[meteorite-list] Some thoughts on find coords

[Sanscelerien Toutgrandeau]

No matter how rational Dr. Marc Fries tries to put forward the 
advantages of cooperation, there are basic instincts and behaviours that 
we share with our "cousins in the nth degree", the other primates.
Have a look at these two videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aGj-Y0shIs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHVLlSvBH-o
On the other hand the notion of fairness seems to be also part of the 
monkey ethos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=aAFQ5kUHPkY
So, this is a very, very old discussion ;)
and unless we can come up with a sharing rule that protects the value of 
each of the roles involved in meteorite hunting, a certain dose of 
deception is to be expected.
Good look to those in the hunting grounds!



Cheers!
Sanscelerien

On 07-09-2012 20:11, Doug Ross wrote:
> Hi Marc,
>
> That is a really tough question you have brought up, and I can see both sides.  Even with the extremely helpful aid of radar analysis, it can still take a tremendous amount of search time and effort to make the first recoveries from a new fall, so I don't blame finders for feeling protective of their find coordinates.  On the other hand, I do feel that the avocation of meteorites should never impede the science of meteorites.  So at some point, it seems to me that find coordinates ought to be made public.  Perhaps some reasonable compromise could be reached, for example withholding the release of find coordinates for a certain number of days or weeks....?  Just my opinion, FWIW.
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> Doug Ross
> doug at dougross.net
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