18th February 2007, 12:49 PM
"a bit offensive and poorly thought out". Then don`t answer it Peter.
"The rift between them and me is entirely of their own making". Who said anything about a rift between you and anyone else? I don`t understand sir......:face-huh:I think that local Societies comprise members of the public with enough passion for archaeology to make the next logical step by becoming actively involved in a variety of ways.If the truth be known, many of us in the commercial world started out as volunteers-mostly within the framework of local Societies.There does seem to be a certain attitude that constantly draws difinative lines between "amateur" and "professional" and for me, those lines blur the closer you look.If indeed, Societies are seen to comprise of middle classess then we should all accept that any communication between us and the wider public has failed. It has to be said that these "middle classes" are historically, a large representative slice of the voting public and as such, should we not exercise a more inclusive approach? I think that greater communication across the board is fundamental but ,local and regional Societies at least,should be included within regional research frameworks and provided with greater avenues of communication.
..knowledge without action is insanity and action without knowledge is vanity..(imam ghazali,ayyuhal-walad)
"The rift between them and me is entirely of their own making". Who said anything about a rift between you and anyone else? I don`t understand sir......:face-huh:I think that local Societies comprise members of the public with enough passion for archaeology to make the next logical step by becoming actively involved in a variety of ways.If the truth be known, many of us in the commercial world started out as volunteers-mostly within the framework of local Societies.There does seem to be a certain attitude that constantly draws difinative lines between "amateur" and "professional" and for me, those lines blur the closer you look.If indeed, Societies are seen to comprise of middle classess then we should all accept that any communication between us and the wider public has failed. It has to be said that these "middle classes" are historically, a large representative slice of the voting public and as such, should we not exercise a more inclusive approach? I think that greater communication across the board is fundamental but ,local and regional Societies at least,should be included within regional research frameworks and provided with greater avenues of communication.
..knowledge without action is insanity and action without knowledge is vanity..(imam ghazali,ayyuhal-walad)