Stile writes:
But I also agree with the other side that "creating hype for the sake of hype" can hurt science's professionalism, and therefore start to eat away at it's credibility.
But it really doesn't seem to me like the kind of hype you guys are talking about.
This fossil really is the find of the century.
I remember back in 2000 they came out with a list of the 100 most important people in the last thousand years. Einstein, Patton, Roosevelt, Darnwin, and Lincoln were on there. But so were Arnold Swatzeneger (ok, so I can't spell the guy's name), Micheal Jackson, and Mcdanna... can't spell her name either. They left out Guttenberg, which was probably the most important person in my humble opinion. They left out Yamamoto.
Again, this fossil is a really important find. I'd say it's the find of the century. I don't see what's wrong with actually getting people to know it. I don't want it to be viewed as just another fossil. I want people to realize how important a find this is.