paleonet SFO fossil exhibit

[Peter Roopnarine <proopnarine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Peter,
  Your comments on the CAS exhibit at SFO, on Paleonet, were just
brought to my attention. Thank you for pointing out the errors.
Installation of the exhibit was delayed by more than 6 months after it
left CAS because of unscheduled construction at the airport, and I have
not even seen it myself. A little astute observation on your part will
alert you to the fact that unless you are a ticketed domestic passenger
flying into or out of SFO, you cannot view the exhibit. And that
includes CAS personnel. I personally use SFO only for international
flights.
  I will not thank you for airing your comments publicly on Paleonet.
There was nothing constructive in that action. Frankly, coming from you,
someone who has had very little experience with assembly of major
exhibits from a larger natural history museum, I find your confidence in
your right to be critical to be a bit, well, baseless. I will address
the issues with the exhibit, but your approach is precisely what is
troubling about the future of paleontology: ill-conceived and
ill-natured commentaries posted to the Paleonet listserver.
  Best wishes,
  Peter Roopnarine

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Peter D. Roopnarine, Assoc. Curator
Dept. of Invertebrate Zoology & Geology
California Academy of Sciences
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