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Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1998 09:40:17 -0700
From: Jeff Bentley <jbentley@cr*.co*>
To: Brian Sheets <bsheets@sp*.co*>
CC: techdiver@aquanaut.com
Subject: Re: This list should be renamed.
Dear buckethead,

Start your own mailing list and stop whining like a child.

Securely yours,
Jeff


Brian Sheets wrote:
> 
> I have been an avid diver for about 10 years. I have found that the
> majority of divers that I have met have been friendly, considerate and
> helpful, that is until I came to this list.
> 
> I am a budding technical diver and I have taken the approach of learning
> as much on my own by reading and practicing many of the techniques in my
> recreational diving.
> 
> I subscribed to this list to hopefully gain more knowledge from more
> experienced divers. Imagine my suprise to see the ranting and ravings of
> the severely demented and insecure divers of the WKPP divers and their
> groupies. Maybe not all, but I am sure that you can put the appropriate
> names in.
> 
> I am embarrassed to say the least. Although I think that a lot of the
> information that they give is good information, I have to say that the
> delivery mechanism sucks. If your intent is to keep your own little
> group intact by discouraging anybody who might want to attempt diving
> beyond recreational limits, I feel that you will succeed. Not by putting
> the fear of possible serious damage or death, but by the unwillingness
> of intelligent but uneducated divers wanting to put up with the crap
> that you guys dish out.
> 
> You should be ashamed of yourselves.
> 
> So, I am proposing that the name of this list be changed from techdiver
> to,
> The ranting and ravings of the WKPP people and groupies list.
> Be afraid....
> 
> brians


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Jeff Bentley      jbentley@cr*.co*      http://www.crl.com/~jbentley
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