My real name is Mark M. in Phoenix AZ for the record. Mark M. Phoenix AZ ----- Original Message ----- From: E. L. Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Tom Knudson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: met list <meteorite-list@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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list