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Date: Mon, 12 Jan 1998 03:15:52 +0000
To: Jim Cobb <cobber@ci*.co*>
From: Roger Foutz <rfoutz@id*.ne*>
Subject: Re: Asshole Principle
Cc: techdiver@aquanaut.com
Nick,
 If you can't see what George and the WKPP and the people like them have
done for "tech" diving then we are glad you are leaving.  You can call
George anything you want...But my sources say that when you need to
know...call George....




At 12:31 PM 1/11/98 -0500, you wrote:
>Don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out, moron.
>
>I hope my kid's principle will not as big a pompous ass as you are. It's 
>jerks, like you, who are wrecking our schools, and the sooner we get rid 
>of cheese-eating, egg-sucking dogs like you, the better.
>
>Why have I never seen you add anything constructive to the list? Because 
>you know nothing, you are a non-contributor, a non-entity. But when it 
>comes to filling hundreds of mailboxs with your trite critiques, you have 
>no problem with that, do you?
>
>You make me sick.
>
>On 1/11/98 10:33 AM Nick Valentine wrote:
>
>>Please unsubscribe me to this list.
>>
>>I belong to several lists and can honestly say that they are informative 
>>and help bring the group together. But on this list it is a bunch of name 
>>calling, profanity, and personal attacks.
>>
>>I am a school principal. I often see this type of behavior from 
>>adolescents. But adults dedicated to something that they love?  Makes me 
>>wonder what kind of people the diving profession is attracting. This group 
>>needs to think team and needs to think how to make a statement without the 
>>personal attack that usually accompanies it.  
>>
>>When I was an Eagle Scout we worked on the buddy system. When I dive we 
>>work from the buddy system. In both cases the teamwork necessary to 
>>accomplish a goal was critical and promoted commraderie and understanding. 
>>I wouldn't want to dive with most of the people who write email for these 
>>lists. Seem pretty individualistic to me. I'll leave the lists for now, 
>>maybe someday in the future it will demonstrate the professionalism that I 
>>believe diving is all about. 
>>
>>Nick Valentine
>>nickval@ra*.co*
>>
>>
>
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