04-05-2022, 01:04 PM
(04-05-2022, 12:49 PM)John1 Wrote: Hate to fulfil the "doubting" label but I "doubt" this approach is going to get much quality collaboration. You might want to re-think your engagement strategies.
John, in my experience of similar sites, quality collaboration doesn't mean academia, that's because academia is now focussed on getting out yet another paper ... which means manipulating the evidence so as to fit another site. It doesn't mean working with someone from outside academia to help them get publicity for their discovery. Yes, if they can take over someone else's work and claim it as their own ... then they are really keen ... to hear what you have to say, then take over. Or, if they don't think they'll get funding ... but might get paper by a little bit of help ... then they are keen.
But the simple fact is this: most of the sites that are found, were found first by someone outside academia, but you'd never know that from the lack of credit given to those who did the donkey work before the academics move in to make their money and take the credit.
If that sounds downbeat ... it's because I'm just being realistic.
Oh the grand oh Duke Suetonius, he had a Roman legion, he galloped rushed down to (a minor settlement called) Londinium then he galloped rushed back again. Londinium Bridge is falling down, falling down ... HOLD IT ... change of plans, we're leaving the bridge for Boudica and galloping rushing north.
