Hi Eric and list, Here's the thread: http://tinyurl.com/3kbowog
Bob On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 6:53 PM, Meteorites USA <e...@meteoritesusa.com> wrote: > Mike, You said "at the time"... what was the date on that original post? And > how many comments were made afterward in that forum thread? Got a link? > > Eric > > > On 4/5/2011 5:34 PM, Michael Gilmer wrote: >> >> Hi Bob and List, >> >> It's not a blogger or blog, as the article said. It's a message >> board. The person who uttered the quote is a real person. I've been >> a member of that astronomy message board for years before I discovered >> meteorites (via Bob!). As I stated in the original message board >> thread, the person had no reason to feel the way he does about Gebel >> Kamil. The person was a relative newcomer at the time, and like many >> newcomers, will often read something and take it as fact. This was >> when Gebel Kamil was still new and the situation was developing. >> >> The NYT writer can't even tell a message board post from a blog. We >> can't expect that same writer to know a crater from a pothole or a >> meteorite from a potato. >> >> The NYT has a history of not vetting it's articles, sources, or >> writers. It is tripe "journalism". >> >> Best regards, >> >> MikeG >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Mike Gilmer - Galactic Stone& Ironworks Meteorites >> >> Website - http://www.galactic-stone.com >> Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone >> News Feed - http://www.galactic-stone.com/rss/126516 >> Twitter - http://twitter.com/galacticstone >> EOM - http://www.encyclopedia-of-meteorites.com/collection.aspx?id=1564 >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> On 4/5/11, Bob King<nightsk...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> >>> Hi everyone, >>> Besides the terrible reporting and obvious bias, I was curious about >>> the meteorite blogger in the article who said he/she was feeling >>> guilty. What?? We have no idea who this is or if that person exists. I >>> find it amazing the editor let that go through. >>> Bob >>> ______________________________________________ >>> Visit the Archives at >>> http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html >>> Meteorite-list mailing list >>> Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >>> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >>> >>> >> >> -- >> ______________________________________________ >> Visit the Archives at >> http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html >> Meteorite-list mailing list >> Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >> >> > > ______________________________________________ > Visit the Archives at > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list