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Author Topic: The Fightback begins - Committee for the Defence of Metal Detecting  (Read 5731 times)
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« on: March 19, 2009, 08:48:15 PM »
This is to announce the formation of the Committee for the Defence of Metal Detecting. Our aim is to defend our hobby from attacks from the misguided and malevolent anti-metal detecting lobby and to take the fight to the enemy by attacking the people who are attacking us (not physically of course).

We will orchestrate a media and PR campaign and at the end of it the anti-detector lobby will know they've been in a fight.

First on our agenda will be the Time Team. Serious allegations have been made by one of our members about the conduct of this program and we intend to investigate these allegations. Should sufficient evidence arise to support these allegations we will pass the information on to the relevant authorities.

If you have ever taken part in a Time Team program or know someone who has please send me a Personal Message.
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« Reply #1 on: March 19, 2009, 08:56:03 PM »
What an excellent post & about time too.

We have put up with this for long enough now & It is about time that we fought back as it is only a minority that ruin this great past time of ours but we seem to get tarred with the same brush every time!

Well Done

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« Reply #2 on: March 19, 2009, 09:05:54 PM »
If I can be of any help , let me know. I'll do whatever I can. I'm really enjoying this hobby and nobodys going to spoil that . If they want a fight , they got one! Angry
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« Reply #3 on: March 19, 2009, 09:08:27 PM »
Geoff - As we have discussed tonight, "You have my sword!"

Excuse the Lord of the Rings quote. Wink

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« Reply #4 on: March 19, 2009, 09:11:44 PM »
ive only just started this great passtime and tho i havent found a single thing yet...     you got my vote mate   i will help in any way i can ... COUNT ME IN !!!
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« Reply #5 on: March 19, 2009, 09:14:00 PM »
count me in for any help that is needed  and all at the forest of dean mdc
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« Reply #6 on: March 19, 2009, 09:15:36 PM »
Send this link to every metal detecting club in the uk.
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« Reply #7 on: March 19, 2009, 09:24:34 PM »
honest,law abiding detectorists,by reporting their finds to the PAS,have done more for the archeology of this country than the so called archeologists!..over the last 5 or so years, more historic sites have been uncovered because of the honesty of the people who found "treasure" but reported it to the relevant authorities..than the archies could find on their own....these actions should be recognised by the people who are trying to defame this hobby...it's about time we fought back !!...byron
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« Reply #8 on: March 19, 2009, 09:40:29 PM »
count me in as well anything i can do to help just let me know about time we took the offensive.
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« Reply #9 on: March 19, 2009, 09:50:29 PM »
although i am in agreement sort of with admin. ibelieve we need to fully understand as to what the anti-detectorists lobby are actually against .it may be that they turn directly against us soly because nighthawking.maybe educating them will defend us more than you realise.
ok i will fight for the right to be able to use our metal detectors on any area that does not fall under scheduel or for another reason be unavaiable. if it be land or sand.
these people may hold in high regard their selves but we totally out number the antidetectorists that I am sure of.we could loby against them!!!!!!!
with archs to which they will normally remove topsoils why?
they use geophys a xray type detector ?
why do we locate so many sites and don't get all the recognistion!!! ?
let them know who we are not what hawkers are we are not!!!
we agree with some of their ideas !!
protect sites of interest !!!
when archs are there they should allow use to help locate metal object and place a marker to the spot and not loose valuable finds to the jcb!!
we could list many more good things we each should
we should protect this hobby and educate all outsiders about it
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« Reply #10 on: March 19, 2009, 10:00:11 PM »
For a  start you include  treasure annual report between 1997-2007  156 treasure cases took place, majority found by metal detectors. Then reports from PAS officers and reports from clubs & fid members to build up a dossier to
fight with. Smiley Smiley
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« Reply #11 on: March 19, 2009, 10:41:56 PM »
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« Reply #12 on: March 19, 2009, 11:09:05 PM »
approach both metal detecing magazines and get them on board.
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« Reply #13 on: March 20, 2009, 01:22:43 PM »
I believe that if we dn't act soon then we won't have a hobby. Complacency on our part could lead to the end of metal detecting as a recreational pursuit. Some of the Eastern European immigrants to this country are amazed that we have such an easy going approach to our hobby in this country as they would not be allowed to detect without a permit in their own country. I think the article I read was by a Polish gentleman.
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« Reply #14 on: March 20, 2009, 05:41:05 PM »
I will support the CDMC in any way I can,and would ask all Detectingwales.com members
to do likewise and spread the message through their local clubs.Its our hobby and we should have the right to pursue it.
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