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It can be difficult to find what you want in the archives. The archives are great, and I have extensively mined them, as readers of my web site have probably noticed. A FAQ is not an archive, nor is it an intro into a subject. Most FAQs are simply the most frequently asked questions, with the consensus answer(s). I think that Nick Simicich's rec.scuba FAQ, at http://scifi.squawk.com/scuba.html, is excellent. Why don't we put something similar together? Wrolf Sean Cary wrote: > Isn't that what the archives are for? Before I post a question, I always do > a search for the material first...that way we don't do the stupor wing vs > non stupor wing argument over and over and over and over. > > Thus keeping Cobb's blood pressure lower, and the strong language ratio > lower! > > Sean > (f.k.a Scubagator@ao*.co*) > > -----Original Message----- > From: Wrolf Courtney <wrolf@wr*.ne*> > To: Phi Le <PLe@Se*.co*>; techdiver@aquanaut.com > <techdiver@aquanaut.com> > Date: Wednesday, March 17, 1999 5:51 PM > Subject: Re: What's your opinion. > > >The usual partial fix to this problem is to create a FAQ for a list or > >newsgroup. > > > >Phi Le wrote: > > > >> Craig, > >> > >> Just be patient, listen and learn from *all* sources doesn't matter how > >> offensive it might seem. If you are one of the people who must be talked > to > >> nicely, you won't get far on this list :-) > >> > >> Remember that every couple of months, someone like yourself (myself > included > >> a few years back) gets on the list and asks the same questions over and > over > >> again. I can see how some people could get very tired of explaining the > same > >> concept over and over, only to have the same arguments brought up, etc. > >> etc... the rest of the story. > >> > >> It is *very* helpful to search the techdiver archive to read / learn > about > >> DIR in addition to the numerous websites / articles where you could read > >> in-depth about the concept (Halcyon, GUE, WKPP, etc.). I know many people > >> from different parts of the world have adopted DIR, have used it in > >> different diving conditions (wet, dry, cold, warm, rescue, rec, tech, > cave, > >> wreck, RB, etc.), so we know the system works. > >> > >> Also, try it *first-hand* before start a discussion with the people who > has > >> gone thru almost every conceivable configurations, and adopted DIR. > >> > >> Good luck, > >> > >> Phi > >> > >> > ---------- > >> > From: Craig Waldman[SMTP:craig.waldman@er*.co*] > >> > Sent: Monday, March 15, 1999 1:15 PM > >> > To: techdiver@aquanaut.com > >> > Subject: FW: What's your opinion. > >> > > >> > >From: Jim Cobb > >> > > I think the intolerance of anything ignorant should continue. > >> > > >> > >Lets face it, some ideas are non-starters and some are so stupid and > >> > dangerous that they should be swatted down with "extreme prejudice" as > >> > soon as they pop up. > >> > > >> > Let's see if I understand. If at first glance something seems stupid > it > >> > should be swatted down with "extreme prejudice" > >> > > >> > On my first impression of DIR, I might have considered it stupid. > >> > > >> > What? in a confined environment, where entanglement is a concern, use > an > >> > extra long 7 foot hose and wrap it around your neck? On first glance > that > >> > seems like a stupid idea. > >> > > >> > But upon further scrutiny there is indeed sound logic behind it. When > a > >> > properly trained diver uses this method, there are advantages. > >> > > >> > But I guess by your standards It should be "swatted down" as well. > >> > > >> > I'm not sure I agree with the "extreme prejudice", but I do think I > will > >> > take your advise though, and start a filter with your name on it. > >> > - Craig W. > >> > > >> -- > >> Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > >> Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. > > > >-- > >Wrolf wrolf@wr*.ne* > > > >Wrolf's Wreck: http://wrolf.net > >Wrolf's Net.Wreck: http://wrolf.net/netmgmt.shtml > > > > > >-- > >Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > >Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. -- Wrolf wrolf@wr*.ne* Wrolf's Wreck: http://wrolf.net Wrolf's Net.Wreck: http://wrolf.net/netmgmt.shtml -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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