But here's the crucial question: take away the detectors and could it be re-named "TMAers"?
;)
If the Open Mic night at the White Horse was anything to go by - it reminded me a lot of the Avebury Open Mics from a few years back - I would say so ... substitute the rivalry that goes on in the world of amateur (and professional) archaeology then - yes, TMAers would suit. It does have its moments of pathos.