Date sent: Fri, 27 Oct 1995 13:55:19 -0400 (EDT) From: Roger Herring <afn03632@fr*.uf*.ed*> To: Cave List <cavers@co*.ci*.uf*.ed*> Copies to: techdiver <techdiver@terra.net> Subject: Bill Gleason and Nitrox My how times change. In this months issue of Skin Diver (George and I are the only subscribers) Bill Gleason (editor) has embraced Nitrox. If you are unaware of the controversy, Skin Diver, several years ago, distanced itself from Nitrox ("Snake Oil") i.e. would not mention the word "nitrox" or accept any advertising from agencies promoting the use of nitrox. What is skindiver? Oh yeah its that travel magazine! It seems the editorial staff of Skin Diver now believe the "nitrox community" has gotten its act together (Gleason compares the improvement to the safety push by the cave diving community over the last couple of decades.) Do any of their staff actually scuba dive? Better question, did they do a openwater w-end course since last issue? If the conditions aren't pool like it aint diving Skindiver? Well, since PADI is entering the nitrox arena, I guess Skin diver had no choice. Your implication is that Skindiver is changing its editorial view of Nitrox due to PADI just couldnt be right, It seems so unlikely that very many of its readers are PADI certified! And we all know that if PADI says its OK then of course its OK. I wonder how exactly the nitrox community got it right, enough people are now certified nitrox that its worthwhile for Skindiver to publish articles about nitrox in the hope that they will buy their magazine? I guess we can all be gratefull that Mr. Gleason has now given us royal asent, now the divers will be flooding in the door of your local nitrox shop to get certified so they can wear a pretty yellow and green decal on their tank nextime they dive stingray city! Joy... - - Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@terra.net'. Send subscription/archive requests to `techdiver-request@terra.net'.
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