tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post7934060469288347841..comments2024-03-27T04:46:33.198-07:00Comments on Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: Renewed Focus on UK Metal Detecting: Tottenham Monument DefacedPaul Barfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-91499865445751305402013-04-01T14:11:55.801-07:002013-04-01T14:11:55.801-07:00My first reaction is that therefore the PAS is tot...My first reaction is that therefore the PAS is totally failing to do its job. <br /><br />My second is to note that collectors in general frequently try to present themselves as some kind of elite - above the hoi polloi who know nothing and care for nothing. <br />Paul Barfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-5064433129226515442013-04-01T12:27:45.094-07:002013-04-01T12:27:45.094-07:00essentially the masses don't really give a shi...essentially the masses don't really give a shit about the issues that you and I are passionate about and are unlikley to be stimulated into vandalism.<br /><br />Rantmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07642026528440437790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-81387777091809568952013-04-01T07:37:50.227-07:002013-04-01T07:37:50.227-07:00Why do you discount the idea that it might have be...Why do you discount the idea that it might have been a disgruntled member of the public that attacked the monument? <br /><br />Why not pop along to Tottenham tomorrow with a bucket and a scrubbing brush? They could probably do with some help and a show of solidarity. Paul Barfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-77933935003447168252013-04-01T07:08:44.749-07:002013-04-01T07:08:44.749-07:00do you approve of this type behaviour? whats next ...do you approve of this type behaviour? whats next pitch battles in the fields between detectorists and archies? if so i would put my money on the detectorists rather than the guys in the wooly jumpers and beards.<br /><br />seriously i dont think vandolism is going to win over the minds of the general public.Rantmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07642026528440437790noreply@blogger.com