[meteorite-list] List as bad as blog!

[Mark Miconi]

My real name is Mark M. in Phoenix AZ for the record.

Mark M.
Phoenix AZ
----- Original Message -----
From: E. L. Jones <jonee at epix.net>
To: Tom Knudson <peregrineflier at npgcable.com>
Cc: met list <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Friday, May 27, 2005 7:20 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] List as bad as blog!


> Congrats!  Good work.  Now you know at least that that name is setting
> you up.
>
> I do similar things with addresses that move freely amongst the many
> "free and throw away" accounts
> Over the years has anyone else ever wondered if and why so many of  the
> "So n So's Our Hero, Stop Bashing Him !, Enabler Society"-- have "throw
> away" email addresses (e.g. yahoo, hotmail etc.) with ISP access in, for
> example--the Chicago, Illinois area?  Or why they only post to "support"
> the Hero, and never answer questions put to them?  Maybe it is just that
> I am paranoid...  The subscribers to this list are SOOOOOooo  played and
> many so gentle and trusting they are oblivious.
>
> Giving things away seems, on the surface, as a noble mangamous behavior
> until you remember that Jim Jones gave away free kool-aid , Thalidimide
> was a free sample given to pregnant women, and your neighborhood drug
> dealer frequently starts a new customer with a "free bag".
>
> I think you are right--we shouldn't tolerate fake identities, we
> shouldn't tolerate being played, and when the liars are found out we
> shouldn't tolerate their deceit.  An apology is ok once  but when it is
> used over and over as a "get out of jail free" card, how do we expect
> that the apology is ever sincere ever?  In the long run, as was said
> long ago on the list,--this trade is based on the trust and integrity of
> the person's claim of provinence-that the material is what it is
> represented to be.  If they are deceptive in other matters why do we
> want to believe that they are suddenly "wholey honest" in their sales
> weights, sizes, and representations.  How would we know the material was
> even from the meteorite they claim it is?
>
> I want to apologize for this post,  and I want to apologize in advance
> for the next one--it won't happen again....and in case it does, I want
> to apologize for that one too.  Oh  did I tell you I apologize for this
> post?  (rolling my eyes)
>
> Elton
>
>
> Tom Knudson wrote:
>
> >(snip)..." Devon Slater" that quickly
> >turned into an argument complete with insults.  Later today I checked the
> >blog, and sure enough, he took it over to the blog. Then, I noticed that
his
> >email address is consciencepolice at yahoo.com.  I also looked in the List
> >Archives and found out in the past three months, he has only posted a few
> >times and each time it was to fight with someone.
> >   I am thinking that with an address like his, he is not a real person,
> >just another person that has to hide behind a fake identity so he can be
> >hateful.  I think, as a list we should not tolerate fake identities on
the
> >list or it will end up as bad as the blog.
> >
> >
> ______________________________________________
> Meteorite-list mailing list
> Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
>