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[Jeff Grossman]

I believe that current practice is that a majority of the committee must 
vote (8/15), and a majority of the votes must be in favor.  In fact, any 
member really has "veto" power in that if somebody feels very strongly, a 
vote might be tabled until the next in-person NomCom meeting at the 
Meteoritical Society Annual Meeting.

At 09:49 AM 3/3/2005, JKGwilliam wrote:
>Jeff,
>Thanks for that clarification.
>I have two questions if you have the time to answer them
>
>Of the total number of Associate Editors, how many "yes" votes does it 
>take for a provisional meteorite to get accepted?
>
>Does the Editor have veto power?
>
>Best,
>John Gwilliam
>
>At 04:03 AM 3/3/2005, Jeff Grossman wrote:
>>You don't understand what I'm saying.  Maybe others also don't fully 
>>understand the system either.  Let me explain the way it is supposed to work.
>>
>>1) A new meteorite is characterized in the laboratory
>>2) The information is submitted to the Nomenclature Committee, usually to 
>>one of the Associate Editors (AEs), but sometimes directly to the Editor.
>>3) The AE acknowledges receipt of the information and tells you that all 
>>is in order.
>>4) The AE transfers the information to the Editor of the Bulletin.
>>5) The Editor assembles information on all meteorites sent in by the AEs 
>>and sends it to the entire NomCom for a vote.
>>6) The Editor receives the votes and decides if each meteorite has been 
>>approved.  The appropriate AE is informed of the decision.
>>7) The AE tells you either (a) the name is approved or (b) the name did 
>>not pass.
>>8) For approved meteorites, the text or information you submitted is 
>>eventually edited for publication.  You may get an advance copy of this 
>>text, but sometimes not.  A provisional Bulletin may appear on the 
>>web.  All text at this stage is subject to further revision.
>>9) The Bulletin is submitted to MAPS for publication.  At this point, all 
>>entries are final and can be quoted directly, without qualification.
>>
>>Your meteorites are at step (4).  They have not been approved OR sent out 
>>for a vote.  The AE has simply accepted your submission and sent it to 
>>the Editor.  Therefore, you cannot say that the text you quote is 
>>approved by the NomCom, nor can you say it will appear in the 
>>Bulletin.  That depends on passing step (7).  All you can say is that 
>>your text has been submitted to the Bulletin.
>>
>>Jeff
>>
>>At 01:21 AM 3/3/2005, M come Meteorite Meteorites wrote:
>>>I have speack with my Institute yesterday and have say
>>>Sara Russell have accept the special entry just
>>>yesterday and this exit in the next met.bulletin...
>>>
>>>Matteo
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>  --- Robert Verish <bolidechaser at yahoo.com> ha
>>>scritto:
>>> > I wouldn't lean too much on Jeff about this.
>>> >
>>> > There have been several instances in the past when
>>> > meteorite dealers have known the results of NomCom
>>> > votes well before all the members of the Committee
>>> > have been made privy to those same results.
>>> >
>>> > It happens.
>>> >
>>> > Bob V.
>>> >
>>> > [meteorite-list] News on NWA
>>> > M come Meteorite Meteorites mcomemeteorite2004 at
>>> > yahoo.it
>>> > Wed Mar 2 15:00:13 EST 2005
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Why not exit??? My Institute have sent this to Sara
>>> > Rusell and she have say there is not problems, the
>>> > same for the Lago Valscura meteorite and Lido di
>>> > Venezia meteorite
>>> >
>>> > Matteo
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >  --- Jeff Grossman <jgrossman at usgs.gov> ha
>>> > scritto:
>>> >
>>> > > The entries quoted below have not appeared in the
>>> > > Meteoritical Bulletin,
>>> > > nor have they been approved for the next Bulletin.
>>> >
>>> > > This has happened on the List several times
>>> > > recently.  Folks need to be careful to say
>>> > > "submitted" or "in preparation" when posting
>>> > things
>>> > > like these.
>>> > >
>>> > > jeff
>>> > >
>>> > > At 11:23 AM 3/1/2005, M come Meteorite Meteorites
>>> > > wrote:
>>> > > >Hello
>>> > > >
>>> > > >I have finaly received the analysis of many of my
>>> > > >NWA, this is some special entry exit in the new
>>> > > >Met.Bulletin
>>> >
>>> >
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