Two thumbs up from the Met List admin! Happy 2021!
-Art On Mon, Jan 11, 2021 at 12:16 PM Anne Black via Meteorite-list <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> wrote: > > Marc, > > I would think that you would need to talk to the owner of the Meteorite-List > first of all. > You will find him at MeteoriteCentral.com > > Hello to Linda. > > Anne Black > IMPACTIKA.com > impact...@aol.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Fries, Marc D. (JSC-XI211) via Meteorite-list > <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> > To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> > Sent: Mon, Jan 11, 2021 11:44 am > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] [EXTERNAL] Re: Galactic Analytics content? > > Howdy all > > Thank you all for your feedback. I’ve been talking with folks > on various platforms today, and it seems I’ve found a good option. There is > a new meteorite-related, international, non-profit organization standing up > soon. They’ve agreed to host GA-style information including images with free > and open access. What I’d like to do, if it’s alright with y’all, is to host > content on that platform and send links to the Met List. That way y’all can > share in the content, the information remains freely available, and this also > solves the problem of how to share images (strewn fall calculations, images > of radar signatures, etc.). > This new organization is going to make its debut online in > about a month and will have their own announcements – I don’t want to steal > their thunder by saying more than that now. It looks like this is going to > work well. > > If any new falls occur between now and then, well I’m working > on that. I’ll find a way to disseminate that information. > > Cheers, > Marc > > From: Swan Valley Bushcraft <snapon...@gmail.com> > Sent: Monday, January 11, 2021 11:14 AM > To: Fries, Marc D. (JSC-XI211) <marc.d.fr...@nasa.gov> > Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: [meteorite-list] Galactic Analytics content? > > Hello Marc > > This Meteorite List has terms of service as well, and has removed individuals > based upon their postings. It would be a shame if our precious meteorite list > was dragged into an ideological debate as we have struggled to keep the List > on topic in the past. > > Even though this List is not a democracy, I vote no on your proposal as > briefly described. > > Announcements are fine, I believe, as long as they abide by the TOS, but an > increased traffic flow is concerning if it deviates from the spirit and > purpose of this List. Perhaps more clarification about your proposal is > needed. > > Best wishes > > Martin > > On Mon, Jan 11, 2021 at 10:01 AM Fries, Marc D. (JSC-XI211) via > Meteorite-list <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> wrote: > > Howdy all > > For the past several years I’ve run Galactic Analytics on > Facebook. It has been a freely available forum to discuss meteors and > meteorite falls, and a convenient site for me to disseminate radar data > showing potential meteorite falls. When I started this, Facebook was an open > forum for all participants. Unfortunately, Facebook has recently enacted > policies which restrict the uncensored flow of content between one end of the > political spectrum in particular. I cannot support censorship, as it is a > form of oppression. I have shut down Galactic Analytics (but will retain old > content on Facebook for the time being) and am looking for a new, open venue > to host content. > Most of the options include starting up some new platform, > which has the drawback of adding yet another source for interested parties to > keep track of. However it occurred to me that we can use this as an > opportunity to consolidate sources. > > What would you all think if I were to start posting GA content > on the Meteorite List? When an event occurs I can post it here. I will have > to find a server to host images but that is do-able. Be advised that it may > increase MetList traffic by a sizable fraction. > > What do you think? > > Cheers, > Marc Fries > ______________________________________________ > > Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the > Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > ______________________________________________ > > Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the > Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ > > Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the > Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
