paleonet A Modest Proposal

["N. MacLeod" <N.MacLeod@xxxxxxxxx>]

In light of all the discussion the Berlin situation is generating, 
would it be possible for someone over there to post the entire report 
of the expert group? All I've seen of the document that's causing so 
much controversy thus far is the excerpt contained in Schultze's 
original letter. I'm not saying that this paragraph does not contain 
any statements that should of concern to the paleontological 
community. But I am saying that I'd like more information about the 
context in which those statements were made. Additionally, I'd like 
to know more about how paleontology (and scientific research on the 
whole) works in the Berlin Natural History Museum. From the 
standpoint of museum-based paleontology here in London, the Berlin 
situation appears surreal. I suspect there's more going on here than 
has come out so far. Let's see the full text before we rush to 
judgement.

Norm MacLeod
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Dr. Norman MacLeod
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