NSS membership poll

[Cali Knucklehead]

There's nothing wrong with enjoying dry caves and there's nothing wrong with not caring about dry caves - to each their own. The point here is why should one be forced to join both if they don't want to. The NSS supporters are not helping their cause by pushing the "wet cave only" community to the NACD. If you want to provide funding to the NSS to support conservation of all caves, then go for it, but don't force others. Eliminating the dual membership requirement will draw more divers to the CDS.

Echoing what others have said, I too would consider a life membership if I could opt for CDS only.

[rblackburn]

There's nothing wrong with enjoying dry caves and there's nothing wrong with not caring about dry caves - to each their own. The point here is why should one be forced to join both if they don't want to. The NSS supporters are not helping their cause by pushing the "wet cave only" community to the NACD. If you want to provide funding to the NSS to support conservation of all caves, then go for it, but don't force others. Eliminating the dual membership requirement will draw more divers to the CDS.

Echoing what others have said, I too would consider a life membership if I could opt for CDS only.

My point was that people keep saying they would be life members of the CDS and support cave diving _IF_ they didn't have to join the NSS. My point was they same people were not life members of the NACD. There is always "I would if".

[netmage]

My point was that people keep saying they would be life members of the CDS and support cave diving _IF_ they didn't have to join the NSS. My point was they same people were not life members of the NACD. There is always "I would if".

Umm - but I am...

[Rich]

Umm - but I am...

Me too, as is the Cali Knucklehead......

Safe diving,

Rich

[Burke]

APPENDIX D

(Refer to Act 64-145)
Amended 03-15-08:27A&B, 03-05-05

POLICY FOR INTERNAL ORGANIZATIONS




4 B. Full membership in Internal Organizations shall be open only to members of the National Speleological Society.

Or conversly, why does NSS membership not include the CDS? Why is being an NSS member not sufficient?

[Oister]

I think it is funny there is all of this hub-bub about spending $80 a year to help cave conservation.$40 of that gets you into the CDS dive sites. How much do we all spend to dive a year? I think the NSS Policy for Internal Organizations answers any questions about requiring NSS membership. http://www.caves.org/nss-business/bog/Bylaws.pdf



Russel Oister
NSS#55703 Sustaining member
CDS Life member.

[Rich]

A life membership in the NRA costs less than a life membership in the NSS-CDS.....

Safe diving,

Rich

[MichaelAngelo]

A life membership in the NRA costs less than a life membership in the NSS-CDS.....

"You'll get my dive gear when you can pull it out of my cold stiff dead fingers"

[skip]

Nothing against the NRA, but you get more bang for your buck with NSS-CDS. IMHO

-skip

[trogloxene]

I am a member of both the NSS-CDS and the NACD which is funny considering I am not a cave diver (but will be taking the cavern class soon). I do enjoy the publications I receive and reading about various explorations

Sean