ScubaBoard USA or ScubaBoard International?

[Scubaroo]

It's only March but at ScubaBoard we're always looking forward to warmer months and better places! If you haven’t visited the site lately now is a great time to stop by and check out all of the exciting updates that have recently taken place. From a growing number of equipment and travel articles to a brand new trip planning directory ScubaBoard is expanding right and left to help you get ready for those fantastic summer vacations!

From the latest ScubaBoard mailing. I thought that this was an international board? You do know that the southern hemisphere has different seasons, right?

 

[jonnythan]

Awww, poor Ben, feeling left out?

Seriously though, I'll bet that well over 90% of SB's readers are in the northern hemisphere.. and SB itself is American owned and operated. I can understand your frustration, but there's nothing wrong with SB catering to its market.

 

[mossym]

just means they're helping you plan WAY in advance..

 

[bedmund]

I feel your pain, Ben. We lived in Richmond for 2 years and it took 1 year for us to adjust to the calendar. When we got back to the states we had to get used to the crazy yanks wearing shorts in August!

-Bill

 

[Ted S]

Scubaroo,
My appologies! I wrote this month's newsletter and although we are a US based company several moderators and thousands of our users are from other countries, including ones a bit "South" of the United States. Next month I'll be sure to proof read the newsletter when NetDoc reads it, keeping in mind our southern members.

 

[Kim]

Scubaroo....was this just a dig at all of us freezing our behinds off, while you are enjoying your beautiful Aussie summer? Did you have to rub it in like this? Sheesh!!! :froze:

 

[DA Aquamaster]

Aussie winters are not exactly frigid either - as evidenced by the lack of any Aussie Ice Diving threads.

 

[Scubaroo]

Please, I live in Melbourne. Summer lasted about a week.

 

[MXGratefulDiver]

As someone who writes for a living I can tell you it's darn difficult catering to a universal audience ... you will inevitably end up choosing words that sound exclusionary to at least a portion of your readers ... :11:

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

 

[Walter]

As someone who writes for a living I can tell you it's darn difficult catering to a universal audience ... you will inevitably end up choosing words that sound exclusionary to at least a portion of your readers ... :11:

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

Exactly. Now if we can just get folks to stop calling generic BCs by the agency specific "BCDs."