[meteorite-list] Slander

[MexicoDoug at aol.com]

Rick, No need to be jousting here.  Mike is a straight rider in the  
meteorite world and has a track record that is so long in successful meteorite  
recovery efforts that a wizard might faint or get dizzy looking at it all at the  
same time.  I think he is calling the emperor as naked as he sees  him.  Merlin 
certainly would have been nicer to Mike.  Your email just  registered quite 
high on his bogometer.

Meanwhile, and in the most respectful manner, your Christmas timed  email has 
got to be the saddest inquiry I have ever seen in this community  (except 
those that have no choice but to use on-line translators).  Perhaps  you feel 
that a tight-knit cyber group should roll out Camelot's red carpet and  Sir 
Gawain should give you the honors your visit merits.  At face  value, you are 
expressing yourself in the chivalric tradition the English of  King Arthur's Court 
by commencing the Treasure Hunt with this fanfare.  I  don't have foggiest 
idea what this is all about, sadly. I was frustrated to find  no information 
whatsoever on your web page - except a nice graphic of Excalibur  that was a dead 
end link offering to get on an email list providing you with  email addresses 
of the curious.  So, I am sure you are really a great  person with a great 
concept, because you have great fantasies.  By  Guenevere, I hope you succeed in 
realizing them.  

Perhaps you can  re-phrase your treasure hunt inquiry when it is extended 
elsewhere.  It  seemed to indicate that you want to purchase a prize that could 
be appraised for  a certain amount but purchased for much less.  That smacks of 
dishonesty to  me, and clearly can be seen as a little repulsive to someone 
who puts their life  into making a successful recovery of such a specimen, such 
as Mike's  business.  If the treasure hunt has a prize stated to have a 
certain value,  I would urge you to be fair with you acquisitions in your awards to 
the  participants, no matter what those prizes might be.  A business 
appraisal,  should be unbiased and not open to manipulation or doubt.  A million  
dollars is a relative term, why not make the treasure hunt for 100,000 total and  
look for 10,000 prizes.  And I don't think you are spamming or stealing  from 
anyone; just think you're a little innocent in your approach.   Hopefully 
innocent and rich:)  Anyway, Merry Christmas; May God hold you in  the palm of his 
hand and may a meteorite's fall herald in your New Year.  
Doug


_ceo at kingarthurstreasures.com_ (mailto:ceo at kingarthurstreasures.com)   writes:
If you notice we do not ask for money nor have I asked anyone for  money.

What is really upsetting is to slander to the company and me. I  can live
with the poor writing jokes but to say that I'm scammming or trying  to
cheat people out of money is slander and maybe I will entrain the idea  of
some lawsuits with an lawyer.