Comment posted More metal theft: Colonsay loses valuable historic bronze plate by newsroom.
Point of fact: The use of a yacht club was clearly not our suggestion but our report of the suggestions made by Colonsay – who are anxious to use ANY possible responsible place through which this important artefact may be anonymously returned.
We imagine that they have looked at the range of possible types of visitor who may have taken the piece.
This would include visitors landing from yachts who, if they regretted a foolish impromptu illegal acquisition, would be in a position to arrange an ‘anonymous’ deposit at their or a neighbouring yacht club for onward transmission to Colonsay.
This is actually a bright reading of the possibilities and no daft suggestion from the island.
And in terms of ‘a tiny percentage’ – it only takes one. And it could have been a ‘merry’ prank someone would prefer to reverse somehow.
Recent comments by newsroom
- First Minister’s choice not to condemn mob behaviour proves Farage point
I will ask my colleague, our Internet Services Director, to check if there was any software malfunction that might have had any impact on the Like/Dislike buttons or on scores they had already recorded – and I will report the answer in this comments chain.
For Argyll does not remove published comments and our pre-publication monitoring can be readily seen to uphold freedom of speech. - First Minister’s choice not to condemn mob behaviour proves Farage point
I can say categorically that, as a matter of policy, not one of us ever touch those buttons – to add or to subtract.
And I know we have not.
Lynda - Walsh to lead all but Lib Dems, Conservatives and George Freeman
Simple answer – lack of any political intelligence or strategic capability.
These missing pieces of necessary equipment were laid bare in the self-destructive parlour games of the last year. - Argyll and Bute Council Coalition Cup 2013: runners and riders
And then there’s the Grand National coming up on the outside rail – or the inside rail, depending on personal analyses – in 2014. - First Minister’s choice not to condemn mob behaviour proves Farage point
Scotland is clearly happy with its own lunatic fringe.
A key protester interviewed on the BBC News was given as being a representative of the ‘Radical Independence Campaign’ – also giving foundation to Mr Farage’s identification of the thugs as being supporters of Scottish independence.
powered by SEO Super Comments
‘Established yacht club’ . . .
What exactly is Newsroom implying here?
Only a tiny percentage of Colonsay’s vistors arrive by yacht.
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
If you actually read what newsroom said instead of just defaulting to having a go,I would suggest that they were indicating that whoever had the item could leave it at various places, including an “established yacht club” (ie, somewhere people go and could find it). Anyhoo, how does one get off an island with a 3 foot diameter chunk of metal?
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
Iain,
If you believe what you have just written then you don’t know much about yacht clubs.
Not many people would spontaneously come up with the rather rare and esoteric ‘yacht club’ as an alternative to the ubiquitous ‘church’ or ‘police station’ – and I find it curious that this was Newsroom’s third suggestion as opposed to, say, ‘left luggage locker.’
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
Point of fact: The use of a yacht club was clearly not our suggestion but our report of the suggestions made by Colonsay – who are anxious to use ANY possible responsible place through which this important artefact may be anonymously returned.
We imagine that they have looked at the range of possible types of visitor who may have taken the piece.
This would include visitors landing from yachts who, if they regretted a foolish impromptu illegal acquisition, would be in a position to arrange an ‘anonymous’ deposit at their or a neighbouring yacht club for onward transmission to Colonsay.
This is actually a bright reading of the possibilities and no daft suggestion from the island.
And in terms of ‘a tiny percentage’ – it only takes one. And it could have been a ‘merry’ prank someone would prefer to reverse somehow.
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
If the islanders suspect it could have been a visiting yacht then that is very sad. In light of this I have posted an abbreviated version on two yachting forums I frequent in the hope that someone might know something.
Like or Dislike:
0 
0
It’s sad to read these precious reply’s from yacht owners but, the fact is someone nicked it, be them local or a visitor by yacht or MacBrayne. Difficult item to smuggle by air.
Whoever you are, do just one decent thing in your life and give it back to the island and stop being an infantile tea leaf.
Like or Dislike:
0 
0