Leaving Archaeologica today
Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 4:21 am
Dear All
First of all, I want to thank you all for having me (putting up with me, in some cases!) over the last goodness knows how long. I've really enjoyed your company, your jokes, your warmth and not least your patient explanations on all matters archaeological or anthropological when I couldn't seem to separate my HEs from my HSs and my HNs. I'm very grateful to Michelle for providing this facility and, of course, I want to thank you all for the boats!
However, circumstances around my own subject, mythology, have developed in such a way that I'm no longer able to post about it. I have unhappily found myself in the situation where the material I've been posting is being misunderstood, misconstrued and just generally bent out of all recognition - and then forged into a cudgel with which to bully others. And although I'm not actually the one doing the bullying, I have to carry the can for some of it, for being naive enough not to realise that this might happen.
So it's time for me for go now. I wish you all the very very best and I go carrying fond memories of you all. If any of you do want to stay in touch with me in a private way - either to carry on discussions of a mythological nature, or just to say hello from time to time - please PM me here, and I'll send you my email address.
Take care,
With love to all
from Ish xx
First of all, I want to thank you all for having me (putting up with me, in some cases!) over the last goodness knows how long. I've really enjoyed your company, your jokes, your warmth and not least your patient explanations on all matters archaeological or anthropological when I couldn't seem to separate my HEs from my HSs and my HNs. I'm very grateful to Michelle for providing this facility and, of course, I want to thank you all for the boats!
However, circumstances around my own subject, mythology, have developed in such a way that I'm no longer able to post about it. I have unhappily found myself in the situation where the material I've been posting is being misunderstood, misconstrued and just generally bent out of all recognition - and then forged into a cudgel with which to bully others. And although I'm not actually the one doing the bullying, I have to carry the can for some of it, for being naive enough not to realise that this might happen.
So it's time for me for go now. I wish you all the very very best and I go carrying fond memories of you all. If any of you do want to stay in touch with me in a private way - either to carry on discussions of a mythological nature, or just to say hello from time to time - please PM me here, and I'll send you my email address.
Take care,
With love to all
from Ish xx