01 Welcome
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This article is from the Scuba Diving FAQ, by njs@scifi.maid.com (Nick Simicich) with numerous contributions by others.
01 Welcome
Welcome to rec.scuba. The newsgroup is for discussion of scuba,
diving, snorkeling, dive travel, and other underwater activities.
Frequent topics are safety, equipment, and certification. We welcome
postings from new folks and old hands.
Where should you post? There have been two subgroups of rec.scuba
formed. If your post has to do with equipment, consider posting in
rec.scuba.equipment:
CHARTER: rec.scuba.equipment
This group is for discussion of all topics related to scuba
diving equipment: its purchase, its use, and for the sharing of
experiences that others have had with it. Infrequent
advertisements from private individuals are acceptable but
commercial advertising is not.
If your post is more about where to go or the process of getting
there, consider posting in rec.scuba.locations:
CHARTER: rec.scuba.locations
The purpose of this group will be to exchange information
(preferably first-hand) about dive sites, dive locations
(including live-aboards), dive operations at these locations,
how to get yourself and your gear there, and where to stay/
eat/play once you do. Commercial advertisements are not
appropriate.
If your post fits into neither of the above two categories, but is
still scuba, snorkeling, or diving related, it should probably go into
rec.scuba.
Before posting to this group for the first time, please check the FAQ
list (this posting), and also read the newsgroup
news.announce.newusers, which contains many answers to questions about
usenet in general.
Are you a new poster? Or an old poster who frequently gets flamed?
One-to-many communication on mailing lists or newsgroups is a lot
different from the sort of communication you are used to. I strongly
recommend the reading of ftp://ds.internic.net/rfc/ for
general guidelines about what and how to post.
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