19th October 2006, 02:29 PM
Posted by Real Job:
I'm not, for a start, and I am a member of one of Troll's favourite target groups - quite a senior consultant. Mr Hosty isn't, either, and he belongs to another target group - curators.
The real difference between us and Troll is not in whether or not we think all is well, but in how we analyse the problems and in the solutions we come up with.
Bear in mind also that those with power and authority might have a vested interest in some aspects of the status quo, but they also have a vested interest in improved standards. After all, if standards improved across the board, then fees charged for archaeological fieldwork would also increase across the board.
1man1desk
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Quote:quote:When those with power, authority and a vested interest in the staus quo are saying 'all's well', and those without any of the above are saying 'No its not!', its more than possible that the latter are 100 per cent correctBut I don't think that most of those with power and authority in British archaeology are saying 'all's well'.
I'm not, for a start, and I am a member of one of Troll's favourite target groups - quite a senior consultant. Mr Hosty isn't, either, and he belongs to another target group - curators.
The real difference between us and Troll is not in whether or not we think all is well, but in how we analyse the problems and in the solutions we come up with.
Bear in mind also that those with power and authority might have a vested interest in some aspects of the status quo, but they also have a vested interest in improved standards. After all, if standards improved across the board, then fees charged for archaeological fieldwork would also increase across the board.
1man1desk
to let, fully furnished