tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-856227375508930245.post313010374035370043..comments2024-03-11T15:59:58.629+00:00Comments on A (palaeo)biologist postdoc's views of the past, present and future: Collecting fossils: Free for all or just the pros?Andrew R Cuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15766994768322958474noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-856227375508930245.post-85112797895414464152018-06-16T18:28:28.323+01:002018-06-16T18:28:28.323+01:00I agree and have argued so with my colleagues in t...I agree and have argued so with my colleagues in the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology. Some, I am afraid, have become rather elitist. SVP could take a clue from the Paleontological Society which gives the Strimple Award annually to an amateur who has contributed to the field. Based on the Society's definition of "amateur", I am afraid that many in SVP are in fact amateurs (so climb down from your high horse). Kenneth Carpenter, Ph.D.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-856227375508930245.post-80433827039646799542018-06-15T17:09:19.065+01:002018-06-15T17:09:19.065+01:00If private collecting is outlawed, it will be a st...If private collecting is outlawed, it will be a stab in the heart of paleontology. Many of the great finds over the course of history were found by private collectors and armatures. It would be more wise if new rules are introduced to facilitate access to private collections and studying the material at hand. This way, science and the world will at the very least know about the impo specimens in these collections in private hands rather than dismissing them altogether and not having a chance to bring them to light. Sierramanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15931133326850599802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-856227375508930245.post-39635271692086650482018-06-11T05:14:54.999+01:002018-06-11T05:14:54.999+01:00Thoughtfully written and very informative. And I c...Thoughtfully written and very informative. And I couldn't agree more! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15298372246144564668noreply@blogger.com