This editorial is horrendous and should not be left to stand 
unchallenged.  I normally don't put my two cents in, but I think we all 
have to flood the New York Times with responses, so that people can see 
the other side of the argument and not just take his view at face 
value.  Please let our responses be well-reasoned and understandable, 
neither arcane not too angy/attacking or we would just fit into the role 
he has tried to pidgen-hole us in.
Meli Diamanti


geoff carver wrote:
> an editorial defending "treasure hunters" (i.e. people who salvage wrecks):
> http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/08/opinion/08kurson.html
> part of the argument: if these guys didn't risk their lives finding this stuff, it would never be found...
> on the other hand, the understanding in archaeology is usually to leave it alone if you don't absolutely have to excavate it, right? lots of tell-talw words like "treasure," "romantic," "adventure," risk," etc.
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