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Date: | Wed, 20 Aug 1997 11:48:06 -0600 |
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As a former SOPA and SAA member (hey folks... it got too expensive to
support 15 memberships a year and still support preservation groups which
do things on the ground.... most of my money stayed with the folks who
DO things on the ground.) I have to agree that trying to raise professional
standards and ethics are WONDERFUL goals. The question becomes does ROPA
stand a chance of accomplishing that goal.
I would like to hear what this Grievance Tsar really does. How many cases
a year? How many positive resolutions? How many cases just bogged down?
How many people have been kicked out of SOPA for ethical violations?
How does one train to be a Grievance Tsar?
I'm still a member of the SHA (they at least have a useful journal and
exceptionally interesting meetings) and am concerned about supporting these
other groups with my SHA dues. I did not note professional standards leaping
through the roof in the 20 years SOPA has been in existence. Why should
I continue paying to support efforts I already voted against (with my feet)?
I have nothing but respect for the SOPA founders and officers. It's been
a tough road for all of them. However, as a consumer who has bills to
pay I don't have a difficult decision to make. On one hand I have the
option to drop my earnings to be part of an elitist list (which nobody
apparently cares about except list members ) which will confirm that my
college degrees qualify me to be called an archaeologist. On the other
hand I can take the same money and support some group which is preserving
cultural resources or providing meals for hungry people. I guess the people
and the resources will win over the warm and fuzzy feeling I get from knowing
that I am a certified archaeologist.
Walk in Beauty...Terry
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