I only ignore the metal detecting sections... as they onlt lead to conflicts.

I am confused about your idea.. as you were quite specific about Midlothian and who would be involved.

Do you think that would make good TV or good archaeology.

OK, just one more time,

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How DO you justify that? You've never explained and still haven't.

(Or this is one of your "Ignore" threads? Its very confusing.)

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How DO you justify that? You've never explained and still haven't.

Justify What? (war in Iraq) Not explained what? (Where babies come from )

It helps to ask a full question... and what exactly has this to do with a fun thread on ideas for a new series of the Time Team?

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Justify What? (war in Iraq) Not explained what? (Where babies come from )

Now now, no-one can answer those.

My previous posting disappeared, hence the question became obscure.
It was very simple. How do you justify repeatedly calling for OTHERS to put posters with opinions YOU disagree with on "Ignore".

It seems to me unwarranted and unauthorised Forum Manipulation. I'm sure if the Time Team moderators object to either persons or the views expressed here they are well capable of acting for themselves, without anyone's "help".

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Originally posted by BAJR:
I am confused about your idea.. as you were quite specific about Midlothian and who would be involved. Do you think that would make good TV or good archaeology.

I really dont see any reason why it cannot be both. If you've not got us on "ignore" here, I dont see where your "confusion" lies.

Paul Barford

My statement is to the effect that to ensure people do not rise to often baited and sometimes deliberately provocative posts.. (of which we all know happen) they should ignore these.. it certainly stops people getting carried away.. with yellow triangles etc...

People can make their own minds up how they do this I am sure.

My way is to Ignore. and only look at posts on threads that I hope are talking about the thread topic - a reasonable assumption that the topic will be adhered to. I notice that with each post I have gone from asking to demanding to repeatedly calling for people to Ignore you... I also notice I have been accused of unauthorised Forum Manipulation, becoming a Fantasy Forum Moderator etc.. (remember what I said about trying to be deliberatly provocative.)

I do indeed agree that people can decide the best course of action - I will abide by forum rules.... can you?

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Originally posted by BAJR:
My statement is to the effect that to ensure people do not rise to often baited and sometimes deliberately provocative posts.. (of which we all know happen) they should ignore these.. it certainly stops people getting carried away.. with yellow triangles etc... People can make their own minds up how they do this I am sure. My way is to Ignore. and only look at posts on threads that I hope are talking about the thread topic - a reasonable assumption that the topic will be adhered to.

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Originally posted by BAJR:
04-12-06 09:28
Last post for you - it was a last resort.. but I am told there is an ignore button. bye bye.. feel free to say anything you wish... I know you will... perhaps you may have more time for the HA forum now..?

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Originally posted by BAJR:
My life is bliss now ... can I suggest that others do the same. No replies ... no response .. people soon get bored talking to themselves.

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Dear Tet,As a reader I would like to agree with your last post. I have made up my mind, taken appropriate action, and feel much better for it.Many thanks.I wish the correspondant which I think you are replying to would pop over to their own website and get as involved there as they seem to be here.

So there is or is not an ignore button here, and you did or did not use it, and you were or were not suggesting that others join you in its use to avoid hearing about certain issues you do not want to discuss? Or were you "just" "not looking" at certain threads that you felt were being led off topic? Which "threads" were they, you seem to have posts in most of those active in the past week.

Paul Barford

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Originally posted by BAJR:I also notice I have been accused of unauthorised Forum Manipulation

Yes, well -
"can I suggest that others do the same. No replies ... no response .."
is precisely that I'm afraid so the phrase was not provocative. Whereas calling someone "a sad sad man"....

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can I suggest that others do the same

Suggests

Thats all... no repeated demands.. no manipulation.

Thread dead now anyway... way off topic and I expect the few that followed it this far are put off. by our bickering.

And yes we can all be provoactive... which makes us all look rather childish... to may shame.

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Originally posted by BAJR:
[QUOTE]people soon get bored talking to themselves.

Implies forum manipulation. "Stop reacting to what they say, and other contributors to this thread will go away". What did you intend it to mean?

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Implies forum manipulation. "Stop reacting to what they say, and other contributors to this thread will go away". What did you intend it to mean?

Did you not hear, Paul?
"Thread dead now anyway"
Time to move smartly on. BAJR has decided.

So looks like a return to "peoples" archaeology... with back garedns, viewer requests and the like, rather than the BIG castles and palaces, Villas and such like....

I must say I like the idea of tracing the history of a London Borough... from Iron Age to Present... (and thats from a Scot!)

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Originally posted by BAJR:
So looks like a return to "peoples" archaeology... with back garedns, viewer requests and the like, rather than the BIG castles and palaces, Villas and such like....

