tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post8524257108491403137..comments2024-03-27T04:46:33.198-07:00Comments on Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: Irresponsible Metal Detecting at "Scotty's Bellingham Dig": Total Shambles. 'Best Practice' This Ain't. [UPDATED]Paul Barfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-28145898136648806552020-02-20T22:29:25.948-08:002020-02-20T22:29:25.948-08:00I assure you that Mr Barford is not at all "j...I assure you that Mr Barford is not at all "jealous" of the oiks making an exhibition of their bad practice in that video, nor of the people that come on here making such dumb remarks in their support. Really.<br /><br />Why do you think he would be? What have they got I have not? <br />Paul Barfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-47581467811866850112020-02-20T09:17:45.903-08:002020-02-20T09:17:45.903-08:00Barford is sounding a tad jealous.Barford is sounding a tad jealous.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06415368195893696559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-3977998285718284622018-09-27T12:06:30.828-07:002018-09-27T12:06:30.828-07:00☠️ Cipher...
[yawn]. I seem to have heard all tho...☠️ Cipher...<br /><br />[yawn]. I seem to have heard all those arguments before - got any new ones? <br />Paul Barfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-62253446945003978232018-09-25T06:23:42.851-07:002018-09-25T06:23:42.851-07:00If you want things to be done just so, well, get o...If you want things to be done just so, well, get out there and do it. There are enough "responsible detectorists" out there using the prescribed methodology so that a comprehensive record is being developed. Even in this case, you have the location and it is known what was found. So what's the problem? That there may have also been a bag or pot? Well, that's where you come in with your fine utensils if you believe there are not enough bags and pots on the archeological record. <br /><br />The cause you've taken up against detectorists, even if successful, would have the oppsostie effect from what you intend. It would not stop the hobby. It would ensure that only stealth diggers and outlaws remain in the hobby. It would drive otherwise responsible people into the shadows and create a large black market on history. You're not going to stop or slow down the hobby one bit with your cantankerous whining. There are millions upon millions of metal detectors out there in millions of hands, and most are made quite good. You can expect most to be around for generations. Maybe it would be best for you to grab your makeup brushes and tiny little tools and get on about your own work. Your envy and jealousy are not netting you any further discoveries. There are plenty to go around. ☠️ Cipherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02165952287083632542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-74246948022662233982018-09-25T04:17:09.990-07:002018-09-25T04:17:09.990-07:00It is irresponsible but Barford get a life and do ...It is irresponsible but Barford get a life and do something positive with it like help those detectorist by putting up guidelines on how to dig hoards properly and call your local FLO. Instead of slagging off every little thing in the hobby, yes there are a minority who just dig to find treasure and sell it but 99% are responsible Muppet barfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08571275900361118294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-33861599579568799722018-09-25T03:34:09.935-07:002018-09-25T03:34:09.935-07:00barford your are a condescending prick,
barford your are a condescending prick,<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08945401372612525800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-23705109990483356962018-09-25T03:34:06.223-07:002018-09-25T03:34:06.223-07:00Mr Chapman, calling you an 'ignorant prick'...Mr Chapman, calling you an 'ignorant prick' or not will not change the fact that what we see in those videos and discussed in those Facebook posts is far from 'responsible detecting' and 'best practice' because that is how it is. <br /><br />Mr "Unknown Dyslexic", this is my blog, and I think anybody who posts their words online can anticipate that the manner in which they publicly represent themselves and express their thoughts will be evaluated by them. See above, the - apparently misogynous - Mr Chapman has concluded (not knowing me) that I am an "officious vagina" on the basis of my written words. So be it. <br /><br />However, one can teach rats and rabbits to press a particular button to get a desired result, so I refuse to believe that somebody, for example, who wants to write the personal pronoun cannot learn that its the vertical line near the middle of the keyboard (there is only one of them, he can imagine it is a penis if it makes it easier to remember to use this letter for himself), rather than the pointy one at the other side of the keyboard which is the indefinite article. Perhaps it is harder for some than others, but does that mean those some can just give up, hastily write something that is barely comprehensible because grammar, syntax and orthography are totally ignored, and then criticise the rest of us (who did learn) because we indicate that we find it hard to follow them? That is just careless. I do have some quite extensive family experience with 'dyslexia' (and as a teacher) and know from that experience that the inability or unwillingness to put some hard work into learning to cope with it is the main reason for failure, not the underlying problem itself. Many adult dyslexics remain challenged because they failed to put that effort in. And the person who wrote on Facebook those posts could not care less what and how (there is always spell-checker, no?) and I think that speaks volumes, totally relevant to the issue of reaching detectorists and showing them what is, and what is not 'best practice'. Mr Bea and all his mates have not the foggiest, and it comes out in the way they write about the issues. So the question is, whether current UK policies on artefact hunting will ever succeed (unless they take this into account). Paul Barfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-48597181838924858332018-09-25T01:00:52.898-07:002018-09-25T01:00:52.898-07:00You're a bit of a jumped up officious cunt are...You're a bit of a jumped up officious cunt aren't you?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12355031215655688386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-67957908836380898072018-09-24T12:58:23.319-07:002018-09-24T12:58:23.319-07:00Not nice mocking somebody who is dyslexic , no mat...Not nice mocking somebody who is dyslexic , no matter what your opinion is you should be ashamed of yourselfAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11187112124928445480noreply@blogger.com