Monday, 10 April 2023

Hate Among UK Metal Detector Users


Guess what prompted this? 

otherworldlypossessions
@otherworldlypo2
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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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FreeShare4U
@freeshare4u
W odpowiedzi do @ChrisM_ASW
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.

"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
@otherworldlypo2
W odpowiedzi do
@PortantIssues
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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"?




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2 comments:

  1. Brian Mattick12 April 2023 at 01:02

    How would a private collector removing random items from it, altering it, depleting it, do so "responsibly"?

    By conforming to the Code, which doesn't prohibit any of those things.


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  2. Paul Barford12 April 2023 at 12:52

    I don't think Mr Warren is a bit interested or capable of debating the issue at all reasonably.

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