[meteorite-list] this goes out to J. W. and to Steve's Special Friends

[E. L. Jones]

A BFO just hit me --no, not a bolide but a Blinding Flash of the Obvious 
( Oblivious to some)-- "tDe Nile" River runs through Chicago  as well as 
North East Africa.

I know Steve isn't reading this directly( yeah? Right!), cause I am in 
"time out" by Steve --and I never made the bashem list.  Steve has a 
novel solution to any cognitive dissonance forming on his keyboard: 
claim to block 17 list members yet have a special friend forward you 
everyone. 

I don't archive the contradictions in Steve's messages any more , it 
became a full time job.  But I still read them, like the folks who just 
go to movies to find continuity errors.--I digress--I believe that 3-4 
messages ago, Steve  forgave "everybody including the bashems" and said 
he'd do business with anyone.  Which way is it?  You forgive them or you 
don't?  To anyone else this is an important statement of character, 
perhaps in Chicago, forgiveness means something else. 

Speaking of things (other than list promises, follow through with 
payment, etc)  we never see followed through:  how is it we never saw a 
meteorite ad posted by Steve on the other meteorite sales lists? What is 
the link to the Steve Arnold Chicago Meteorite tradinglist at yahoo groups 
you said that he was setting up?

Now since this following blurb doesn't merit a post of its own I'll 
revise and extend...  Steve did make some adjustments and I think tried 
to finally accomodate the latest backlash of objections to pass muster 
from those fed up with his shenanigans.  For that we should be 
thankful.  I am.  However, given the track record,  Steve's latest 
rounds of "leave me alone, I've done nothing wrong, I am not listening 
to you" comes across as another back door attention scam--to those that 
have seen his patterns over and over and over, many have run out of 
cheeks to turn.  I guess time will tell if this is really the new and 
improved Steve.  I believe that there are a bunch of folks on the list 
that are not going to just step aside and play along with his games.  
They are willing to call his bluff and that means confronting him on the 
list.

The reality is Steve will post to the list daily and not much we can do 
about that.  Nor would we want to do so except that they still come 
across as self aggrandizing.   Steve has a meteorite display in his home 
that I admire. I'd love for him to post more photos of his new 
accquisitions so the post would be more meaningful.   Would the 
designated special friend please ask Steve to post more of his finds in 
his website?  I sincerely would like to see examples.  That for me is a 
part of the hobby , and would enhance the meaningfullness of his posts.

Forgive me, list members who would like to see no one reply to Steve's 
posts--I promise I'll never do it again, until next time--On my word and 
honor as a SASpecial Friend Peacemaker wannabe.

Elton

> At 01:32 PM 7/1/2005, Steve Arnold, Chicago!!! wrote:
>
>> ....I have done nothing wrong at anytime.
>
> JKGwilliam wrote:

> Geeeezzzzzz Steve!!!  Go back in the archives and read your several 
> "apologies" to the Met List, there are several of them there.
>
> You may have a short memory but most of the rest of us don't.
>
> BTW, Jerry Wallace tried several times to contact you via this list.  
> Why didn't one of you "mailboy" friends deliver those messages?
>
> Inquiring minds,
>
> JKGwilliam