It seems that Rule #1 is now don't email with non-DIR divers.

(Crossposted from Crapboard)

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Originally Posted by The Dutch DIR mailing list, 20th April 2004

List,

As you might have noticed today the members list has considerably shrinked
in size today.

The reason for this "list cleansing" is that the objectives of the DIR-NL
list have changed. To start the first selection a poll was started last week
with the question "who is interested in/needs a DIR-NL demo day?" Members
replying this poll with "no" or without replying at all have been removed
from the list. These members show, in our view, not enough interest in the
DIR philosophy.

We seem to have lost the objectivs of the DIR-NL list which was: promoting
DIR diving in The Netherlands. Several web sites like www.frogkick.nl et.al.
are available today and books exist and publications regulary get issued.
It's time for DIR-NL to issue a few changes and raise the bar to a new
height. Dir-NL is solely for exchanging information about DIR-NL and nothing
else. The renewed objective of the DIR-NL list is to create DIR divers and
nothing else.

Up until this point the DIR-NL has offered its services without asking
something in return. This will change now. Not by paying a entrance fee, but
by desiring commitment of its members.

This means that all members on the DIR-NL should be DIR divers or have the
the intention of becoming one and should commitment on the list and in the
water. Divers only subcribed to the list "just for reading pleasure", or to
get ideas for their own way of diving are no longer welcome. Just from the
information on www.frogkick.nl one should be able to conclude that DIR is or
is not a new way of diving for this person. Being a member of the list won't
be of any additional value.

From now on, DIR-NL will only spend his resources on (pending) DIR divers.
Members not choosing for DIR are voluntary asked to unsubscribe. Members not
showing (enough) progress will be removed from the list.

New, pending members need to have a "sponsor" meaning get introduced by a
DIR-NL member and have attended at least one meeting or dive with the "hard
core" DIR-NL members. New DIR -NL members without any contacts will be
introduced to other DIR divers from his or her surroundings. Every DIR-NL
member will be encouraged to lent a helping hand. All of this is intended to
make the DIR-NL list more personal.

"Free" and "anonymous" email addresses will not be allowed on the list to
ban so called fakers. Members using these kind of email addresses are
requested to change this before the 1st of July 2004.

DIR-NL will organise a dive day in May/June where all (new) members of
DIR-NL are welcome, more news will follow.

Have fun on the DIR-NL list!

DIR-NL