16th April 2011, 06:30 PM
I must admit I've been a little bewildered by all the discussion on this and not very clear on what, if any, consensus there has been about what we can/will actually do.
Does the forum have the capacity to post a poll and put the name to the vote?
I like Mortimer for the reasons stated but I can also see why it is a risky choice. And, well, since it has garnered so much opposition I would think it might be best to pick another option that people are at least indifferent to. Personally I like the loveHeritage option because it is positive, although Hindsight is also pretty good. It would be a massive shame for all this anger and concern to wind up being cried into our beers over names.
A letter to various MPs would also be good. I'm not up to speed on all of the issues and problems but I will be happy to help anyone edit/format such a letter. Could we maybe start with some short ones that point out the big issues in a few bullet points, maybe with links to some of the resources out there already about the heritage sector as a whole, and encourage people to use a site like "theyworkforyou" to start contacting elected officials?
Also I'm not so hot with web design etc. but I would be happy to help with things like this where I can. I could certainly spend a few hours putting together a really basic webpage, if I knew what to put on it, collecting links to other information, etc. It ties in with a project I'm meant to be working on for the Digger's Forum anyway.
Does the forum have the capacity to post a poll and put the name to the vote?
I like Mortimer for the reasons stated but I can also see why it is a risky choice. And, well, since it has garnered so much opposition I would think it might be best to pick another option that people are at least indifferent to. Personally I like the loveHeritage option because it is positive, although Hindsight is also pretty good. It would be a massive shame for all this anger and concern to wind up being cried into our beers over names.
A letter to various MPs would also be good. I'm not up to speed on all of the issues and problems but I will be happy to help anyone edit/format such a letter. Could we maybe start with some short ones that point out the big issues in a few bullet points, maybe with links to some of the resources out there already about the heritage sector as a whole, and encourage people to use a site like "theyworkforyou" to start contacting elected officials?
Also I'm not so hot with web design etc. but I would be happy to help with things like this where I can. I could certainly spend a few hours putting together a really basic webpage, if I knew what to put on it, collecting links to other information, etc. It ties in with a project I'm meant to be working on for the Digger's Forum anyway.