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harestonesdown Jul 9, 2013 16:19:46
Replying to Littlestone

Littlestone wrote:
Evergreen Dazed wrote:
But these 'discussions' are just ridiculous. Honestly. If you think the same 36 page thread, complete with arguments and all sorts of regrettable bullshit, repeated every 3 months on a marginalized forum board is going to communicate the message far and wide you are absolutely wrong.
I disagree entirely (you’d be surprised at who actually does read this forum) and by continuing to raise certain issues attitudes have changed and battles have been won. An example of the latter was the abandonment by English Heritage to place a time capsule in Silbury. There is no doubt in my mind that was achieved by the thread on TMA dealing with the issue (as well as a little help from Lord Avebury :-)
I no longer climb Silbury, but that didn't come about by peer pressure, just out of respect for a friends feelings on the matter. I don't think banging on about it makes any difference, people will either climb or not, as the next day they'll probably be in a different county, or even country.

I also now tell people i prefer them not to climb, though i wont castigate them if they choose to ignore me, cos as well as being hypocritical on my part it's bugger all to do with me really.

d:)

L Littlestone
Littlestone Jul 9, 2013 18:44:11
Replying to harestonesdown

But for one reason or another your views on climbing Silbury have gone from adamantly believing you had every right to do so (expressed on these pages and elsewhere) to no longer climbing it yourself and telling people that you prefer them also not to climb it. The reasons and influences for arriving at where you are now might be different to those of others (of likeminded thinking) but the fact that there’s been a change in attitude does, actually, come down to a growing consensus that such actions are unacceptable – whether advanced here by groups of people or elsewhere by individuals.