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If you haven't been to the CDS webpage today you need to take a look. It is really coming together. Click on Forum and you will see how the CDS is starting a real cave divers forum.
For those of you who may not know the CDF was owned by the CDS and was given away
A mistake years ago is being corrected on the new and exciting NSS/CDS Website. nss.cds.org See you there and don't forget to look at the gallery page.:arrowred
would be good to have a valid url lol
There should be a section for JonT's bottle. the forum will be on fire!
https://nsscds.org/Quote:
Originally Posted by patpicos
Will it work with Tapatalk?
- Jeff
wow shots fired.... Please share with everyone what a "real" cave divers forum is compared to a fake one.Quote:
Originally Posted by shellmoundal
Also for those of you who may not ACTUALLY know CDF was never owned by anyone other than Tom Johnson (TJ). He started the forum and still "owns" the forum, although TJ doesn't control the website alone and probably would say he is merely the sponsor. He has many people such as Forrest Wilson (and others I don't personally know of) who help a ton to keep it up and running. Thank you to those who do! However speaking monetarily, Dayo Scuba, owned by Tom and Denise continue to pay the web hosting fee as the sponsor of the forum and AFAIK has not asked anyone to help pay for the web domain fee.
What "mistake years ago is being corrected"
TJ has done so much for our community, dedicated so much time to this forum, and has really helped Cave Diving education/safety. As a friend of TJ's and someone who was trained by Dayo Scuba/TJ I find your comments disrespectful.
If people don't like CDF or think we need a "real cave divers forum" then that conversation can happen and I'm sure the people who help keep this forum up and running could implement changes or whatever, but don't make ridiculous statements...
New and exciting? More like new and insulting.
I'd expect it from the NACD but your claim about the CDF being given away and how a mistake needs to be corrected, is the slimiest sounding thing I've heard in a long time.
I'm sure there must be some mistake because I don't recall you being like this.
The navigation links on the CDS page don't work for me. I'm on an Android tablet
- Jeff
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Originally Posted by shellmoundal
Yes, JahJah, rude and insulting statements like this are grounds for being banned.Quote:
Originally Posted by JahJahwarrior
Everything works fine on my android tablet.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jack Hammer
As those who read the CDF would know that I love the CDF and have always found it very informative. I reread my post and I must agree that it did come across very insulting. I certainly did not mean for the way it read but I must agree that I screwed up on my post.
What I was trying to say is that we have a cave divers forum on the new web site.
I want to thank TJ and all the moderators for their hard work and success on the CDF. If it wasn't for the CDF my life would be very boring.
Again, please accept my apology for such a poor written post.
The BOD discussed updating their existing forum in an open meeting following the CDS workshop. Without that context, I can see how people may find the initial post insulting. Based on what was said at the meeting, the comment about a "real cave divers forum" most likely refers to replacing the CDS forum with a new one (the old one received so little traffic most people probably didn't know it existed). The comment about correcting a mistake was most likely a reference to the fact that the CDF was initially created to be a CDS forum, but it was ahead of its time and an earlier version of the board decided not to keep it (TJ then kept it running). The forum was also introduced as a way for the BOD to improve communication with CDS members. So, in summary, all of the intentions here are good - even if the communication about the new communication tool might have been a little jumbled.Quote:
Originally Posted by shellmoundal
Well said Jason.Quote:
Originally Posted by jason
What Al did get wrong was the origin of the CDF. TJ, the owner of this forum, was the webmaster on the NSS-CDS forum, which he hosted on his own server. TJ took it upon himself to make a forum on the NSS-CDS website. The NSS-CDS board at that time had seen how badly the old TechDive lister server got at time, so they told TJ to remove the forum from the NSS-CDS website. TJ then put the forum (this forum) under a different domain name "cavediver.net" where it remained until this day. The main thing TJ did to keep the same fate the techdiver board suffered from happening to the CDF, was to have rules, and moderators, to keep all the flaming that was so prevalent on the TechDiver listserver from plaguing the CDF.
Didnt a dive shop loval to cave country recently try to create a cave forum and it went pretty much nowhere? Why does the cds need to create a forum?
I am not sure why. I do know that Farce Book is replacing all manner of forums, from diving, to trucks, to airplanes.Quote:
Originally Posted by rddvet
You should embrace the evolution of modern day communication.Quote:
Originally Posted by FW
It's not as painful as you might believe.
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We already had the forum so why not use it? A large part of our overall mission is to make the NSSCDS as current and viable as possible. We need to embrace new ideas and technologies. Also, we have businesses who sponsor the NSSCDS and advertise on our website. It is our responsibility to make that site as attractive as possible so our corporate sponsors feel they are getting their moneys worth. They may want to support us but it is our responsibility to offer them the best value proposition possible.Quote:
Originally Posted by rddvet
Also, lets not forget our members. They *are* the NSSCDS so why shouldn't we as a board try to give them a website they can enjoy and be proud of. The forum not only has areas to post in but there is a section where members will be able to have their own photo gallery.
I would also add that Al's post was an innocent faux pas borne out of enthusiasm There isn't a mean or nasty bone in the mans body. I would also like to add that the CDF and Tom Johnson have been *very* good the the NSSCDS. Tom does many things behind the scenes that no one is aware of excepting for a few people and we thank him for that. We would never want to disparage him or the CDF in any way.
Respectfully submitted.
Joe Citelli
Chairman, NSSCDS
Al, I didn't read anything rude or disparaging in your post. But then again, I'm not usually looking for things to complain about. ☺Quote:
Originally Posted by shellmoundal
- Jeff
If you guys have never seen Tommy's server network computers then you have no idea just how much work he puts into this website alone. His computer cave looks like something out of a NASA control center & I personally can attest to how vast it is and how hard he works to keep this site going. Thank you Tom.
Jack
Does this mean I get to bring back the cave divers corner email list?