28th October 2008, 02:13 PM
Posted by gorilla:
In terms of substantial accountability, there is the AGM and there are elections to Council. But I don't see why the IFA should be answerable to non-members, as it is the members who pay for it.
In relation to whether IfA should monitor BAJR and respond to queries placed here, well, that would be nice, but it would also take up quite a bit of time for their limited resources, trawling through every thread every day and then composing official answers. If you really want someone to answer a question, the polite thing to do is ask it directly of them - not post it on someone else's website, hope they are monitoring that site, and then complain if they don't answer. Although I am a strong supporter of both BAJR and IfA, I really do not see the argument that IfA has a responsibility to monitor and respond to discussion here.
BAJR Forum is excellent in many ways, but it is not a representative organisation - it is a collection of individuals, and whatever any of us may say there is no way of knowing how representative any view posted here is of the archaeological community as a whole. IfA, on the other hand, is a representative organisation, governed by an elected Council and responsible to its members.
1man1desk
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Quote:quote:The IfA should be answerable (even contactable?) to all of its members and, dare I say, the 7731 people directly earning from archaeology (Profiling the Profession 2007-0:face-thinks:. And, if they aren't answerable... why not?Well, contact details are there on their website, so no problem contacting them. And every time I have sent in a question, I have received an answer. I see no reason why non-members can't contact them in the same way.
In terms of substantial accountability, there is the AGM and there are elections to Council. But I don't see why the IFA should be answerable to non-members, as it is the members who pay for it.
In relation to whether IfA should monitor BAJR and respond to queries placed here, well, that would be nice, but it would also take up quite a bit of time for their limited resources, trawling through every thread every day and then composing official answers. If you really want someone to answer a question, the polite thing to do is ask it directly of them - not post it on someone else's website, hope they are monitoring that site, and then complain if they don't answer. Although I am a strong supporter of both BAJR and IfA, I really do not see the argument that IfA has a responsibility to monitor and respond to discussion here.
BAJR Forum is excellent in many ways, but it is not a representative organisation - it is a collection of individuals, and whatever any of us may say there is no way of knowing how representative any view posted here is of the archaeological community as a whole. IfA, on the other hand, is a representative organisation, governed by an elected Council and responsible to its members.
1man1desk
to let, fully furnished