Re: Dorrigo

[Bob Gioia <alco@acay.com.au>]

Without wishing to take sides here I think it would be fair to say that there
are two not three types of people in the world. They are the people that believe
in the DSR&M and those who don't.
Bob

Trevor Edmonds wrote:

> In various posts to this thread Bill Bolton has described the DSRM
> collection at Dorrigo as "decaying" and "shabby", yet when asked to nominate
> specific items which meet these criteria he cannot give a single example.
>
> Now that it is established that he has absolutely no idea what he is talking
> about and is just running off, he announces "There's no point in continuing
> this".
>
> Mr Bolton does not appear to be involved in any active way with preservation
> (if this is a misconception, Mr Bolton, please feel free to correct it). He
> seems to find it easier to simply criticise the efforts of those at least
> prepared to put their time, effort and money into doing what we can.
>
> There are three types of people in this world. Those that make something
> happen, those that watch it happen, and those who wonder what happened. I
> suspect Mr Bolton is in the third group.
>
> To those who have made supportive comments to this thread, thank you. To
> those who have asked genuine questions, I hope they have been answered (if
> something got missed in all the carry on, let me know).
>
> There are obviously a few who enjoy denigrating the efforts of others. We
> are often seen as an easy target. Some of the issues involving DSRM are far
> too complex to attempt to explain in a forum like this. Some things must
> remain confidential. In these situations it is so easy for a rumour monger
> to create sensation without substance. As we have seen here, when asked to
> be specific about allegations, all that happens is some huffing and puffing
> as he beats a rather undignified retreat.
>
> Trevor Edmonds
> Member, Dorrigo Steam Railway & Museum