HenrikBP
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I'd be interested, although I geographically soon won't qualify 
Henrik
Henrik
Any interest in a NE GUE/UTD social group or forum?
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SoCal DIR group welcomed me into their forum and I don't live in SoCal. 
cozumelkeith
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Yes please!
HenrikBP
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I would think that interest and positive contribution would be of more value than goegraphic exclusivity?
SoCal DIR group welcomed me into their forum and I don't live in SoCal.
GUE groups in So Cal, Hawaii and Seattle are all very welcoming
Good points all
I'd be happy to participate.... and "abandoning" is such a harsh way of phrasing it. I'm thinking of it more as a DNY Western exploration
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Manifest Destiny?
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Thanks for the public and private feedback!
A couple of items to add for discussion:
There would be no geographic limits, so if someone thinks they are getting off that easy, they are crazy
Why not DIR in the forum title? Well, personally, that term was not used in my Fundies class last year. Mostly here on the east coast, it is really only used in a derisive way, I sort of cringe when I hear it now and brace myself for impact, just my 2 psi
The thought would be to have a public forum so everyone can read it, but only members could post.
I think the word, social group confused a few people. The intent is not to encourage chat type communication, but like I said, trips, training announcements, buddy matchups etc. The 2 types of "venues" available on SB are either a Social Group or a regular forum. I personally do not have any experience in the social groups, but think it might be a good place to start until interest increases. There are some other DIR groups in the Regional section, not much activity however. It is a bit buried and it looks like they do not have all the functionality as the forums, stickies, not sure about email notifications, which was one question I received.
There are 2 GUE instructors here in the NE, Bob Sherwood and Ed Hayes, that I am aware of anyway. Both were sent PM's inviting their feedback. They have been here a long time and I wondered, there must be a decent sized GUE trained contingent out there, where are they and what are they doing? This question was one of the main reasons I posted the thread, to simply facilitate communication amongst all the area divers.
A couple of items to add for discussion:
There would be no geographic limits, so if someone thinks they are getting off that easy, they are crazy
Why not DIR in the forum title? Well, personally, that term was not used in my Fundies class last year. Mostly here on the east coast, it is really only used in a derisive way, I sort of cringe when I hear it now and brace myself for impact, just my 2 psi
The thought would be to have a public forum so everyone can read it, but only members could post.
I think the word, social group confused a few people. The intent is not to encourage chat type communication, but like I said, trips, training announcements, buddy matchups etc. The 2 types of "venues" available on SB are either a Social Group or a regular forum. I personally do not have any experience in the social groups, but think it might be a good place to start until interest increases. There are some other DIR groups in the Regional section, not much activity however. It is a bit buried and it looks like they do not have all the functionality as the forums, stickies, not sure about email notifications, which was one question I received.
There are 2 GUE instructors here in the NE, Bob Sherwood and Ed Hayes, that I am aware of anyway. Both were sent PM's inviting their feedback. They have been here a long time and I wondered, there must be a decent sized GUE trained contingent out there, where are they and what are they doing? This question was one of the main reasons I posted the thread, to simply facilitate communication amongst all the area divers.
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Communication is good. Or at least well moderated and constructive communication is good.
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