13th June 2008, 05:30 PM
'This really was not intended as an IFA 'bash' I simply feel that there is a lot of misconceptions about what the IFA can, does and should do. I still feel the simplest solution is to have them be 'accountable' themselves to people and organisations other than their members.'
(I wrote an inital reply to this, and then realised I had pressed my Friday rant button too hard and it was stuck on full!)
I agree there are misconceptions about what IFA do. I had a lot of misconceptions before I joined, not least that I didn't 'fit' the criteria they had for archaeologists. I was wrong, but I didn't have apathy towards them. Since then I have been on Council, Validation and RAO committees and have seen that I was wrong about lots of things.
As for being accountable and favouring members, how are those who aren't members accountable? They can make complaints against members but aren't accountable for their own behaviour. They might, as you assert, be following very similar paths, but how do we know?
(I wrote an inital reply to this, and then realised I had pressed my Friday rant button too hard and it was stuck on full!)
I agree there are misconceptions about what IFA do. I had a lot of misconceptions before I joined, not least that I didn't 'fit' the criteria they had for archaeologists. I was wrong, but I didn't have apathy towards them. Since then I have been on Council, Validation and RAO committees and have seen that I was wrong about lots of things.
As for being accountable and favouring members, how are those who aren't members accountable? They can make complaints against members but aren't accountable for their own behaviour. They might, as you assert, be following very similar paths, but how do we know?