4th January 2006, 07:41 PM
Quote:quote:Originally posted by 1man1desk
Quote:quote:Just as a quick taster-if the crowning glory of the IFA has been simply to define standards that they cannot police and, that they have been silent on all the ills affecting archaeology today-what`s the point of their existence and why should any of us pay for nine jobs to do nothing?
posted by Troll
To be quite honest Troll, that kind of [several expletives deleted] knee-jerk reaction makes me so angry that I really struggle to stay within the AUP (not sure if I have succeeded here).
You want standards policed. What standards? Who has given us standards to police? Do you think it is easy to define standards that gain widespread acceptance? Its a bloody big achievement and its still going on!
I emphasise again - we are all responsible for policing standards, not just the IFA! I would say that those who stand on the sidelines carping but doing nothing themselves are the irresponsible parties.
As for 'why should we pay for 9 jobs to do nothing' - well for as start, you aren't paying for them, I am (together with the other members). And I think it is good value for money, because they do a lot. They just don't do the task that you have personally assigned to them as their main role in the way you want them to do it. In previous posts on this and other threads I have shown why the neither can nor should do what you want.
1man1desk
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Sorry to add another posting so soon after, but you posted another whilst i was typing my reply [:I]
"I emphasise again - we are all responsible for policing standards, not just the IFA! I would say that those who stand on the sidelines carping but doing nothing themselves are the irresponsible parties. "
The IFA has set themselves up as THE professional body! It is therefore their responibility for policing members, and no body else... Also there are standards - laid down by the IFA... Maybe they should work closer with DC officers. They can't have it both ways !!!