Hate Among UK Metal Detector Users

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otherworldlypossessions

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@ChrisM_ASW

Scum giving responsible detectorists a bad name, unfortunately like everything nowadays there's far too many people doing it

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10:34 PM · 8 kwi 2023

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They are not metal detectorists. Whilst they may use the same tools, they are just stealing from a scheduled site. Detectorists know the law and abide by the rules.

   6:35 AM · 11 kwi 2023

"Not metal detectorists", what does that mean? I wonder, somebody who uses a metal detector (and be honest, a digging tool too) to remove hidden metal objects from the ground to take possession of them would be called a ... what, then? This is collection-driven exploitation of a site.

How do you do collection-driven exploitation of the archaeological record "responsibly"? Is that how (British, mainly) people used to go bird-egging "responsibly" before the law changed?

Vignette: Responsible bird egg collection, accurate resin replicas to serry into rows in a cabinet, fondle, ogle and show off, like collectors do.

UPDATE 11th April 2023

Uh-oh. 

otherworldlypossessions

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@ChrisM_ASW

I don't understand your question

 It is quite a simple one, how does one do collection-driven exploitation of the archaeological record "responsibly"?

It is a complex, fragile and finite resource. How would a private collector removing random items from it, altering it, depleting it, do so "responsibly"?