[meteorite-list] IMCA not a knight in shining armour !

[Alexander Seidel]

Well spoken, Geoff - I fully agree to what you reasoned in
a very gentlemanly manner...

Alex
Berlin/Germany
IMCA # 0042



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> Datum: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 11:18:56 -0700
> Von: Notkin <geoking at notkin.net>
> An: Meteorite List <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Betreff: Re: [meteorite-list] IMCA not a knight in shining armour !

> Bob Walker posted:
> 
> > I'd like to hear from other Listoids who have had "disagreements"  
> > with IMCA - I'm beginning to take the view that there is a bad odour  
> > to IMCA
> 
> 
> Dear Bob:
> 
> It always upsets me when I hear someone grumbling about the IMCA, but  
> thankfully that's a rare occurrence.
> 
> No organization is perfect, but the IMCA is a wonderful example of  
> what hardworking people can accomplish when they try to make their  
> community a better place. It's easy to sit behind a keyboard and point  
> fingers. It's a lot harder to actually get up and do something positive.
> 
> Look at the current list of IMCA officers -- Dr. Larry Lebofsky, Anne  
> Black, Peter Marmet, Jeff Kuyken, Andrzej Pilski, Martin Altmann,  
> Sergey Vasiliev, Maria Haas, Norbert Classen. These people are not  
> amateurs! They are some of the most respected names in our field and  
> they give up enormous amounts of their personal time for no financial  
> compensation in order to help steer the IMCA. The IMCA has established  
> a set of ethical standards that members must adhere to and that's an  
> excellent step forward as there have been quite a few out-and-out  
> crooks selling in our field over the past decade. An IMCA logo on your  
> website or eBay page tells prospective buyers that you are known by  
> your peers to be a reputable seller.
> 
> I have a suggestion for you: If you want to know what really goes on  
> in the IMCA why not volunteer? They can for sure use the help and you  
> will have the opportunity to discover for yourself how these good  
> people are helping to improve the meteorite collecting world.
> 
> 
> Geoff N.
> 
> www.aerolite.org
> IMCA #4242
> 
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