DIR section

[Dirk Diggler]

Questions for you DRE,

Are you saying that if the moderator creates a DIR section that those who are not 100% DIR or leaning toward that way, cannot participate in the discussion? As this may lead to sidetracking from 100% DIR mentality, discussion, or usefulness?

Perhaps it could be listed who CANNOT be 100% DIR?
-Those who smoke?
-Those who are "overweight"?
-Those who rely upon a dive computer for execution of their dives?
-Those who use "Air" for dives to 130 feet?
-Those who don't use tables/pre-approaved DIR software for planning their dives?
-Those who dive anything but the DIR approved RB80 SCR Rebreather?
-Those who don't average their depths throughout the dive in their head?
-And should everyone be tested for a PFO so as not to be considered a candidate as a buddy?
-And perhaps many, many more diving choices being made?

Obviously I'm not DIR, nor do I claim to know everything about it. It does fit a niche group of people, and there are some good ideas from out of the DIR camp that can be incorporated into useful techniques for any diver. (DIR is a culmination of many pervious designed outlooks)
But there are a lot of people who are in the categories above that are not allowed to be 100% DIR, and whom would have to conform to a strict standard set of behavior, outlook, planning, etc to be 100% DIR.

I think the great majority of this forum is made up of those people, and I don't think a category should be made so that it segregates those people from posting or participating in that discussion as it may "sidetrack" from what is being discussed?

This is not to make you defensive of what you obviously have a very zealous feeling about; instead my feeling is this forum was designed for the open discussion of topics, whether those "sidetracked" the issue or not - that's part of human nature - (just look at the answer to questions of a speech by our president.) And yes, much of what is said in forums such as these is not constructive, simply subjective and not objective, or only raised from opinionated, self-serving, pseudo intellectuals, or mouth divers looking to get a "rise out of someone" - which doesn't really help find better solutions or the communication of ideas. But do we want to stop those people's freedom of opinion or speech? I don't think that can be?

You've said, "A DIR discussion section won't allow for this kinda sidetracking"...
Why not simply create your OWN locally based DIR forum and you could moderate it so that those who you wished to be silenced, kept out of the discussion, or any disallowed sidetracking would not occur? I'm sure other people would help you, wouldn't that be easier?

Like I said, I'm not trying to attack you, just pointing out that most people want to have an opinion, whether constructive to the issue or not - should they not be allowed to do so?