Lynn, I posted a reply on the softskin 'Ice Cold in Alex' thread to your comments in a similar vein there but it seems to have 'slipped under the radar' so I've copied it to here :-
"Lynn, if you mean the information under the 'Trux' heading, this was added lock stock and barrel from the old Trux Models site in order to save the extensive 21st Army Group establishment details from being lost to the web - the site hosting was / is about to disappear.
The main value for me is in the other listings. Although the information thread is locked, the administrator at WW2talk has added a separate thread for comments and corrections. I'm sure it would be appreciated if you or others felt able to correct any 'howlers'.
There are many people with an interest in the period who would feel intimidated by a site such as this, populated as it is mainly by vehicle owners and restorers. They do a great job there helping casual enquirers deal with the (mainly British) wartime service of their ancestors and other similar projects. Any help from those who really know the vehicles would undoubtedly be appreciated."
The establishment details are clearly the result of a great deal of research work. Personally, I would rather that the author hadn't added extra 'detail' regarding vehicles (he forgot my beloved Norton motorcycles entirely !).
WW2 talk is a forum rather than a website so it's always open to correction and the 'Trux' threads were simply locked to retain some order there, not to avoid comments and criticism for which space has been allowed.
It is very much a forum with it's heart in the right place. One of the regular posters is currently engaged in photographing completely every WO167 series BEF war diary and making them available for a discretionary donation to a service charity and an Australian poster is using the forum in an attempt to obtain a photograph of every RAAF CWGC grave worldwide in order that they be available to families and researchers. Many of us have been out and about in order to help him.
It's not a forum that exists to pander to wild theories ("What if's" are banned) and authoritative corrections are always welcomed.
Rich
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