frank i do not know what i have done to deserve this name calling or attitude. i cetainly haven't done anything to you or on purpose that would warrant such anger.
what i see you doing is very childish. if you want act this way then that just shows everyone how little a man you are.
i do not need this as i come here to discuss because i like archaeology and i discuss from my perspective. i am certainly not here to evangelize but to particpate.
what you are doing is practicing a form of censorship on me and emotional blackmail on michelle. do you think that is fair to her after she trusted you with your responsibilities?
grow up-- you forget that i asked that marduk remain despite his outburst. as far as i am concerned this tirade you have been on is another way for you to manipulate michelle to fulfill your agenda.
Frank, Arch's unwillingness to respond to a simple question gives you your answer: He has no site experience, never has come home with dirt under his fingernails or dust in his underwear, never has written a thesis, and certainly doesn't have a master's degree from "2-1/2 months of effort under the tutelage of real archaeologists". He is simply lying in an attempt to make himself look credible where he is not.
This forum is not a democracy and nobody has "rights". It is a forum to discuss current issues of archaeology and to exchange ideas. By using the moniker "Archaeologist" he is being just as deceptive as his statement about obtaining a masters degree in archaeology in 2-1/2 months. Hmm ... I think the bible would call that "lying"? Michelle should just brighten everyone's day and get rid of him.
Arch believes that if he is banned everyone else should be banned. That is a load of BS. I for one would love to see him vanish since every post here has become subject to biblical scrutiny. As a result, those who do not share Arch's belief in the infallibility of the bible become subject to his annoying brand of illogical and proselytizing crap. Ongoing bible studies belong in a different forum.
"Biblical Archaeology" is a legitimate and recognized field. Granted, the emphasis should be on the "archaeology" and not the "biblical," and that's where Arch usually goes wrong.
I'd have no objection to separate forums, though.
Something is wrong here. War, disease, death, destruction, hunger, filth, poverty, torture, crime, corruption, and the Ice Capades. Something is definitely wrong. This is not good work. If this is the best God can do, I am not impressed.
I did notice that you didn't answer any of my questions, troll. Proof that you are a fraud. The name calling goes both ways as being called childish is the same thing. Poor innocent arch always being picked on. You have shown us all what you really are. Not a big surprise. You're a poor lonely pathetic man who just does all this crap because you love the attention it brings you.
Something is wrong here. War, disease, death, destruction, hunger, filth, poverty, torture, crime, corruption, and the Ice Capades. Something is definitely wrong. This is not good work. If this is the best God can do, I am not impressed.
I was not aware that a degree in archaeology was a requirement for having a valid opinion on this forum. Since I do not have one myself I will refrain from further inflicting my opinions on you all.
(sorry folks, just got this from min)
I am very disappointed.
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It is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.
-- Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World
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I was not aware that a degree in archaeology was a requirement for having a valid opinion on this forum. Since I do not have one myself I will refrain from further inflicting my opinions on you all.
Starflower,
It is definately not a requirement!
MichelleH
We've Got Fossils - We win ~ Lewis Black
Red meat, cheese, tobacco, and liquor...it works for me ~ Anthony Bourdain
I was not aware that a degree in archaeology was a requirement for having a valid opinion on this forum. Since I do not have one myself I will refrain from further inflicting my opinions on you all. I am very disappointed.
Star, this is a forum primarily for those without a degree in archaeology to exchange ideas. However, Archie lied about having a masters degree in archaeology in order to appear credible. This isn't a forum about lying. It takes 45 hourly credits to get a masters at a reputable university, and the most any one person will average per quarter (2-1/2 months) would be 15 credits. Then, you have the Thesis to complete. He was blowing smoke.
I did have a good laugh when Arch called me a closed-minded bigot, but I was not amused when he included a veiled threat. That demonstrated an incredibly intolerant attitude and raised my eyebrows.
It depends... if the site is going to be totally destroyed,
you've got more to win than to loose. If the site is being
touched somewhere,do what you can do, but if it can
be preserved or worked around, then by all means leave
it alone!
Sorry i've been gone for so long. hellish busy, mostly with work.
however, i will say this.........
to me this forum is a free exchange of THINKING AND EVALUATING. archaeological degrees not required. nor any degree, for that matter.
to those who will at, any price, attempt to force this forum into a dogmatic and locked position, i say "f--ck off and die in a bucket". Better yet, just leave. You know who you are.
science, historically, can be defined as the contributions of a number of individuals who had the courage to think out of the box, way out of the box.
to summarize: the value, here, is in free thinking and absolutely not in set positions.
it is a fatal mistake to live and think according to a set of predisposed and predefined conceptions.
there are examples of this among BOTH the religious and the scientific on this board.
Something is wrong here. War, disease, death, destruction, hunger, filth, poverty, torture, crime, corruption, and the Ice Capades. Something is definitely wrong. This is not good work. If this is the best God can do, I am not impressed.
Michelle should just brighten everyone's day and get rid of him.
alone!
