What does "DIR Practitioner" mean?
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RockiesFan
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DIR? Never heard of it...
seeker242
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It means you are better at scuba diving than everyone else is. 
It means you are better at scuba diving than everyone else is.
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Jack Hammer
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...OnlineIt means you are better at scuba diving than everyone else is.
I thought it was the next step up from nurse practitioner, Doctor In Residence Practitioner.
lv2dive
Formerly known as KatePNAtl
Answering as a member not a mod...
As I recall, there used to be a DIR subforum that was read-only to the general population; to post, one opted in by joining the DIR-practitioner user group. This was needed because (in earlier years), there was a degree of angst between SOME DIR and SOME non-DIR folks. The opt-in DIR subforum was a place where DIR people could discuss DIR-related concepts/ask questions, etc, without the anti-DIR folk poking at core tenants of DIR philosophy.
I'm not sure when it went away, but with minor exceptions here and there, it really does not seem to be needed any more. In general, people respect the DIR forum as a place to discuss DIR-related topics and don't try and troll people asking for information or making valid contributions.
Congrats to you @49north on passing fundies! How about adding a class report to the inventory?!?!
As I recall, there used to be a DIR subforum that was read-only to the general population; to post, one opted in by joining the DIR-practitioner user group. This was needed because (in earlier years), there was a degree of angst between SOME DIR and SOME non-DIR folks. The opt-in DIR subforum was a place where DIR people could discuss DIR-related concepts/ask questions, etc, without the anti-DIR folk poking at core tenants of DIR philosophy.
I'm not sure when it went away, but with minor exceptions here and there, it really does not seem to be needed any more. In general, people respect the DIR forum as a place to discuss DIR-related topics and don't try and troll people asking for information or making valid contributions.
Congrats to you @49north on passing fundies! How about adding a class report to the inventory?!?!
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