[meteorite-list] greensburg disaster

[Darren Garrison]

On Mon, 07 May 2007 11:17:52 -0600, you wrote:

>A person donates one hundred Dollars and has his name engraved on a 
>commemorative plaque. Another person gives only one Dollar, but he does so 
>anonymously. The anonymous donation is far more valuable, because he has not 
>received any recognition in return, whereas the other man used up all his 
>reward in having his name displayed for all to see.

Or, it might drum up competition-- "if X can donate Y, I can surely beat that!".