21st February 2006, 02:28 PM
From Troll:
That seems to contradict many previous posts by you on other threads, in which you trash the IFA for not enforcing standards.
In practice, both the IFA and curators have complementary roles. The main reasons they don't always work properly are the same in both cases - lack of resources, and the tendency amongst archaeologists to grumble hard (e.g. on BAJR) but not to lodge formal complaints.
So, Troll, we have already established elsewhere that you do not lodge complaints with the IFA, despite their willingness to protect your identity. Now you say that the proper place for complaints is with curators. Have you ever actually complained about a specific transgression by a unit, or an individual archaeologist, to a curator, and supported it with evidence?
You have asked Tile Man to provide evidence to prove a negative. However, it is you that is making allegations about standards - so it is up to you to provide evidence, not him. You have promised not to go to the 'mass media' - why? If you can actually back up your allegations with evidence, I would encourage you to go to the media, and I personally would support a public campaign. Posting generalised, unspecific gripes on BAJR, however, does not constitute either evidence or a campaign.
You obviously feel strongly about this. So, do something about it, or else stop griping. By doing something, I mean either launch a public campaign (I am sure you could find like-minded people to join you from BAJR), or start lodging complaints with the IFA or with curators, or anything else (legal) that is intended to promote change. Posting on BAJR won't do that.
Take David Connolly as your example. He saw a service that the archaeological community needed - so, instead of complaining that no-one else was doing it, he launched BAJR. Then, because he thought the IFA needed reform, he joined it so that he could try to promote reform. He didn't just sit outside complaining.
1man1desk
to let, fully furnished
Quote:quote:I have chosen not to go to the IFA with details of transgressions for my own reasons-one of which is that I feel that any transgression of standards is for the curators to deal with.They are the public representatives-not the IFA
That seems to contradict many previous posts by you on other threads, in which you trash the IFA for not enforcing standards.
In practice, both the IFA and curators have complementary roles. The main reasons they don't always work properly are the same in both cases - lack of resources, and the tendency amongst archaeologists to grumble hard (e.g. on BAJR) but not to lodge formal complaints.
So, Troll, we have already established elsewhere that you do not lodge complaints with the IFA, despite their willingness to protect your identity. Now you say that the proper place for complaints is with curators. Have you ever actually complained about a specific transgression by a unit, or an individual archaeologist, to a curator, and supported it with evidence?
You have asked Tile Man to provide evidence to prove a negative. However, it is you that is making allegations about standards - so it is up to you to provide evidence, not him. You have promised not to go to the 'mass media' - why? If you can actually back up your allegations with evidence, I would encourage you to go to the media, and I personally would support a public campaign. Posting generalised, unspecific gripes on BAJR, however, does not constitute either evidence or a campaign.
You obviously feel strongly about this. So, do something about it, or else stop griping. By doing something, I mean either launch a public campaign (I am sure you could find like-minded people to join you from BAJR), or start lodging complaints with the IFA or with curators, or anything else (legal) that is intended to promote change. Posting on BAJR won't do that.
Take David Connolly as your example. He saw a service that the archaeological community needed - so, instead of complaining that no-one else was doing it, he launched BAJR. Then, because he thought the IFA needed reform, he joined it so that he could try to promote reform. He didn't just sit outside complaining.
1man1desk
to let, fully furnished