I am sorry to jump in here. I just seek clarification. While I agree
with the points made about recent postings, not everything put up on
YouTube is of that nature and there is a fair bit of academic and
historical content out there.
I would for example like to make list members aware of the Copper
Project's new 'channel' which currently has silent (very sedate)
picture shows relating to copper history and the post-industrial
reclamation project in the Lower Swansea Valley. But shortly to be
added, very rare colour footage of the old smelting works being
demolished [yes, not strictly mining history but very relevant].
Are youtube links given with such context acceptable or is there a
blanket ban on including external links on this mailing list?
I'd like to do so I don't inadvertently offend!
With all good wishes,
Tehmina
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Dr Tehmina Goskar, MA AMA
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Research Officer: ESRC Global and Local Worlds of Welsh Copper
History & Classics
Prifysgol Abertawe / Swansea University
On 23 June 2011 11:57, Peter Claughton <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> At 11:17 23/06/2011, Robert Waterhouse wrote:
>>
>> Fairly distasteful, is what. I had a look and wasn't impressed.
>
> I did not even look at the site.
>
> The point has been made to the person posting the link, that the
> mining-history list is not a 'chat' site and the posting of links to Youtube
> and e-Bay are not acceptable. Robert's comments below serve to emphasis that
> point.
>
>> We may occasionally discuss mining disasters, but we are doing so from an
>> historical and academic perspective, and would not, even in relation to
>> historical ones, wish to look too closely at the 'action', and certainly
>> not
>> in the voyeuristic form this takes.
>
> Many thanks
>
> Peter (co-owner)
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