Helmut-
The only ones annoyed here are the few who feel compelled to hassle you!
Those of us who have been on the list for a while and understand that
museums all over the world are in tough straits trying to keep up what the
have and to continue to acquire more specimens for their collections.
Without institutions like yours, where would most of us go for answers? And
how are you to be able to supply those answers without material to study!
Don't give up the ship!!! I for one enjoy the comments you supply on many
subjects. And if I had extras of what you ask for, I would give them gladly
as a small price for your expertise!
-----Original Message-----
From: Helmut Nisters <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Friday, May 19, 2000 10:19 AM
Subject: it is better to quit the list or not


>Dear People of the Conch-List
>
>I feel that many persons of the list don't understand my endeavour for the
shell collection
>of the museum and the askings for shells, as today I got a very bad answer.
I really don't
>want to be annoying, but for me in Innsbruck it is the only possibility to
do so. I'll never
>ask any more for shells public on the list. Sorry for this, but I hope
you'll understand me,
>that this really was one of my few possibilities to get some shells for the
collection which
>I love as it is mine. But it is really the collection of the museum and my
mother and I
>are really volunteers. We also spend our cash for excursions for collecting
material, which
>always will be shared with the museums collection. So I was really
dependent on help
>by other collectors too and I'll give my thank to all, that have
contributed to the shell
>collection of the museum. I hope that anybody believe that ii is not my
private collection,
>it is the collection of the Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum in Innsbruck.
The museum
>is mainly a museum of art and history and of entomology. Besides these
collections and
>studying fields the museums collection consists of a botanic collection,
mineralogy,
>imbalsamted mammals and birds, beetles and last but not least the shell
collection, where
>we have been responsible as volunteers since 1972 when the natural history
department
>has been founded. You all can read this in La Conchiglia Year XXX - nr 288.
July September
>1998.
>So I ask me again if it would not better for you, that I am quitting the
list. I don't like to do
>it but this bad e-mail from today nearly convince me to do it. This letter
made me sad,
>as I really want to do the best for the museum.
>I hope to hear from you as soon as possible. I don't joke any more. Sorry
for annoying
>with best regards
>Helmut Nisters from Innsbruck
>
>
>
>Helmut "Helix" Nisters
>Franz-Fischer-Str. 46
>A-6020 Innsbruck / Austria / Innsbruck
>phone and fax: 0043 / 512 / 57 32 14
>e-mail: [log in to unmask]
>web:    www.netwing.at/nisters/
>           (please visit it and sign guestbook)
>
>office:
>Natural History Department of the
>Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum Innsbruck
>Feldstrasse 11 a
>A-6020 Innsbruck / Austria / Europe
>phone: 0043 / 512 / 58 72 86 - 37