28th October 2011, 06:11 PM
kevin wooldridge Wrote:Oh so boring to repeat pat, an opinion as a a fact....!!
The IfA has 2800 members and 60 registered organisations. Recent estimates are that there c 5000 archaeologists active in the UK, probably a few less with the recession. IfA membership has to be close to if not exceeding 50% of its full potential. Where in any realm of imagination is that 'low' membership? Whether curators take up RAO status is one thing, but just about every curator I know of has a statement somewhere about their person that contractors will adhere to the IfA code of conduct. Seems to me most curators agree entirely with the committment to principles and ethics that RAOs make....
Really Kevin. Recent estimate put the work-force of archaeologists at 5862, down from 6200 in 2010, and much less than 6900 in 2009. At 2800 members, IfA membership is 47.76%. A significant statistic indicating that membership of the IfA is in the minority.
Whether curators take up RAO status is the one thing I was precisely writing about, not the IfA code of conduct. If you read carefully, I wrote that the idealogy of the IfA is great. For your benefit, this includes the principles and ethics.
Please use your ability to bend meanings on the Time Travel thread. You may eventually bend light.