sometimes later be shown to be inaccurate (look at the debate=20 >regarding the authenticity of the "Nakhla dog."=20 >=20 >Richard and Dorothy Norton are among the most well-liked and=20 >respected people in the meteorite field, so why would you want to=20 >post comments like these -- whether you said them or not? Many=20 >collectors became part of the meteorite collecting world=20 >specifically because of the Nortons' book "Rocks from Space"; In=20 >addition, Richard's articles are widely and regularly published;=20 >Dorothy and Richard are both Harvey Award winners; and many List=20 >members (including myself) regard them as friends.=20 >=20 >I don't understand why you would send a post to the M-List with=20 >"Norton book burning" in the title. Please explain.=20 >=20 >Geoff N.=20 >www.paleozoic.org=20 >=20 >=20 >______________________________________________=20 >Meteorite-list mailing list=20 >Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com=20 >http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list=20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- Get business advice and resources to improve your work life, from = bCentral. ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list = mailing list Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com = http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ------=_NextPart_000_0031_01C40561.DFF357D0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Randy, Geoff, and Dave,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I could not agree with you more. I = found no humor=20 in this post, in fact I found it most offensive. The reason for such a = post=20 escapes me, but this is not the first post by Tom K that has me = wondering why it=20 was even sent! </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Bob Holmes</FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3Dacculabs_at_hotmail.com = href=3D"mailto:acculabs_at_hotmail.com">Randy=20 Mils</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=3Dgeoking_at_notkin.net=20 href=3D"mailto:geoking_at_notkin.net">geoking@notkin.net</A> ; <A=20 title=3Dmeteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com=20 = href=3D"mailto:meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com">meteorite-list@meteor= itecentral.com</A>=20 </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, March 08, 2004 = 6:56=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: [meteorite-list] = Re: Norton=20 book burning/giveaway</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV> <DIV class=3DRTE> <P>Geoff:</P> <P>You don't understand the original post? I guess you haven't = been=20 paying attention to previous postings by this individual. It is = just=20 another lame attempt to be cute. EG: "Look at me! I'm still here!"</P> <P>Don't you remember the thread about the value of him being hit by a = meteorite? I know the value----less wasted=20 bandwidth.<BR><BR>Randy</P></DIV> <DIV></DIV>>From: Notkin <GEOKING_at_NOTKIN.NET> <DIV></DIV>>To: <A=20 = href=3D"mailto:meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com">meteorite-list@meteor= itecentral.com</A>=20 <DIV></DIV>>Subject: [meteorite-list] Re: Norton book = burning/giveaway=20 [trying again]=20 <DIV></DIV>>Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2004 17:55:54 -0700=20 <DIV></DIV>>=20 <DIV></DIV>>Dear Listees:=20 <DIV></DIV>>=20 <DIV></DIV>>My previous post came through with HTML tags included, = for some=20 <DIV></DIV>>reason. Sorry about that. Am re-sending.=20 <DIV></DIV>>=20 <DIV></DIV>>=20 <DIV></DIV>>***************=20 <DIV></DIV>>=20 <DIV></DIV>>=20 <DIV></DIV>>Tom posted:=20 <DIV></DIV>>=20 <DIV></DIV>>> "So in conclusion, Richard Norton must = have=20 been lazy and did not=20 <DIV></DIV>>>do any research before writing these books! My = suggestion,=20 A big=20 <DIV></DIV>>>Norton book burning, the books are wrong and if you = quote=20 them, you=20 <DIV></DIV>>>will get nasty emails too!"=20 <DIV></DIV>>=20 <DIV></DIV>>Tom, I don't understand your post.=20 <DIV></DIV>>=20 <DIV></DIV>>First you quote some harsh (and almost certainly false) = criticisms=20 <DIV></DIV>>about Richard Norton's work, and then go on to say you = don't=20 agree=20 <DIV></DIV>>with them, and are going to keep Richard's books after = all. Do=20 you=20 <DIV></DIV>>realize that your comments go into the Meteorite List = archives=20 <DIV></DIV>>permanently, where anyone can read them? What is your = purpose=20 in=20 <DIV></DIV>>posting this material? I doubt it's news to anyone that = there=20 is=20 <DIV></DIV>>occasionally an incorrect or apocryphal piece of = information=20 even in=20 <DIV></DIV>>the best-researched book, and that widely-accepted = facts can=20 <DIV></DIV>>sometimes later be shown to be inaccurate (look at the = debate=20 <DIV></DIV>>regarding the authenticity of the "Nakhla dog."=20 <DIV></DIV>>=20 <DIV></DIV>>Richard and Dorothy Norton are among the most = well-liked and=20 <DIV></DIV>>respected people in the meteorite field, so why would = you want=20 to=20 <DIV></DIV>>post comments like these -- whether you said them or = not? Many=20 <DIV></DIV>>collectors became part of the meteorite collecting = world=20 <DIV></DIV>>specifically because of the Nortons' book "Rocks from = Space";=20 In=20 <DIV></DIV>>addition, Richard's articles are widely and regularly=20 published;=20 <DIV></DIV>>Dorothy and Richard are both Harvey Award winners; and = many=20 List=20 <DIV></DIV>>members (including myself) regard them as friends.=20 <DIV></DIV>>=20 <DIV></DIV>>I don't understand why you would send a post to the = M-List with=20 <DIV></DIV>>"Norton book burning" in the title. Please explain.=20 <DIV></DIV>>=20 <DIV></DIV>>Geoff N.=20 <DIV></DIV>>www.paleozoic.org=20 <DIV></DIV>>=20 <DIV></DIV>>=20 <DIV></DIV>>______________________________________________=20 <DIV></DIV>>Meteorite-list mailing list=20 <DIV></DIV>>Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com=20 <DIV></DIV>>http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list = <DIV></DIV></DIV><BR clear=3Dall> <HR> <A href=3D"http://g.msn.com/8HMAENUS/2749??PS=3D">Get business advice = and=20 resources to improve your work life, from bCentral.</A>=20 ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing = list=20 Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com=20 http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list=20 </BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0031_01C40561.DFF357D0-- Received on Tue 09 Mar 2004 01:05:40 AM PST |
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