Please excuse any faux pas I may be making by bringing this up, however I would like to raise awareness of this issue.
Over the past years there have been feuds and drama surrounding the local climbing scene in the NRG. Most of this drama has centered upon guiding practices and anchor/bolt replacement practices.

My concern is not about the guiding practices of one company/guide to another(I don't really care). Specifically my concern is about the following: this past fall the New River Alliance of Climbers (NRAC) was giving anchor/bolt replacement gear to under-experienced/inexperienced bolt replacers, while this action I don't think was malicious I was concerned.

One individual in specific had the best intentions, however, many of the first bolts that he placed were not good(for several different reasons which I won't go into). Consequently these replacement bolts have had to be replaced. Due to the individual's inexperience he did not cover up the replacements.

Does anyone have any ideas about training anchor/bolt replacers?
Does anyone have more/different knowledge than I do about this situation?
Any thoughts about who is the party at fault? Is it the Park service leaving the job to NRAC, is it NRAC for handing out gear and permission to inexperienced individuals, or is it the individual for asking for the gear without having the experience in the first place?

Please be adult with your insight/knowledge.
Remember "Guideline #1: don't be a jerk"

hey Ladd, you bring up some great info. I have heard about these bolting/anchor feuds, granted my info is just one sided. I don't know who messed the stuff up, or any of that info. I think the best way to ensure that future anchors be done soundly is to get all interested parties together and under the tutelage of an experienced climber or guide (someone like Jim T.), everyone learn how its done first, then let them go nuts with replacement once they know what they are doing.

I feel uncomfortable walking over to Waterstone and asking Kenny directly.

Additionally, I don't think that Kenny should bear the brunt of my curiousity, especially my relatively uninformed curiousity. Therefore, I thought it would be good to throw it out there on MP.com (note I didn't post it on rc.com) because most of the folks on MP.com seem to me a bit more interested in civility.

On the other hand Jay, I think I will walk over today and talk to Kenny.

Good, Ladd! To hear it from the horse's mouth, so to speak, you have to ask the horse. And this case, Kenny is most definitely the horse. Civility or no (I agree with you, BTW), nobody on MP (no offense meant to MP users) can possibly have anything but speculation, hearsay or silence for you.

I've talked with Kenny. Very reasonable fellow with an enemy in town that causes rumors to be spread. Mistakes happen.