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I have been a member of SCUBA board for quite some time now. I understand there is no right way to do everything here or underwater. We all have a set of guidelines/standards we follow from the various training agencies. Divers feel comfortable and adopt equipment, techniques and practices that suit their needs and style of diving. I am not posting to pick the differences nor debate what one agency has over another
.that is not what this post is about.
We all benefit as a group from these differences as we share information with one another. New divers are given the forum to ask questions and get advice on options where they can gain a better understanding of how things work. Or, give them the necessary background information to ask more specific and educated questions to create a more succinct dialog with their LDS.
Experienced divers are given the opportunity to share a wealth of information and find ways to improve their knowledge and see another side to the way they dive, set up equipment and etc. All in all we utilize the Internet to broaden our knowledge and to speak to someone half way around the world as if they are sitting on the couch next to us or on the dive boat across from us.
Here is the question..Why in the world from time to time, more frequent than less, do we bash the crap out of each other with crass remarks and holier than thou attitudes, making fun of one another and exclaiming this is the only and right way to do things? I wonder if we were on a dive boat would we say the same thing?
Or, would you politely voice concerns or remarks? What about if we were in our LDS answering questions or training a diver? How would we act? I think it is too easy to conduct ourselves in a less than human way hiding behind the tool that gives us the freedom to learn from one another. I realize we are allowed and encouraged to speak our minds. However, would we have the nerve to speak our minds negatively if were face to face.
I wonder how many divers are afraid to post because of the fear of being bashed and just lurk. Too bad we dont have a Un-Thank you rating to classify those posters who consistently are sarcastic so we would know what to expect just by looking at there profile.
We all benefit as a group from these differences as we share information with one another. New divers are given the forum to ask questions and get advice on options where they can gain a better understanding of how things work. Or, give them the necessary background information to ask more specific and educated questions to create a more succinct dialog with their LDS.
Experienced divers are given the opportunity to share a wealth of information and find ways to improve their knowledge and see another side to the way they dive, set up equipment and etc. All in all we utilize the Internet to broaden our knowledge and to speak to someone half way around the world as if they are sitting on the couch next to us or on the dive boat across from us.
Here is the question..Why in the world from time to time, more frequent than less, do we bash the crap out of each other with crass remarks and holier than thou attitudes, making fun of one another and exclaiming this is the only and right way to do things? I wonder if we were on a dive boat would we say the same thing?
Or, would you politely voice concerns or remarks? What about if we were in our LDS answering questions or training a diver? How would we act? I think it is too easy to conduct ourselves in a less than human way hiding behind the tool that gives us the freedom to learn from one another. I realize we are allowed and encouraged to speak our minds. However, would we have the nerve to speak our minds negatively if were face to face.
I wonder how many divers are afraid to post because of the fear of being bashed and just lurk. Too bad we dont have a Un-Thank you rating to classify those posters who consistently are sarcastic so we would know what to expect just by looking at there profile.
