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VBB
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Draft Monuments Code
Feb 22, 2012, 08:51
Taking a lead from the Countryside Code, would be workable? Do we need something like this?

The Monuments Code: Respect, Protect and Appreciate
The responsibility to respect and protect monuments lies with everyone, the
public and those that own and manage monuments.

The Monuments Code for Visitors
Leave monuments as you find them.
Take your litter home.
Act with respect towards the feelings and enjoyment of other visitors
Report any hazard or damage.

The Monuments Code for Owners and Managers

Know your responsibilities and liabilities.
Make it easy for visitors to act responsibly.
Identify potential threats to visitor safety and monument conservation.
Adopt transparency when dealing with the public.

Any suggestions welcome.
Sanctuary
Sanctuary
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Re: Draft Monuments Code
Feb 22, 2012, 09:10
VBB wrote:
Taking a lead from the Countryside Code, would be workable? Do we need something like this?

The Monuments Code: Respect, Protect and Appreciate
The responsibility to respect and protect monuments lies with everyone, the
public and those that own and manage monuments.

The Monuments Code for Visitors
Leave monuments as you find them.
Take your litter home.
Act with respect towards the feelings and enjoyment of other visitors
Report any hazard or damage.

The Monuments Code for Owners and Managers

Know your responsibilities and liabilities.
Make it easy for visitors to act responsibly.
Identify potential threats to visitor safety and monument conservation.
Adopt transparency when dealing with the public.

Any suggestions welcome.


The problem with any Code is making it workable. Louts don't give a toss for codes so unless they come with severe penalties that are actually carried out they only work for people who are already responsible I feel.
tjj
tjj
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Re: Draft Monuments Code
Feb 22, 2012, 09:11
Excellent VBB. Clear and concise without being dogmatic. Am sure there would be no problems getting English Heritage and National Trust to adopt this as a 'code' for their information boards. I don't have anything to add at present only to suggest it is kept succinct.
nigelswift
8112 posts

Re: Draft Monuments Code
Feb 22, 2012, 09:30
VBB wrote:
Taking a lead from the Countryside Code, would be workable? Do we need something like this?

The Monuments Code: Respect, Protect and Appreciate
The responsibility to respect and protect monuments lies with everyone, the
public and those that own and manage monuments.

The Monuments Code for Visitors
Leave monuments as you find them.
Take your litter home.
Act with respect towards the feelings and enjoyment of other visitors
Report any hazard or damage.

The Monuments Code for Owners and Managers

Know your responsibilities and liabilities.
Make it easy for visitors to act responsibly.
Identify potential threats to visitor safety and monument conservation.
Adopt transparency when dealing with the public.

Any suggestions welcome.



I think it might work best as a form of social contract, thus -

The Care of Monuments Contract
The responsibility to respect and protect monuments lies with everyone.
To that end here are the standards of conduct that everyone can support:

Visitors undertake to:
Leave monuments as they find them.
Take their litter home.
Act with respect towards the feelings and enjoyment of other visitors
Report any hazard or damage.

Owners and Managers undertake to:
Know their responsibilities and liabilities.
Make it easy for visitors to act responsibly.
Identify potential threats to visitor safety and monument conservation.
Adopt transparency when dealing with the public.
Ensure monuments are presented or utilised in a way that cannot be perceived as disrespectful
tjj
tjj
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Edited Feb 22, 2012, 20:16
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Feb 22, 2012, 10:27
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VBB
558 posts

Re: Draft Monuments Code
Feb 23, 2012, 15:23
Suggested amendment from another site: "Treat other visitors with courteous respect"

The Monuments Code: Respect, Protect and Appreciate
The responsibility to respect and protect monuments lies with everyone, the
public and those that own and manage monuments.

The Monuments Code for Visitors
Leave monuments as you find them.
Take your litter home.
Treat other visitors with courteous respect
Report any hazard or damage.

The Monuments Code for Owners and Managers

Know your responsibilities and liabilities.
Make it easy for visitors to act responsibly.
Identify potential threats to visitor safety and monument conservation.
Adopt transparency when dealing with the public.
nigelswift
8112 posts

Re: Draft Monuments Code
Feb 23, 2012, 16:08
VBB wrote:
Suggested amendment from another site: "Treat other visitors with courteous respect"


Personally, I thought your original was more appropriate - "Act with respect towards the feelings and enjoyment of other visitors". (The Code isn't about how visitors ought to treat other visitors with respect - that could apply to a pub or a football match, it's about acting towards and around monuments in such a way that the feelings and enjoyment of other visitors aren't affronted or blighted.
VBB
558 posts

Re: Draft Monuments Code
Feb 24, 2012, 08:48
nigelswift wrote:
VBB wrote:
Suggested amendment from another site: "Treat other visitors with courteous respect"


Personally, I thought your original was more appropriate - "Act with respect towards the feelings and enjoyment of other visitors". (The Code isn't about how visitors ought to treat other visitors with respect - that could apply to a pub or a football match, it's about acting towards and around monuments in such a way that the feelings and enjoyment of other visitors aren't affronted or blighted.


Let's face it, we shouldn't need to underline that we should all act with consideration towards others, just as society shouldn't need to codify respect towards the elderly. But it is the world we live in now.

Tma is perhaps too marked with scars and wounds to enthuse about respect.
Sanctuary
Sanctuary
4670 posts

Re: Draft Monuments Code
Feb 24, 2012, 09:03
VBB wrote:
nigelswift wrote:
VBB wrote:
Suggested amendment from another site: "Treat other visitors with courteous respect"


Personally, I thought your original was more appropriate - "Act with respect towards the feelings and enjoyment of other visitors". (The Code isn't about how visitors ought to treat other visitors with respect - that could apply to a pub or a football match, it's about acting towards and around monuments in such a way that the feelings and enjoyment of other visitors aren't affronted or blighted.


Let's face it, we shouldn't need to underline that we should all act with consideration towards others, just as society shouldn't need to codify respect towards the elderly. But it is the world we live in now.

Tma is perhaps too marked with scars and wounds to enthuse about respect.


Spot on VBB. Sections of our society has been allowed to get away with too much for too long due to the mamby pamby attitude toward abusive and inconsiderate yobs, louts and those that simply don't give a toss about other people or their beliefs, property or our past.
VBB
558 posts

Re: Draft Monuments Code
Feb 24, 2012, 09:07
Sanctuary wrote:
VBB wrote:
nigelswift wrote:
VBB wrote:
Suggested amendment from another site: "Treat other visitors with courteous respect"


Personally, I thought your original was more appropriate - "Act with respect towards the feelings and enjoyment of other visitors". (The Code isn't about how visitors ought to treat other visitors with respect - that could apply to a pub or a football match, it's about acting towards and around monuments in such a way that the feelings and enjoyment of other visitors aren't affronted or blighted.


Let's face it, we shouldn't need to underline that we should all act with consideration towards others, just as society shouldn't need to codify respect towards the elderly. But it is the world we live in now.

Tma is perhaps too marked with scars and wounds to enthuse about respect.


Spot on VBB. Sections of our society has been allowed to get away with too much for too long due to the mamby pamby attitude toward abusive and inconsiderate yobs, louts and those that simply don't give a toss about other people or their beliefs, property or our past.



It's the regular smashing of charity shop windows that does my head in...
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