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Dr. Black, I am familiar with the WKPP and their accomplishments but I am not familiar with yours. I have read your article posted below. Just out of curiousity could you please give me a small history of your accomplishments so I can qualify your opinion? Thanks, TB --- Trey <trey@ne*.co*> wrote: > Black, thanks for posting this - you think you are > hurting us but you > are helping. I like ignorance on the opposite side > of me every time, and > you are doing the job well. > > One problem, Mike - you ar a liar - a L I A R. > Bobby McGuirre died > becuase he was NOT diving DIR, and it was NOT a WKPP > dive or I would > have seen that he did dive DIR. > > Once again, you are wrong and you are ignornant of > the facts, and you > are a liar, and that is whAt it taKes to argue > against the obvious. > > Mike, you reAlly need to juSt stick to the facts. > Opinions are fine, > lies are not. You are a worthless liar. > > BTW, the mere fact that jerks like you have to fight > so hard against > what we do tells us all that our system is gaining > an incredible > following. We have a whole training agency that > teaches just that and > three others that use our systems to teach from. > Also, Mikie, when you > can do what we do, you can tell me who is good. Good > is track record, > show me anyhone elses that compares to mine. > > > mjblackmd@ya*.co* wrote: > > > > Another log for the fire, boys and girls. Enjoy. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > This message was forwarded to you from Deja.com by > mjblackmd@ya*.co*. > > Deja.com offers free consumer information, > including ratings and reviews on > > thousands of products and services. Before you > buy, visit > > http://www.deja.com/ > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > (beginning of original message) > > > > Subject: DIR: Myths & Realities (updated) > > From: mjblackmd@my*.co* > > Date: 2000/05/15 > > Newsgroups: rec.scuba > > Myth 8: DIR and its proponents have saved many > student divers from > > certain danger and possible death, as taught by > all other training > > agencies. Reality: No agency is trying to kill > you. The agencies > > that have been in the business longest have > enviable safety records, > > a testimonial to their quality of instruction, > given the inherent > > dangers involved in scuba. > > > > To review (in reverse order): > > > > Myth 7: DIR is a system for everybody. Reality: > Personal preference > > is the system for everybody. You have the right > to choose DIR or the > > right to choose another system, or to incorporate > useful parts of any > > system that suits your needs. No single system > will ever be the panacea > > for everybody. > > > > Myth 6: DIR is a system based on experience and > proven facts. > > Reality: Although many DIR divers have experience > in technical diving, > > there are many among them who extrapolate facts to > the point of > > distortion, confusion, and lack of truth. The > message soon becomes > > lost in all the noise. > > > > Myth 5: DIR is a new movement in scuba that will > grow and someday > > surpass other systems. Reality: Tech diving will > continue to grow, > > but the training agencies that will attract the > most students are the > > ones with time-honored teaching skills, including > respect, patience, > > and avoidance of name-calling such as DIR's > infamous "stroke." > > > > Myth 4: DIR is practised by the BEST divers in > the world. Reality: > > The BEST divers in the world are too busy diving > and conducting > > research to be sitting around posting to > techdiver, rec.scuba, the > > GUE list, Rodale's, or any other newsgroup in > cyberspace. The BEST > > divers in the world, with few exceptions, are > conspicuously absent > > from these lists. > > > > Myth 3: DIR uses safe procedures, both in and out > of the water. > > Reality: DIR uses procedures that do not comply > with guidelines > > established by NOAA and the U.S. Navy, including > flying only three > > hours after a deep deco dive, in-water > recompression for decompression > > accidents, diving well beyond recreational limits > and simultaneously > > striving to shorten decompression times, > exercising shortly after > > diving, plus others which are hardly safe. > > > > Myth 2: DIR is useful for cave diving, but can be > applied to ALL forms > > of diving. Reality: Very few people use DIR > outside of cave diving, > > because the system is inflexible and impractical. > In fact DIR teaches > > using NO COMPUTER, only a bottom timer, hardly a > practical > > recommendation nowadays. > > > > Myth 1: DIR has had no fatalities or accidents. > Reality: Bobby > > McGuirre, a WKPP/DIR diver, died while diving DIR > in a cave, and > > represents at least one accident DIR cannot deny. > > > > MJB :-))) > > > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > > Before you buy. > > > > (end of original message) > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > You can view this message and the related > discussion by following this link: > > > http://www.deja.com/dnquery.xp?search=thread&svcclass=dnserver&recnum=%3c8fprpt$ 7hd$1@nn*.de*.co*%3e%231/1 > > We hope to see you soon at Deja.com. > > Before you buy. > > http://www.deja.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'. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? 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