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-- [ From: Ron Nadeau * EMC.Ver #2.10P ] -- [ From: Ron Nadeau * EMC.Ver #2.10P ] -- my humble apologies ...bad day...just a quick one.. the only reason I responded in the first place,was a joke...sorry it was misunderstood...I only meant the " lecture ' because as you said in your message,it seems that every time a comment is made on this list someone has to lecture everyone on how the replies should be addressed.it's just funny when someone say's tell me about tech diving, kinda like saying tell me about cars..so many makes and models..myself and a lot of other subscribers joined this list to talk to other techdivers to learn from each other and to exchange ideas,I don't have the desire or time to weed through messages answering question that clearly should be addressed to qualified instructors in a teaching environment,if someone asked the question " tell me all about techdiving and diving below 130ft" then maybe they should spend the bucks as we did to get the right answers from organazations that teach it. .again my apologies yes I have seen a few people from metrowest,,went to the texas tower with them on aug 4...awesome dive...I don't really get to the meetings, kinda far for me.I don't really know anyone in the club,but the people i met on the dive were great.. going to nubble light again,I hope to get up there in a couple of weeks >> -------- REPLY, Original message follows -------- > > > > > Date: Wednesday, 30-Aug-95 08:33 AM > > > > > > From: 4700gbera@um*.c \ Internet: > > > (4700gbera@um*.cc*.um*.ed*) > > > To: Ron Nadeau \ PRODIGY: (WUHX73A) > > > > > > Subject: Soapbox/Lecture > > > > > > Ron, > > > > > > Georgie and his ilk spend huge amounts of bandwidth calling everyone > > who > > > disagrees with them (or whom they dislike, which is much the same > > thing) > > > "strokes", "weenies" or, my current fave, indulgers in > > "nicklerocketry". > > > They are on the soapbox, lecturing the list to conform to their ways > > or > > > shut up. > > > > > > Uncalled-for insults automatically pull the list off-topic; if > > someone > > > asks a question and gets their ass fried for their troubles, the > > motives > > > of the aggressor tend to become the new subject. I asked you about > > Nitrox > > > one day at Nubble Light; you answered me very well and in a friendly > > > fashion.I was wondering if I wanted to go that way, and you convinced > > me > > > that I would enjoy it. On the other hand, if you had said something > > like > > > "go away, you moronic asshole weenie", then the next natural topic > > would > > > have been on the nature of polite and fruitfull discussion. It is > > > inevietable (sp?). Thus, discussions of netiquette are not simply > > soapbox, > > > but germane. A lot of us are on this list to learn, so we have a > > vested > > > interest in the methods and motives of those purporting to be "in the > > > know". > > > > > > That said, how are you enjoying MetroWest? Haven't seen any of those > > guys > > > for more than a year. > > > > > > Happy Diving, > > > > > > Dave Ventre > > > Quincy, MA > > > > > > > > > > > > > -------- REPLY, End of original message -------- > > > > > > > > > -------- REPLY, End of original message --------
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