20th April 2009, 11:50 AM
many thanks for that bob, and lets see people actually getting invovled, rather than sidelining...
ps.. I was contacted by JISCmail today, who asked if I would be happy about the return of the threads without the offending 'comments' I said I was more than happy, as the loss of the threads did make it look like I was the most powerful woodland animal in the whole of UK Archaeology (joke) AS I had no objection, and it was reasonable they will be restoring these threads to the archive, minus the offending bits... I could have objected, but why should I? The vitriol and bile spouted about the almost black-ops cover-up would have gone into conspiricy meltdown... It was a simple case of breached ettiquette and personal attack, the debate, is valid, the name calling and insinuations is not.
As bob says...
All we are doing is trying to make archaeology a better place for the archaeologists, and to create a grouping that may offer collective support to its members by way of information and advice, and campaigning on issues that affect its membership
So lets do it... lets see if it is worth pursuing, or if it is a pipe dream with no real benefit.. but lets talk about it.
"Entrepreneurs are simply those who understand that there is little difference between obstacle and opportunity and are able to turn both to their advantage."
Niccolo Machiavelli
ps.. I was contacted by JISCmail today, who asked if I would be happy about the return of the threads without the offending 'comments' I said I was more than happy, as the loss of the threads did make it look like I was the most powerful woodland animal in the whole of UK Archaeology (joke) AS I had no objection, and it was reasonable they will be restoring these threads to the archive, minus the offending bits... I could have objected, but why should I? The vitriol and bile spouted about the almost black-ops cover-up would have gone into conspiricy meltdown... It was a simple case of breached ettiquette and personal attack, the debate, is valid, the name calling and insinuations is not.
As bob says...
All we are doing is trying to make archaeology a better place for the archaeologists, and to create a grouping that may offer collective support to its members by way of information and advice, and campaigning on issues that affect its membership
So lets do it... lets see if it is worth pursuing, or if it is a pipe dream with no real benefit.. but lets talk about it.
"Entrepreneurs are simply those who understand that there is little difference between obstacle and opportunity and are able to turn both to their advantage."
Niccolo Machiavelli