Bad Apple

[Paul Barford]

quote:Originally posted by Steve-B

would it not be natural for us to look towards archaeology for an answer?

What happened to "self-determination"?

So let me get this right, you are telling us that Gary is dragging this round the forums (except it seems his own), going to the County Council and newspapers in order to get archaeology to give you an answer how to deal with "bad apples" in detecting?

Well, that's a novel interpretation of this course of action. I had assumed this thread was related to Gary's recent manifesto on UKDN where he declares (among other things):
"I have soon come to past caring what some of the Archaeologists think... as they have only proved themselves to be as dishonest as they accuse many detectorists to be. [u]I have info that would bury a few of them</u>...". Would it not be more logical to assume that he posted this question here on how to "bury" archaeologists in order more easily to carry out his threat?


Yes, by all means lets stamp out dishonesty in archaeology, but I have yet to see a case made here that [u]dishonesty</u> was involved in the specific case which Gary is pursuing with such vigour at the moment. But anyway, "Let he who is without sin cast the first stone", mote in the eye and all that...


Paul Barford



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