I really don't think it matters because the "vast majority" of divers--whether local divers, vacation divers or full foot wearing Maui divers--never bother to google the internet and never end up on forums like this.
My thinking is that anyone reading this probably isn't one of Halemano's "vast majority" and those who are responding represent a "different" majority... namely a majority of "passionate" divers, few of whom wear full foot fins or follow DM's around and few (if any) of whom fit in his stereotypes of the "clueless noob" that seems to constitute the majority of divers he has encountered.
The issue for the group in question seems to be, in this case, that Halemeno believes that whatever he sees in the 360 degrees around him constitutes the entire world of diving and that what *he* does (for example, wearing full foot fins) constitutes the entire range of needs and experience of the diving population world wide.
Naturally, and over a great many threads of such nature, people have tried to discuss and/or convince him otherwise but his opinion seems to remain as stiff as a tree trunk in a stiff breeze. The real issue is... how seriously do we need to take his "N-th" attempt to win this argument?
To me, at least, it's pretty clear that he knows exactly how it works in his local environment.... but how many of you want to listen to him tell you that this is the way is is *everywhere* even though he has (likely) never travelled more than a few miles from home?
He's clearly an intelligent and literate guy... but seriously.... when it comes to arguing how it is to walk on the moon most of us would shut up and listen... Halemano, on the other hand, would tell you that he's sure how it feels... (I hope that doesn't sound harder than it was intended but it *does* seem to me that that's how these discussion usually go...)
and let me just be clear that I'm posting this in the role of "user" and not in the role of moderator!
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There are a number of instructors and SB Staff that do not seem to be able to read every word in my posts.
Once I go against the "themes" of SB the eyes and ears seem to be covered (or filled with blood).
I have "reported" TOS violations and been told that "a better way" would be to use the thread as a learning and educational thread; I guess you see no learning and education in this thread, so by all means don't participate.
All I am pointing out is that much of the advise here on SB is typed in an "absolute" manor, from that typists local bias, and often the person "being advised" is never going to dive in that type of local.
When I argue, I argue for better typing ethics. This is not the first time in this thread where you, Diver0001, have claimed that I am telling "you that this is the way is is *everywhere*
even though he has (likely) never travelled more than a few miles from home?"
I started diving at age 7 in Norther Idaho, Montana, Washington and Wyoming (Yellowstone), in 1966, taught by my dad. I made over 150 summer dives with my family and our friends until 1975. I grew up in Colorado, and every summer until I was 15 we lived somewhere other than Colorado.
I've worked all across the Western USA in the oil field, living in Montana, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas and Oklahoma, and did two exploration jobs in Alaska; one in winter north of Fairbanks, at the Arctic Circle, and one in summer in the remote north Cook Inlet area.
I have worked on Cruise ships; in the Hawaiian Islands, including many trips to Fanning Island, "repositioned" from Puerto Rico to San Francisco, visiting ports in Curacao, Aruba, Costa Rica, Mexico, California and Canada, up and down the California coast (3 stops at Catalina Island) and then repositioned back to Hawaii. I have also made "fun" driving trips to Mexico and Canada with friends and family.
In post #3, I drove my Nissan King Cab with Harley Cafe Racer in the back, from Monterey, where I lived for 3 years, to the Key's, and back. I have lived on 3 Hawaiian Islands and visited the other 4, diving off all of them.
Just because you announce "
you are just posting as a member" your badge still says "
SB Staff" and I think you should show some examples of your "claims" that I have ever told anyone on SB that they should do it my way.
I really dislike sloppy, accusative typing and your posts in this thread are both. PROVE your accusations!
