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| Originally Posted by Steve S And there lies the problem, if you can't see past the fact that nondirers are responding to a provocative thread in this 'open to all' forum then we have a no chance of breaking down barriers.
Are suggesting that only dir followers are allowed to post in here in some kind of quasi apartheid? if so then it's a natural progression that nondirers shouldn't be allowed to post in 'open' forum.
Personally I think that would destroy the forum as we know it
I hope I'm not in your openly antidir group because if I am you have misjudged me, I am not and have never been antidir, what I have always been, and will be is anti the kind of arrogant disrespectful person that it sometimes attracts, New, enthusiastic and naive is no excuse for provocative posting IMO dir or otherwise.
Rather than trying to blame the reaction on others, you would be better off trying to educate young Ben on forum etiquette.
Safe diving,
Steve |
I would like to echo this. Loads now think I'm 'anti DIR' and I'm not.
Over the years I have considered and employed many sensible and sound techniques of diving that DIR have absorbed into their methodology. If I think it's good idea, I try it and if it works for me then great. I am a safer diver diving the way that works for me
What I object to is the same as Steve has said above. I do not respond to arrogant, disrespectful individuals that regard me with disdain because I think for myself and will not blindly tow the line of an institutionalised ethos.
I will stress that I am very fond of a number of divers who chose to dive under the 'heading' of DIR but those who really believe they are "Doing it Right" while anyone not trained under GUE are doing it wrong deserve to have their heads flushed down the toilet while they learn some respect for the beautiful differences in the human race
A few years back I was extremely interested in the GUE DIR_F. On enquiring I was swooped on like a virgin accidentally walking into a sacrificial temple filled with drooling followers looking for fresh meat. Heaven forbid I should actually be allowed to gather information and decide for myself! So, this virgin walked out and chose who was gonna ruin her for herself. Okay, that analogy could go anywhere
but then, I'm only having a laugh
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| Originally Posted by SoggyFox cos i'm a cnut  |
A Cnut in Burberry though
I still love ya
