Ladies and Gentlemen,
A few years ago I posted the note below. I am back for a short visit and thought some of you newer members might like to see how this all started. Note the names and dates of the early Board members. And note that NetDoc was really not a Doc back then--in spite of his title. He was really a NetIntern. Most of us Old Timers still dive, but do not often show up on the Board. Of course, there are exceptions to that rule...
At any rate, happy diving--into history...
joewr
"Folks,
After a prolonged absence due to, well, just due to..., I decided it was time to come home and look around. My goodness, the NetDoc has transformed this once sleepy site into an incredibly valuable tool for all divers, experienced and inexperienced, adept and inept, cool and fool, old and new, far and few! Nice work, Doc!
Just for the fun of it, I thought some of you Board Denizens might like to see what the original cast looked like. Most are now off wandering the earth in different disguises, but a few remain. See if you can recognize those loyal, royal folks. And, speaking of "royal" the founders whose names appear first on the list of "Founding Fathers & Mothers" are King Neptune and Lady Diver. The King sorta kept watch on the Kingdom, but Lady Diver had the red pencil. So, if you dared to use an explitive and did not delete it, she was right there with her magical, digital, hypertal red pencil...and, whosh...transgression erased, warning issued, face all red, and, maybe even a "time out"!
At any rate, without further ado, here is the list of "Founding Fathers and & Mothers" in order of date joined (dates shown):
The Founding Fathers and Mothers
King Neptune 7-13-2000
Ted S 7-13-2000
Lady Diver 7-14-2000
Herman 7-19-2000
Rainreg 7-20-2000
Natasha 7-24-2000
Iguana Don 9-5-2000
BillP 9-16-2000
Greg G 9-17-2000
Dr Deco 9-20-2000 }
Walter 9-25-2000
rcohn 9-25-2000
John Reinertson 9-25-2000
Dee 9-26-2000
Mario S Caner 9-28-2000
Submariner 9-29-2000
Rick Murchison 10-13-2000
Warhammer 10-24-2000
scubadoc 11-16-2000
DEEPSEA 11-28-2000
Scubababy 12-11-2000
joewr 12-19-2000
Remora 12-27-2000
mattiedread 12-29-2000
DocVikingo 1-5-2001
NetDoc 1-20-2001
joewr...servant of the People...when the People have money...although gold and crude oil will do, as well...and this spot is still for sale or lease..."
---------- Post added November 7th, 2013 at 12:54 PM ----------
Ladies and Gents,
A long time ago and far, far away, a lad named Warhammer was a member of this Board--Member Number 18--and he became famous for what was called "The Warhammer Maneuver". Here is that maneuver, captured in a YouTube video:
The Warhammer Maneuver - YouTube
History like this should not be allowed to die...
joewr
A few years ago I posted the note below. I am back for a short visit and thought some of you newer members might like to see how this all started. Note the names and dates of the early Board members. And note that NetDoc was really not a Doc back then--in spite of his title. He was really a NetIntern. Most of us Old Timers still dive, but do not often show up on the Board. Of course, there are exceptions to that rule...
At any rate, happy diving--into history...
joewr
"Folks,
After a prolonged absence due to, well, just due to..., I decided it was time to come home and look around. My goodness, the NetDoc has transformed this once sleepy site into an incredibly valuable tool for all divers, experienced and inexperienced, adept and inept, cool and fool, old and new, far and few! Nice work, Doc!
Just for the fun of it, I thought some of you Board Denizens might like to see what the original cast looked like. Most are now off wandering the earth in different disguises, but a few remain. See if you can recognize those loyal, royal folks. And, speaking of "royal" the founders whose names appear first on the list of "Founding Fathers & Mothers" are King Neptune and Lady Diver. The King sorta kept watch on the Kingdom, but Lady Diver had the red pencil. So, if you dared to use an explitive and did not delete it, she was right there with her magical, digital, hypertal red pencil...and, whosh...transgression erased, warning issued, face all red, and, maybe even a "time out"!
At any rate, without further ado, here is the list of "Founding Fathers and & Mothers" in order of date joined (dates shown):
The Founding Fathers and Mothers
King Neptune 7-13-2000
Ted S 7-13-2000
Lady Diver 7-14-2000
Herman 7-19-2000
Rainreg 7-20-2000
Natasha 7-24-2000
Iguana Don 9-5-2000
BillP 9-16-2000
Greg G 9-17-2000
Dr Deco 9-20-2000 }
Walter 9-25-2000
rcohn 9-25-2000
John Reinertson 9-25-2000
Dee 9-26-2000
Mario S Caner 9-28-2000
Submariner 9-29-2000
Rick Murchison 10-13-2000
Warhammer 10-24-2000
scubadoc 11-16-2000
DEEPSEA 11-28-2000
Scubababy 12-11-2000
joewr 12-19-2000
Remora 12-27-2000
mattiedread 12-29-2000
DocVikingo 1-5-2001
NetDoc 1-20-2001
joewr...servant of the People...when the People have money...although gold and crude oil will do, as well...and this spot is still for sale or lease..."
---------- Post added November 7th, 2013 at 12:54 PM ----------
Ladies and Gents,
A long time ago and far, far away, a lad named Warhammer was a member of this Board--Member Number 18--and he became famous for what was called "The Warhammer Maneuver". Here is that maneuver, captured in a YouTube video:
The Warhammer Maneuver - YouTube
History like this should not be allowed to die...
joewr
