at first I thought a DIR area would be good. A place for those types of divers to discuss what works/doesn't work for them, much like our tek sections. I am not so sure now. Two things make me vote for "no DIR section"
1) Anti-DIR divers and some non-DIR divers would like to segregate DIR divers. They are tired of many of the arguments, and hope that if we cordon them off, they might go away. I think they ought to learn something about that from Sen Lott.
2) It appears that MOST DIR divers DO NOT WANT such a forum, for many and varied reasons. They want equipment discussed in the appropriate forums (which makes sense to me) and they are starting to feel like a red headed step child... no one seems to want them.
Well, I learned something about giving people things a long time ago. My mom seemed to think I liked red. And every birthday, I would get a brand new pair of red corduroys... which would take their place beside the OTHER non worn corduroys in my drawers. If they don't like it they won't use it. Why force something on them that they just do not want and so will not use? I mean, this forum would ostensibly be for them... why do it if they don't want it? That's the sad part about the poll in the other section. You have non-DIR divers voting for how DIR divers want to be treated. I know of at least one war fought over that principle (and thank God that we won it). So, for the record, I didn't vote and I won't vote, since my vote shouldn't count anyway.
Sure, there is ample animosity on both sides of the dive table. That does NOT make it right. Name calling and segregation have no place on
WWW.Scubaboard.com; NO PLACE. No one has a corner on diving knowledge, and only fools think they do. So learn from everyone, and if you don't like a certain subject, just steer clear of it when you see it come up. You don't have to read or even agree with every post. That goes for people too... it is obvious to MOST of us that some of you don't like each other. Deal with it, and ignore each other. No need to flame... no need to get ugly (I got the corner on that)... just switch to another thread that won't make your blood boil or go take your medicine.
And no, I am not DIR, or Anti-DIR... I am simply NON-DIR. I do dive a modified hogarthian reg, and they happen to agree with me on that. I don't buy all their theories (like horizontal off-gassing), but hey; I don't buy all the crap from anti-DIR divers either.