[meteorite-list] Maybe time to move on....

[E. L. Jones]

If I weren't numb , Dave, I'd be flabbergasted at the beef you have with 
the list.  Your post shows that you knew the conflict level.  I don't 
see that you were turned on "at the drop of a hat".  I think you've been 
tolerated but welcomed a very long time.  You tweaked your nose at us 
when we raised the point with you that you didn't take advantage of the 
Ebay Meteorites List,  but posted 3-4 emails for each auction you were 
running to the Met Central List. Seems our consensus didn't apply to 
you.  I personally like you  but thought your marketing was 
inconsiderate. You started posting auctions to "another" list where you 
knew it wasn't allowed.   I guess you got the criticism you opened your 
self up for-- So why do you whine? You apparently survived longer than 
most. I personally stopped criticizing any and all dealers no matter how 
intrusive or how matter how annoying. I also have lost my passion for 
the list but not the friends I have here.  Ironic that you now are 
leaving for what you feel is inconsiderate actions towards you.

I am sorry that you are so distressed everywhere  I really do, many of 
us are.  Sorry to see you go, however I am not going to feel guilty, 
sympathy, or defend you. Your choice of advertising in the past 
apparently has come back to roost when you need it to work the most. I 
don't think any one has asked you to leave just be responsible about 
your advertising.  In the world I live in, we make choices...  and we 
live with them.  These words may come back to bite me in time  but it is 
how I see it today.   So if you want to come back please do-- if you 
don't I am sure I/We wish you all the success!

As for moving on  I've set an arbitrary 1000 unread messages in my mail 
box as a reality review and as the trigger to leave.  There are 586 
there now.

Sincere Regards,
Elton

Dave Harris wrote:

>Hi folks,
>I seem to have got a few people such as 'Mauro' and others upset as I  have
>been using the Metlist (and others) to promote private sales.
>To be honest I am generally a bit unhappy with this inclination to turn on
>anyone at the drop of a hat.
>I am fully aware that I am not the greatest contributor to the list - I only
>have questions and not many answers as there are so many experts on the list
> and I am aware also that I do use the list to promote sales, which I also
>know a lot of people probably do not like, but the massive majority, instead
>of having a personal pop at me just delete the emails.  <snip>
>  
>