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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 272186" data-attributes="member: 177">*sigh*Well, OV won't see it, but I'll provide some defense anyway...1)The mass accretion OV mentioned is from dust and comets.&nbsp; Caretakers do keep off rubbish, but generally don't try to sweep cometary dust off the lawn.&nbsp; 2)By the numbers OV presented, over 138 years, there should be something on the order of 9.6 inches of accumulation over Civil War artifacts (I rounded up and used &quot;a foot&quot;, which was an overstatement, but OV used the same measure), and 1.7 feet of gunk over the 1707 graves markers (which are usually less than 2 feet tall).&nbsp; I did, in fact, take the different timescales into account.3) I cannot speak to Tennesee.&nbsp; My information on Civil War artifacts comes from enthusiasts I know (who search in Virginia and Georgia, I believe).&nbsp; They are big on mentioning how they don't need shovels to find artifacts.4) Darklance did not specify the cosmological conditions of his world.&nbsp; Taking a moment to note that the cosmology has an effect is reasonable.&nbsp; That dust won't accumulate without a source.&nbsp; *shrug*&nbsp; Given the above, I think &quot;mindless blatherings&quot; or &quot;running off at the mouth&quot; are inaccurate descriptions.&nbsp; I looked over the linked material, and found OV's statements to be overly simplistic.&nbsp; I looked at the numbers, crunched some myself, and they didn't match the conditions of centuries-old historical places which I have personally seen and heard about.&nbsp; I felt such a mis-match deserved comment and discussion.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 272186, member: 177"] [i]*sigh*[/i] Well, OV won't see it, but I'll provide some defense anyway... 1)The mass accretion OV mentioned is from dust and comets. Caretakers do keep off rubbish, but generally don't try to sweep cometary dust off the lawn. 2)By the numbers OV presented, over 138 years, there should be something on the order of 9.6 inches of accumulation over Civil War artifacts (I rounded up and used "a foot", which was an overstatement, but OV used the same measure), and 1.7 feet of gunk over the 1707 graves markers (which are usually less than 2 feet tall). I did, in fact, take the different timescales into account. 3) I cannot speak to Tennesee. My information on Civil War artifacts comes from enthusiasts I know (who search in Virginia and Georgia, I believe). They are big on mentioning how they don't need shovels to find artifacts. 4) Darklance did not specify the cosmological conditions of his world. Taking a moment to note that the cosmology has an effect is reasonable. That dust won't accumulate without a source. *shrug* Given the above, I think "mindless blatherings" or "running off at the mouth" are inaccurate descriptions. I looked over the linked material, and found OV's statements to be overly simplistic. I looked at the numbers, crunched some myself, and they didn't match the conditions of centuries-old historical places which I have personally seen and heard about. I felt such a mis-match deserved comment and discussion. [/QUOTE]

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