Divers in Square Boxes

[kuki9591]

I feel new divers do have a lot to contribute, it has been almost ten years since my openwater course and I have no doubt that things may have changed in that time that I am unaware of. The dive scene is continuously evolving and new divers are more likely to be in possession of new knowledge.

Looking on other threads, some members do not post that often because they say somebody else beats them to it with a similar idea/comment. Perhaps repeat posting should be encouraged so that readers can gauge just how popular or common place a particular response is.

My 2 new pence worth

Mike

[BJ]

Originally Posted by Zdu

Those who consider themselves less experienced/ knowledgeable (like me) are naturally going to question whether their opinion is actually worth sharing on some diving matters and gravitate to using the diving threads as learning/ resource material and non-diving threads as a place to contribute.

Have you read Mike Ward's article on Internet diving in Diver Mag? It's about that very subject. It caused a little bit of a ruck on divernet. (That's another web-site - pleae don't go there.)

[hilrosepaul]

Originally Posted by BJ

Have you read Mike Ward's article on Internet diving in Diver Mag? It's about that very subject. It caused a little bit of a ruck on divernet. (That's another web-site - pleae don't go there.)

The section of the article where the central character advises another user about modifying a rebreather, then fails to make the connection when a fatality is reported involving a rebreather diver with home modified kit brought home to me the dangers of offerring 'advice', however well meaning unless I am absolutely certain of my facts and can prove them in person and by experience

[Allan Carr]

There is also the other issue about the amount of time which people have to spend on YD. Due to personal circumstances at the moment, I haven't got a lot of time to log in and when I do so after a week, seeing that there has been several thousand postings since I last logged in can be a bit off-putting even for a regular.

[B]

Originally Posted by kuki9591

I feel new divers do have a lot to contribute, it has been almost ten years since my openwater course and I have no doubt that things may have changed in that time that I am unaware of. The dive scene is continuously evolving and new divers are more likely to be in possession of new knowledge.

Hi Mike,

a great post.. it has undoubtfully changed - for better for worse - the last 10 years.. it changes all the time from one week it seems to another.. lol... It is a good valid point...

B x

[lucybuykx]

Originally Posted by String

People join forums generally to talk about diving - they're more interested in it than most and as a result you'll get a higher percentage of people doing more complicated diving than average.

There's a much larger forum with 70,000 members based over the pond. There's tons and tons of discussions about good old fashioned fun recreational diving. I have found little evidence of posturing from twinset/wing users.

[Druid]

Originally Posted by lucybuykx

There's a much larger forum with 70,000 members based over the pond. There's tons and tons of discussions about good old fashioned fun recreational diving. I have found little evidence of posturing from twinset/wing users.

That will be the forum where they overwhelmingly recommend "BPW" if anyone asks for advice on BCs, and recommend using a long hose and bungied secondary reg for all diving?

Sounds like there's a bit of pressure from the "techies" to me.