From: "David Strike"

> > I wish you well in sustaining the scuba content and interest in this
> > tiny community.

I have to agree with this.  This list does not seem to contain sufficient
diversity to remain a viable gene pool, if you will.  It has been my
impression that it is a place for those most familiar with one another to
meet occasionally and to discuss activities and issues common to the group
or at least segments of it.  While that has a certain attraction, it's not
the same attraction that once let us, or at least me, to places like Scuba-L
and the rec.scuba hierarchy.  It could probably be changed, but it does not
appear the group, as a whole, particularly wishes that it should.

> At a peronal level, this tiny community suits me just fine: over the
years,
> I've come to meet and learn from many outstanding people whose company I
> enjoy.  I include you in that group.  There is no one on this list that I
> would not gladly invite into my home - the only stipulation being, (as I
> have made known to at least one person) that any personal animosities are
> left at the doorstep and the only person that anyone is allowed to insult
is
> me!  :-)

A very rational approach, one I think I could adopt for myself, but not as
easily as someone, like yourself, who is more naturally gregarious.

Lee