Please do not insult new members even if you disagree with them.
It's a dog-eat-dog world............And the OP is wearing milk-bone underwear with a comment like that.
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Please do not insult new members even if you disagree with them.
I agree with what you say TH,but who insulted who here?I read back over the posts and I don,t think any one insulted the OP.Questioned his motives yep,explained to him a few things,that too,but nobody insulted him after he opened his post with a general insult to detectorists.In fact I thought every one was remarkably restrained since in essence he was promoting the elimination of metal detecting on a site devoted to metal detecting.Please do not insult new members even if you disagree with them.
If the relics are not protected by law, they are fair game for those of us who like to hunt them. There are areas in America that are off limits to relic hunting and I am sure there are areas in the country you live in that are off limits as well.
I agree with what you say TH,but who insulted who here?I read back over the posts and I don,t think any one insulted the OP.Questioned his motives yep,explained to him a few things,that too,but nobody insulted him after he opened his post with a general insult to detectorists.In fact I thought every one was remarkably restrained since in essence he was promoting the elimination of metal detecting on a site devoted to metal detecting.
I think that,s what I did,even gave him some good advice to maybe change his opinion on MD,s.Since he didn,t list his country I assumed he was American.I don,t care where he,s from and you can,t make a decision on a post that,s been deleted.All that being said ,I agree with you.I guess being what I think is a rational person I can,t wrap my head around why someone would deliberately invite attacks on himself.Many thanks.Some posts were Deleted .
There is Nothing wrong with Educating the Misguided . I Don't think it's a Forum Rule Breaker to say he/she is not an American.or at least did not post from here.
But I won't say Where he is From. That would be His Decision, IF He even comes back.
but Different attitude Involved.
he may have even posted it to start attacks on him
let's not give him that ! attack the opinion, not the poster
I agree with what you say TH,but who insulted who here?I read back over the posts and I don,t think any one insulted the OP.Questioned his motives yep,explained to him a few things,that too,but nobody insulted him after he opened his post with a general insult to detectorists.In fact I thought every one was remarkably restrained since in essence he was promoting the elimination of metal detecting on a site devoted to metal detecting.
Member's posts that contain insults that violated rules were deleted.
A member saying comments such as "His sack of marbles may not be full" is an insult and just opens up thread for more insults.
Problem is, archeologists are generally arrogant, and to communicate with
a regular Joe who is highly skilled with a detector is simply beneath them.
We all see the videos on YouTube of people with an expensive metal detector galloping around areas digging up coins and metal refuse. While the trinkets themselves may have value to a collector, they are worth far more historically. The constant removal of items by 'relic hunters' prevents historians and archeologists alike from accurately dating sites and areas. In order to preserve our past better attempts must be made to prevent such valuable information from being removed. As a community that shares a compassion for history I ask that you offer suggestions/ideas on how we can put an end to such tragedies.