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In a message dated 97-01-21 23:26:15 EST, Raymond Meenen Jr
<ray_m@ma*.em*.ne*> writes:
<< A lot of us have left techdiver because of the
arrogant, obscene BS that YOU post there. If you do the same here, I will
leave this list as well. You're full of crap George!
Ray >>
{Soapbox Mode On}
No, George is not full of crap. He is opinionated, rude, foul-mouthed (or
foul-keyboarded, at least), homophobic, intolerant, and has a hair trigger,
but he's not full of crap. The diving that WKPP does demands the ultimate in
efficient, dependable, streamlined, "user-friendly" diving gear and
procedures. These were not created out of thin air, they have evolved
through trial and error - some of the errors resulting in death. He believes
in using the best tools to get the job done. Unfortunately, he does not
extend this philosophy to his communications. The best tool to promote his
vision of safe diving would be a clear, reasoned rebuttal to a potentially
dangerous diving practice, but instead he insults and rails at the poster,
causing him (if he's as stubborn as many of us are) to dig his heels in and
argue the louder.
There is a reason for every one of the WKPP's gear and procedure standards,
but it is seldom obvious what they are, especially from Georges flames.
Eventually, after reading him enough, one can pick out the pearls from the
manure. And occasionally, he will post a real gem - check the techdiver
archives for his post on 11-14-96 entitled "Serious Trimix mix choice" for a
good example. Amazingly, I don't recall seeing one response to this concise
explanation of how and why they use the mixes they do.
Is George a pain in the butt? Sure, he can be. Should he be banned from the
list? No. But please, George, use the best tools available - reasoned
argument, not flames. If somebody's statement needs blasting, blast the
statement, not the poster.
{Soapbox Mode Off.}
Dan (Not associated with WKPP. Never dove in a cave. Have been called a
stroke (or was it storke?) by George.)
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Daniel R. Fountain [Lake Superior]
dfountain@ao*.co*
CIS 76545,1467
"I try to learn from the mistakes of others,
since I can't live long enough to make them all myself."
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