Jack Thompson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>Making good, to me, includes the conservation of the artifact (an
>artifact which may be held in one's hand or put together in a field, or
>something in between). Failing that, the artifact is best left alone,
>even if that includes the appearance of having been abandoned in some
>storehouse.
>
According to Websters, "conservation" means:
a careful preservation and protection of something: esp: planned
management of a natural resource to prevent exploitation, destruction,
or neglect.

So when does "use" turn into exploitation and/or destruction of either
natural or human resources. I remind myself that the Parthenon was in
use for nearly 2,000 years as either a temple or a church before it was
transformed into an artifact of the age of Pericles in modern times.
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