Welcome to the FidoNet SCUBA echo!  Following are the
official rules for participating in the message area:
   1)  The Scuba echo is the place to ask questions about the
       sport of Scuba diving.  Please feel free to ask any 
       questions, and to share your own experiences and dive
       travel reviews with all of us.
   2)  Please remember that many of the readers of this echo area
       are brand-new sport divers who do not have the necessary
       training and experience to handle advanced specialty diving
       situations.  Discussions of mixed gas diving, extreme depth
       diving, and overhead environment diving are certainly welcome
       in this area, but we need to make it clear that these forms
       of diving require specialized training and experience.  None
       of us wants the responsibility of inadvertently influencing
       an inexperienced diver into a potentially hazardous situation.
   3)  For reasons of liability and credibility:  If you are a
       professional (Medical, Legal, dive instructor, etc) and you
       are offering your professional opinion/advice/facts, please
       post your qualifications and a way to contact you professionally
       should someone want further information.
   4)  Scuba "Agency bashing" is not allowed.  Discussion of the pros
       and cons of the different certification agencies is okay as long
       as it remains a civilized discussion.
   5)  "Buy and Sell" type messages are okay, but before entering one
       please keep in mind that this message base is read by people 
       all over the globe.
   
   6)  If you choose to quote an article from a magazine or 
       newspaper into this message area, please be aware that you 
       are very likely violating copyright laws.  Technically, you 
       need to have written permission from both the author and the 
       publisher to reproduce their work in any form.
   7)  Before replying to an "upsetting" message, inhale 1 breath of
       Nitrous Oxide and 1 breath of Helium and read the message 
       again, out loud.  "Flaming" and/or name calling of other users
       for their warped opinions will not be tolerated.  Period.
   8)  Let the moderator do the moderating.  If you feel something
       has been said which is out of line, please send me a message
       via netmail.
   9)  Please plan your dives, dive your plans, and ONLY dive within
       the limits of your training and experience.  And don't forget
       to tell us all about it when you get back in front of your
       computer!
             OOo O                     Steve Elliot
             O oO                 FidoNet Scuba Moderator
              o                   [\] Diver Down BBS [\]
       _____ o o                    Ft. Lauderdale, FL
      (_/-\_)..                        305/436-3937
     ===(O).                   steve.elliot@devils.emi.net
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