tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10246131.post115368709334936541..comments2023-10-11T01:03:08.948+13:00Comments on Grabthar's Hammer: Christchurch man doesn’t get the pointHadynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07083326580987476180noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10246131.post-1153800079724388862006-07-25T16:01:00.000+12:002006-07-25T16:01:00.000+12:00With no information, other than "a big rimu tree w...With no information, other than "a big rimu tree was cut down", this guy from Christchurch sought to discredit the Department of Conservation. He had <B>never seen the tree before</B> <I>but</I> was basically saying it was completely healthy and didn't need to be cut down.<BR/><BR/>My point has nothing to do with whether or not DOC actually did the assessment. My point is that based on one piece of evidence, "a big rimu stump", some guy (with no expertise in the relevant area) blasts an entire institution. It would be like you or I looking at a tiny piece of microbiology and making comment on the entire experiment.Hadynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07083326580987476180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10246131.post-1153774161942253412006-07-25T08:49:00.000+12:002006-07-25T08:49:00.000+12:00No way am I being harsh on Mr Smith. The only stuf...No way am I being harsh on Mr Smith. The only stuff I removed from the article was the line he made about the company here in Wellington that was fined for chopping into a protected pohutukawa. There was no real comparisson and it was fluff.<BR/><BR/>What do we know about Mr Smith? He is from Christchurch and has visited Fiordland once. Obviously only once otherwise he could have given more evidence about the tree while it was standing.<BR/><BR/>What is Mr Smith's occupation? We don't know, this means he isn't an arborist or any other profession that would add weight to his arguement else it would have been added.<BR/><BR/>Even the "300 year old" line is crap. Who says the tree was that old? Some guy who saw the stump.<BR/><BR/>Sorry Dom, I'm gonna pull the "anecdote doesn't equal data" line on you. The only good info we have in this article is that DOC conducted an assessment of the tree.<BR/><BR/>So here's the thing. This is another example of "I'm no expert but...". If you're not an expert keep quiet. And don't think you can extrapolate the whole story from the stump.Hadynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07083326580987476180noreply@blogger.com