tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post1311490343270752224..comments2024-03-27T04:46:33.198-07:00Comments on Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: "Yahoo" Artefact Collectors Show True ColoursPaul Barfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-46344133063054610492013-02-17T21:12:51.722-08:002013-02-17T21:12:51.722-08:00I think you will agree that there is a difference ...I think you will agree that there is a difference between a marginal document "tucked away in the files somewhere" and one accessed through a lnk blazoned across the home page of a group. <br /><br />Tell me, if a group claims: <br /><br />"<i>We are committed to responsible antiquities collecting, </i>" <br /><br />and yet continues to tolerate irresponsible activity, then what kind of "committment" is that? <br /><br />Artefact hunters, dealers and collectors are notorious for saying one thing and doing another, and this is another case of <b>empty words</b> in the field. Either you are <b>committed</b> to something, or you are not actually all that bothered by who does what in the group. <br /><br />The broken link shows how central to the group's activity that "code" actually is.Paul Barfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-52415113243780286782013-02-17T14:41:52.980-08:002013-02-17T14:41:52.980-08:00hi paul,i dont know whats happend to the link but ...hi paul,i dont know whats happend to the link but the code of ethics is still there in the file section.no one has ever claimd that all the members are responsible collectors,the code is voluntary after all.<br />the code was written by some of the groups ethical collectors of which there are many but sadly,there are also many,who are not.<br />kyrikyrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12725342826698223232noreply@blogger.com