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This isn't directed only at you Dan, this is a general message.

I'm getting sort of annoyed with this "who are you to talk" attitude.  
Personally, I don't give a duck's flying copulation (I know, I've used it 
before, low score...) what diving credentials a person has when they 
express an opinion about non-diving issues (like their opinions of list 
ettiquette).  Even with regard to diving issues, a lot of people with 
very little technical diving experience have contributed a lot of very 
insightful information and opinions to this list over the years.  
Opinions are what they are -- opinions.  If the opinion has to do with 
diving, and I don't know the person well-enough to trust them* at face 
value, I won't ask what their diving credentials are, I'll ask what 
experiences/information led them to draw that conclusion.

Well, that's enough of this soap box stuff.  Each one of these messages 
lowers my S/N ratio.

My apologies if my diving credentials are insufficient to justify 
expressing this opinion.

Aloha,
Rich

*P.S. Sorry about the plural pronouns for singular subjects, but I'm 
tired of typing this "s/he" stuff, and until the english language adopts 
a non-gender specific singular pronoun, I'm sticking with 
"they/them/their/etc"

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