Don't you get tired ???

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@ scuba saar-I see you haven't posted much.... just a word to the wise, your post is blatantly commercial (as Mike so "eloquently" put it :D) Another thing to remember is that this group collectively, has dived all over the Philippines.

As you've already seen some people are also quite sensitive about "touching" anything underwater too :wink:

Commercialism and things that might not be considered "eco-friendly" are not going to go over too well here... my suggestion would be come in, try to be helpful, get to know people, and not promote your area as being "better" than everyone else :D

If you mention your own site in response to peoples questions as another choice... then most folks won't kick to much. There are other people here who have dive business' also. You won't see them badmouthing anyone (without reason) just to promote their own shop. They don't mind recommending other people and dive shops .

If someone is coming to their area they may offer to help, but don't slam others in the process. If someone is traveling to another area that they are familiar with they're willing to offer "local knowledge" or point them to someone who is.

If you promote yourself to the exclusion of others, namely by doing what you did here... suggesting that other sites are not good and everyone should come dive with you.... what can I say... just be prepared for some abuse and not accomplishing anything positive for yourself.

If you want to promote your area then my suggestion would be to write about the great diving there and include quality photographs (we all love good photos here :)). This will go a lot further than asking, "Don't you get tired???", implying that other places are no good. We, as I said earlier, collectively as a group, have dived all over the Philippines. We know better :)

And while I'm here let me offer a quick photography lesson :wink: I'm not near as skilled as Jon, Mike, and some of the others, but I get lucky every now and then. I'm sure they could offer up much better examples :)

The photo you chose to post, is just so, so.... barrel sponges just aren't all that exciting :eyebrow:

If you wanted to show a photo of a barrel sponge, then maybe one like this would have been better....

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I realize it's hard to tell, you can't see the top of the barrel sponge, the area at the base is covered in crinoids, (and it doesn't have a diver hugging it :D), but trust me this one is about twice the size of the one in your photo.

Note all the pretty colors, the blue water, (visibility appears to be pretty good here... not so good in the photo you supplied) and don't forget the fish :)

This is much more attractive to the average diver than a photo of a barrel sponge being hugged by a diver, with no fish, no color to speak of and so so visibility based on the photo. Remember your objective is to promote diving there, not have people look at it and go... "so what".

Here's a much smaller barrels sponge... again note the colors, fish in the photo, the blue water with vis appearing to be at least 50 feet, and the excellent buoyancy control being exhibited by the diver in the background. You notice that he's being very "eco-friendly" also :wink:

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These were both taken in Anilao by the way, a place many of us never get "tired " of :wink:
 
To become bored with a site in only three years suggests one of two things to me: it has been pretty badly devastated or you are not looking closely enough. I've been diving the dive sites of Santa Catalina Island for 40 years now and I'm still not bored. There is always something new to see and learn about.
 
Why are we flaming this guy?

:hm: I don't think he's being flamed... he's being teased unmercifully about what most of us think was a poor choice in photo :eyebrow: Theres also the blatant commercialism of the post, and the implied criticism of other dive sites in the Philippines. No one has really attacked him personally (well maybe Violet, but she's more eco sensitve than some of the rest of us :))

He's been offered constructive criticism which will hopefully (if he accepts it in the spirit given) will help him become more effective in his dealings online.

It's the internet... a little give and take is to be expected :D
 
Why are we flaming this guy?


We need a reason? WE NEED A REASON? Who the Hell are you coming round here asking if we gotta dam' reason? Who the Hell are you, anyway? You got a picture of a turtle's ass as your avatar for God's sake! What does that say about you, you WEIRDO? I bet you get your kicks from sneaking up on those poor damn turtles and SBS'ing them roughly*, without so much as a by-your-leave. You disgust me. You and all your turtle molesting pals who claim - oh so believeably - to be animal lovers. ANIMAL LOVERS! Oh yeah, I know your game and you're not getting away with it not on my damn watch that's for sure I'll have you up for child support on every one of those poor half-turtle-half-human assuming you are human and not some weird ORC or ogre type and that woudn't surprise me either what is it then leatherbacks ridleys greens or what I bet your depravity doesn't end there I bet you've been having your evil way with land tortoises as well.

It makes me sick, so it does.

* Ask Chip104 for an explanation. I've spent enough time on you, you despicable ogre-orc-human-turtle-interfering-type.


Oh. Welcome to SB!

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LMAO...did you post that from the the deco chamber?
 
Blessed Day Dive Gurus

Lovely lovely lovely photos Bill :cool3: :clapping:
I can even practice Coral and fish ID in you photos
Can't wait to dive Verde Island on Aug 29 to 31.


I agree with you Dr. Bill, I did Burgos South Leyte for more than 50dives Reefcheck, and it is exciting to do marine life inventory :goingdown:


Hammerhead, is that true??? Poor Turtles :depressed:
 
LMAO...did you post that from the the deco chamber?

Deco chamber? DECO CHAMBER???? What on God's green earth do you sad-sack scuba divers know about chambers? Huh, HUH? I bet you've never seen the inside of a chamber so small that you coyuld hardly fit yer dam arm inside it!!!!! Well take it from me that's luuuuuuuxuury compared to what we commercial types doand DO YOU KNOW WHAT????? We love it!!!! It show that we're REAL men, not some nancy-boy squealing little girly rather have a nice croissant with latte than dive bollock-naked into 0 degrees centigrade water wearing only a leopard-skin thong and singing Abba at the top of our prepubescent voices pathetic excuses for a PROPER DIVER like you.

You make me puke, the lot of you.
 
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