JarrodJablonski
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Greetings fellow divers,
I had the chance to review some of the points in this thread and wanted to make a few comments which I hope are not too far off topic.
I was interested to see that some of those in this thread associated the comments of certain individuals with impropriety at GUE. I do understand the urge, but it has always struck me as ironic that people are so willing to convey the behavior of a few, largely disassociated individuals to that of a global organization. The ironic part occurs while pre-judging the organization and bemoaning the prejudice view of a particular individual.
I would like you to know that official GUE representatives are required to behave professionally. If GUE staff or instructors behave aggressively or rudely then I would ask you to personally contact me or the organization. That behavior is considered unacceptable by our organization; it also remains within the sphere of our influence.
However, I would ask that you keep perspective when engaging a person that has no official association to GUE. These people may use GUE as a reference and may or may not accurately represent its tenants but either way they DO NOT speak for the organization; they speak for themselves.
Having said all this, I am impressed by your groups handling of this divisive issue. Your moderator and community managed to balance the issues and provide room for various views to be considered. For my part, I found some of the discussion interesting.
Ultimately these are entirely discordant views without real possibility for common ground. However, I would say it is an interesting and useful discussion. If my dive buddy is unwilling to share their breathing gas in an emergency it is something I really prefer to learn on the boat before going diving:blinking:.
Best wishes and good diving!
Jarrod Jablonski
I had the chance to review some of the points in this thread and wanted to make a few comments which I hope are not too far off topic.
I was interested to see that some of those in this thread associated the comments of certain individuals with impropriety at GUE. I do understand the urge, but it has always struck me as ironic that people are so willing to convey the behavior of a few, largely disassociated individuals to that of a global organization. The ironic part occurs while pre-judging the organization and bemoaning the prejudice view of a particular individual.
I would like you to know that official GUE representatives are required to behave professionally. If GUE staff or instructors behave aggressively or rudely then I would ask you to personally contact me or the organization. That behavior is considered unacceptable by our organization; it also remains within the sphere of our influence.
However, I would ask that you keep perspective when engaging a person that has no official association to GUE. These people may use GUE as a reference and may or may not accurately represent its tenants but either way they DO NOT speak for the organization; they speak for themselves.
Having said all this, I am impressed by your groups handling of this divisive issue. Your moderator and community managed to balance the issues and provide room for various views to be considered. For my part, I found some of the discussion interesting.
Ultimately these are entirely discordant views without real possibility for common ground. However, I would say it is an interesting and useful discussion. If my dive buddy is unwilling to share their breathing gas in an emergency it is something I really prefer to learn on the boat before going diving:blinking:.
Best wishes and good diving!
Jarrod Jablonski
