Martin Pecheux shoots himself in the foot

[Jim Hendee]

Now here is a perfect example of why I don't let people get a list of who
is on coral-list: so rude knuckleheads like Martin Pecheux don't harass us
with his unsolicited, idiotic rude behavior (but also so you won't be
harassed by solicitors).  Needless to say, I can not find it within myself
to allow this fellow, who has enjoyed (note past tense) the benefit of me
allowing him to distribute his software and previous work via my CHAMP
Page for years, to remain a coral-list subscriber.  Instead of asking why
I don't allow people to gain access to the names-list, this individual
shoots himself in the foot and commits professional suicide.  If you find
his behavior offensive, I enjoin you to let him know, because he won't be
receiving this message via coral-list, that is certain.

	Cheers,
	Jim

On Sat, 17 Jun 2000, MARTIN PECHEUX wrote:

> Dear all,
> 
> Here are the results of the Opinion
> Poll on Coral Bleaching asked last
> week. There was 68 responses now.
> It is somewhat disapointing given
> the number of people connect to the
> CoralList (but the WHO command to
> majordomo is now secret ! what is
> this fucking shit, Hendee ?). On
> the other side I guess that only
> advertized people answered.
> Whatsoever it's a very
> representative opinion which
> emerge.
> First, many had difficulty to
> answer ("between 3 and 5", 2 plus,
> etc..) and there was 5 RE without a
> number ! Hard to predict ! (In the
> below results I split intermediare
> up and below by half).
> 
> ANSWERS :
> Would you say that Coral Reef Mass
> Bleaching will be :
> 0# 0/ a benefit to coral reefs
> 3# 1/ of no overall effects, or
> balanced negative and positive
> influences
> 13# 2/ worrysome
> 24# 3/ seriously damaging
> 15# 4/ catastrophic
> an half# 5/ almost or total
> disappearance of reefs
> 5# no opinion given
> 
> Commentaries :
> There was zero rank zero (benefit)
> Its clear that the main opinion
> converge on 3, seriously damaging,
> with an à peu près.
> Nobody choose 5, almost or total
> disappearance of reefs, but ME, the
> 69 answer. Guess I bet you all with
> my 120 000 fluorescence data. Its a
> great sadness. In the Perpignan
> meeting, seeing bleaching photos, I
> made a joke : "in 20 years there
> will be no more reef biologists,
> only geologists". This joke came me
> back twice !
> Terry, you are in 2, a little
> outside !
> Cheers,
> 
> Martin Pêcheux, Nice University
> 
> Below is some extracts of the
> commentaries :
> who knows whether humans  as a
> whole...
> Nature never makes mistakes.
> category worrisome I predict this
> middle
> "an hypothetical question" PS WHAT
> THAT ?
> Ca c'est mon avis.
> I cant help but think
> despite the rather vague poll,
> confounding,
> local anthropogenic stressors
> Although I am not a researcher in
> corals
> It is certainly already
> worrysome....globally.
>  Depending on your favorite reef
> area..
>  I doubt... will be eliminated
> probably a blip in the life history
> of a reef
> planet El Nino's
> between 3 (seriously damaging) and
> 5 (almost or total dissaparance of
> reefs).
> Discovery Channel interested by
> results
> I therefor do not think that
> bleaching will be the end of coral
> reefs.
> will become catastrophic
> I would say
> it will be catastrophic.
> I would say a two.  good luck!
> On the other hand, coral reefs
> have not been completely wiped out
> in the next decade or two I would
> answer #
> My HOPE ... at least stabilization
> IF  we were able to cut back on CO2
> Cheers,
> I really don't think (that we have
> the temporal resolution to really
> know )
>