tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post1153144187450104574..comments2024-03-27T04:46:33.198-07:00Comments on Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: Washington Request on New Metal Detecting BlogPaul Barfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-42794202162455142392014-02-13T01:17:19.747-08:002014-02-13T01:17:19.747-08:00" they don't have any appreciation for th..." they don't have any appreciation for the practical issues facing these groups."<br /><br />How do practical issues bring any additional perspective to the statistical evidence that most detectorists don't report their finds?! Well they don't, do they, not at all.<br /><br />The only practical issue is: am I going to conduct my hobby as a selfish anti-social oik? Or not?<br />Let us not pretend there is ANYTHING more than that to decide upon.<br /><br />And for Mr Baines to say only a small minority opt for the oik route is just risible.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com