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nigelswift Sep 13, 2003 07:33:39

Replying to GordonP

I think Baza and Moth have sprinkled magic dust on the whole project. We could talk forever but we’ll never come up with anything as good as “Stonehengineers – Moving the Megaliths”.
How about we put together a brief proposal, using that title and some nice graphics and whiz it round the internet unsolicited to every film/TV company we can find? Who could resist?

BUT I also feel very strongly we’ve got to retain a sober, non-commercial archaeological hat as well. Universities and academics will steer clear otherwise and they’ll sniff at Stage 1 and therefore damage the marketability of stage 2. It’s something our media buddies will be looking to see as well. And we still need to attract a big archaeo name to our cause, which we absolutely won’t unless we conform to their ideal.

So I suggest we have a sober academic website, The Megalith Project, with domain name to match, which can be quite brief and serious and incorporate part of Gordon’s content, and then a separate section for the Stonehengineers project.

We have absolutely no need for a bangs and whistles web presence, quite the reverse. There's nothing in it for us to have loads of US High School students logging on, much better to have a cloister to show to professors and through which to usher the money-blokes in the wide striped suits!

GordonP Sep 13, 2003 07:57:38

Replying to nigelswift

Sounds spot on Nigel. For a full list of TV production companies see "The Pact Directory". A publication that lists all UK companies. It may even be available on the net.

Steve Gray Sep 13, 2003 10:28:49

Replying to nigelswift

What a brainwave that was Baza! Absolutely terrific and I like Moth's project title. It leaves the way wide open for a second phase:
Stonehengineers - Raising the Trilithon.

I have to say that I agree with Nigel about keeping a non-confontational, sober profile at this stage. I'm afraid that "stonehengetheanswer" is too provocative. When you look at the huge amount of meticulous and painstaking effort that has gone into the excavations and the preparation of the book "Stonehenge in it's Landscape" alone, you must realise that anyone claiming to have "the answer" to Stonehenge would be seen to be sticking two fingers up at the establishment and they certainly won't like it.

Like Nigel says, I think we need a low-key website which can be used to attract the people that count, not Joe Public. The "Megalith Project" is a non-specific, non-provocative name that would serve this purpose nicely. However, I think that "Stonehengineers" is so good that we should reserve that domain name too even if we don't use it immediately. I'm happy to do that, I can reserve a domain name for about £9. It then costs an additional £20 to get it up and running, which is not a lot in the grand scheme of things.