I apologize for the suggestion of censure.  I was more abrupt than I meant
to be.  Questions about conservation treatments will be answered in more
depth if addressed to the forum that conservators frequent.  I meant to
recommend CoOL, not suggest that Museum-L was not appropriate.  I would like
to see all Museum-L recipients frequent CoOL as well.  They are both useful
and informative sites.

Helen Alten
Field Services Director
The Upper Midwest Conservation Association
2400 3rd Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55404
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At 09:53 AM 2/12/97 EST, you wrote:
>Yesterday in answering a query about conservation of copper and leather
>Helen Alten wrote:
>
>> (1)  This request belongs on CoOL (Conservation On-Line), not Museum-L.
>> Send it to:  [log in to unmask]
>
>I agree that the original query should have ALSO been sent to CoOL, but
>perhaps you could explain why the original query does not belong on
>Museum-L? Conservation is an essential part of the museum world these days,
>and therefore I don't see why it can't be discussed on this list. How does
>this request for conservation advice differ from previous ones which have
>been posted and answered without censure?
>
>:>
>
>George Bailey
>Objects Conservator
>Australian War Memorial
>Treloar Centre for Conservation
>4 Callan St, Mitchell, A.C.T. 2911
>Australia
>Phone: +61 6 241 6122
>fax:   +61 6 241 7998
>email: [log in to unmask]
>
>