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-- [ From: Ron Nadeau * EMC.Ver #2.10P ] -- please... climb down off you soapbox.... I don't think we need a lecture...!!! -------- REPLY, Original message follows -------- > Date: Tuesday, 29-Aug-95 12:31 PM > > From: 4700gbera@um*.c \ Internet: > (4700gbera@um*.cc*.um*.ed*) > To: Ron Nadeau \ PRODIGY: (WUHX73A) > > Subject: Tech Diving?? > > Ms. Soler asked a question. Maybe a naive question by (some of) our > standards, but a question nonetheless. She is probably a recently > certified diver, or one who has been pretty restricted in her diving. She > has heard of this "technical diving" realm. She sees the title of this > list, and asks her ques- tion.... > > Civil answers might induce another diver to follow a course of instruction > and experience-gaining, and thus enter the "fold". Isn't that what we > want, or is it an exclusive little club for those already there by talent > or luck? Maybe she will see how multi-ramous the term "technical diving" > is, and how many options for having fun with it there are. Maybe she will > decide to pass, and not get hurt trying to extend her range by herself. > All are legit- imate and laudable courses. > > But-apologies in advance to any who may have e-mailed her a courteous > reply via private e-mail-instead she gets various eyebrows-raised wise-ass > comments designed to put her in her place and show her just how little we > (for some unstated value of "we" < 100%) think of her and her diving. Very > productive. Maybe she'll just die or quit and leave us alone in our > self-importance. > > One need not ever strap on a tank to achieve "strokedom"; a keyboard and > modem will suffice. > > Dave Ventre "Flames cheerfully scoffed at" Quincy MA > -- > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@terra.net'. > Send subscription/archive requests to `techdiver-request@terra.net'. > > > -------- REPLY, End of original message --------
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