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A very distinguished professor once said to me "We know that we get about
ten per cent wrong but the real problem is the idiots who think they get it
all right".

paul courtney
leicester
UK
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From: "Carl Steen" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 12:27 PM
Subject: Re: Past work


> In a message dated 12/1/2004 7:20:56 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
> What if any responsibility does a CRM professional (archaeologist,
> architectural historian, etc.) have for old reports? For instance, if
> it becomes clear that parts of a report were incorrect, is there any
> obligation to publish an errata?
>
> James H. Brothers IV, RPA
> If so I, for one, have a lot of work to do!!!
>
> But really, what can you do? I have corrected phase ii errors in the phase
> III report, and edited errors out when I reprinted things. But it wouldn't
> be
> possible to go back and, with the wisdom of experience and hindsight, fix
> EVERYTHING...
>
> Carl Steen

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