That sounds reasonable. Not so many of the episodes where the county archaeologist (or whoever) has called TT in, to get some work done on the cheap.

Is this inane p1ss1ng contest about metal detecting going to infect every thread

I will make a personal promise to not talk about it unless on the one thread that it should be on. For my part I apologise... I feel I have behaved childishly myself.

As to Tets cruel jibe... would be interesting to see a chart of TTs and there instigator.. over teh years.

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Originally posted by PMB:
Yes, I am not sure what [the] problem is either. No "pointed" comment there at all, just going along (for once) with what the [person] says and STILL he takes offence. As somebody says "peculiar".

Paul Barford

Normal actually, very normal.

Would you like me to expand on that, I am in the mood to do so regardless.

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Originally posted by BAJR:
Which one is that.

<snipped>

So which site are you suggesting...

This one looks like it would be very good viewing but I have no idea how advanced current research is into the area.

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Originally posted by mr w:
About 18 months ago i suggested a program on the landscape and archaeology of a parish in herefordshire called Almeley. So far there are recorded 3 castles, two moated farmsteads, a medieval/tudor manor house, a huge landscaped park with obligutary multi period grand house, two dmv,s possibly three, numerous roman pottery and coin finds but no evidance of settlement, Iron age finds, flint tools from the neolithic and bronze age, two polished stone axes. need i go on. Stuart and Mick would have a field day (mick has actually done some recording work in his youth at one of the castles). I have been investigating the parish for seven years and still keep finding many new discoveries.It would be cracking viewing for the masses(and would help me greatly).

Saying that, Gwent needs evaluation on a lot of sites and none of them are stonking roman ones either....but then we dont get the shiny finds for the telly do we?

In fact that is one thing I would like to see... more work in places that we don't normally see.

Its like teh millions of programmes you see on the Pyramids... and then revel in a single programme on the Scythians or Olmecs...

Each Region of the UK... a look at the 'personal' histories... for example... how little I know about Wales... let alone Gwent.

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Originally posted by BAJR:
In fact that is one thing I would like to see... more work in places that we don't normally see.

Its about getting the balance right though. It would or could be seen as a risk to go away from the tried and tested method although at ssome point in its history I did think that TT went over board on a few sites. Finds out of trenches are not the be all and end all for me, the sites should be more than that. It is why I prefer to look at archaeology from a non invasive way. Trial trenches at a push and even then I would want environmental evidence to be sought.

mr w suggestion above does warrant a look in the way I have suggested (want) but as I have said i have no idea what the current situation is in that area (I havent googled it).

The more I think about it I could probably put together something similar although I dont know what the areas covered are in comparison. As I say it could be seen as risky

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Each Region of the UK... a look at the 'personal' histories... for example... how little I know about Wales... let alone Gwent.

Gwent doesnt know much about Gwent in a lot of areas if most chapters of the latest history volume are to be believed.

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Originally posted by BAJR:
As to Tets cruel jibe... would be interesting to see a chart of TTs and there instigator.. over teh years.

I hope you realise that my comment wasn't aimed at you specifically

sounds like scotland then... trying to explain that Romans in scotland meant a few years of blokes in forts, armour and big sandals.. rather than villas, togas and posh sandals. Or that the Western Isles were not 'scottish' until the 16th century... or how the Picts were not Scots etc etc...

national identity ... perhaps we all need to know a it more about 'who' we exactly are. ... Hmmmmm now theres an idea for a whole new format ...

My biggest laugh is watching peoples faces in the Lothians and explaining they are in fact Welsh (or Cumbric/Brythonic I should say) with placenames like

Kirkettle - Caerketton Fort of the Burial Mound
Penicuik - Pen-y-cog (hill of the cuckoo)
Pentland - Hill of the Sheep enclosure
Rosslyn - (no not the Rose Line!) Ros-Llan (Red Water)

I think people are ready for a bit more than pretty pottery and mosaics.

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I will make a personal promise to not talk about it unless on the one thread that it should be on.

Fine. There was never any reason for it to stray beyond that thread, other than the ludicrous campaign for some views to be ignored or deleted or declared "not news and therefore invalid".
If that whole pantomime stops forthwith, without any small print being applied, then great.

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Originally posted by Silaction:
If that whole pantomime stops forthwith, without any small print being applied, then great.

Oh! No it isn't!!
Oh! Yes it is!!
Oh! No it isn't!!

It's behind you, BAJR

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Originally posted by B@sil:
You are all so self-absorbed: you cannot see beyond the immediate horizons of your own hobby. By the way, the earth is round! might come as a shock to some of you.,

Err..In case you hadn't noticed, the last few posts HAVE been centred around the topic thread.

Not quite sure why your having a pop at BAJR, who started the thread with all good intentions. Should be fairly obvious as to whom are the main instigaters in this, really.