3rd November 2005, 01:42 PM
Tim/Sniper,
I agree with your sentiments entirely - you don't need to be a member to uphold the rules.
By doing so, however, you acknowledge that it is the IFA that has defined the rules in its 'Standards and Guidance' documents. However, the rules can only be enforced against members - those who stay out of the IFA, work in archaeology, and do not follow the standards are subject to no form of discipline.
Those who choose to follow the rules but stay out, are accepting the IFA as the arbiter of good practice, but expect it to perform that role without support (financial or other) from the profession. They also make it easy for cowboys who do not want to follow the rules to hide amongst the crowd of non-members who do uphold standards.
If everyone joined who does uphold standards, the cowboys would be much easier to spot and/or discipline.
1man1desk
to let, fully furnished
I agree with your sentiments entirely - you don't need to be a member to uphold the rules.
By doing so, however, you acknowledge that it is the IFA that has defined the rules in its 'Standards and Guidance' documents. However, the rules can only be enforced against members - those who stay out of the IFA, work in archaeology, and do not follow the standards are subject to no form of discipline.
Those who choose to follow the rules but stay out, are accepting the IFA as the arbiter of good practice, but expect it to perform that role without support (financial or other) from the profession. They also make it easy for cowboys who do not want to follow the rules to hide amongst the crowd of non-members who do uphold standards.
If everyone joined who does uphold standards, the cowboys would be much easier to spot and/or discipline.
1man1desk
to let, fully furnished