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Tod, the FAQ stuff is a great idea - go with it. Sure , WKPP , GUE and others have web sites with things on them but a discussion is always needed. The more we talk about it and go over it, the better off everyone's understanding of the important "whys" is. You were a pain in my ass too, at first, but you made me think about it all over again and explain things that had become habit for me. Some of my own guys did not know why they were doing what they were doing, and in fact JJ and I have had several such rehash converations lately where we went back over why we do what we do in order to get everyone on the same page when we discovereed they were not, or not in undertanding as to why. In fact, Casey McKinlay, John Rose, Mark Lonsdale, JJ and I went over the stage bottles and markings at Turner Sink before a dive a couple of months ago, JJ Casey and I went over rigging a few weeks ago, and then a few days ago in the parking lot at EE went over some other details while looking at some bottles and regs that Casey just retrieved from Turner and Sheryl from dives done in the Swimthrough back in April. If we need to discuss it, then all of us need to discuss it . You can tell also that we have new people on here anyway by the usual "save the world from George" thing tah is going on with Nakamura and whoever is calling me "kevin". Obviously , Tod, you are correct - we need to do FAQ. Make all of these guys play. Kevin Connell wrote: > > I'll contribute, but you're still a pest. :-P > > At 11:28 AM 11/15/1999 -0800, you wrote: > >List: > > > >The need for a FAQ is so obvious that I don't feel the need to respond to some > >of the more counter-productive comments being posted. If the List truly > >wants > >to get the message out in a more palpable and readily available form, it will > >focus its energies towards this area. If not, than the whining should > >stop on > >why more people just don't "get it.". This is one of those issues that > >everyone talks about "doing something right" but when it comes to right > >down to > >it, would rather argue than do something constructive towards that end. > > > >Yes, there are truly some fine web sites out there already that address > >many of > >the questions related to DIR, but the answers to most questions (pick any > >month > >from this List) are either not readily apparent, or the information is > >scattered > >about in many places and are incomplete or not explained very > >well. While not > >wishing to impugn any of the efforts and hard work by the authors of these > >sites > >(which I myself enjoy visiting), I think we can do much better. There > >needs to > >be one source of complete information regarding equipment configs, etc., > >that a > >newcomer can go to (or be sent, as many people still do not have web > >access) for > >information instead of having to hunt it all down from many places and > >trying to > >decipher some of the more ambiguous explanations. > > > >Sean Stevenson has offered to take this project on with everyone's > >support, and > >I have also received a private e-mail for free server space should this be > >necessary. Of course, optimally I think the FAQ should be posted to one > >of the > >current DIR sites to build on previous efforts by list members, but the > >offer is > >a gracious one nonetheless. Many people on this List see the merit of > >doing a > >better job at disseminating the message and have volunteered their help. As > >with most projects though, it requires everyone's support in order to be a > >success. > > > >Tod > > > > > >-- > >Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > >Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. > > ---------------------------------- > Kevin Connell <kevin@nw*.co*> > > NW Labor Systems, Inc > http://www.nwls.com > > ---------------------------------- > > -- > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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