Spearboard use to be loaded with dive reports and good info, now there is hardly anything. If fact this morning the site was even down. What is up? Maybe this site will pick up where Spearboard has left off.

Thats the idea

__________________
SPUC
1988 Mako 20 with Yamaha 200 HPDI

Counting the minutes until meltdown!

Welcome, you have found the way to go foward. Just let the rest go.

Spearboard is down for me right now too. I'm glad to hear it isn't personal.

For what its worth, I think the CA forum of Spearboard still has more trip reports and other posts such as equipment questions and discussions than Planet does. And when I've posted identical trip reports for three different days this week, I get more comments and replies on Spearboard than on Planet.

I'm not trying to say that people are obligated to reply to my trip reports on either site, or that one is better than the other. I think its just a matter of most California members of Spearboard not being involved in the recent fracas. I bet a majority don't even know that anything happened, and don't know about this site. If guys just read their local forum, they don't see all the bitching and moaning.

__________________
Email at wsbhtr@cox.net

I've noticed that too, and it always seemed like there was a higher percentage of the California section members that never ventured out of the section. Hopefully with this current downtime, some more will make it over this way and we can get a more lively CA section going.

__________________
Mike Nguyen

Send out the email invitations guys.

Frankly, I think California members who ventured out of the section got tired of being called fruits and nuts, California Queers, etc. and decided to just stick close to home. My impression is that a large segment of SE US members felt like it was their board and they didn't want any intrusion. Also, for what ever reason, a lot of them just seem to think that California is not really part of America, so anyone who lived there isn't really American. And then maybe many CA guys noticed when Florida guys were passing instructions to set up a link for new posts that would exclude CA posts. It wasn't enough to just decide not to click on CA posts- they had to feel like they didn't exist. That sort of thing doesn't exactly make you feel welcome. If they want a SE US board, then its their right. But then they shouldn't let people from the rest of the country join up.

Anyway, I hope we can get past those regional resentments here and focus on the thing we share- spearfishing. A policy that doesn't tolerate name calling and personal attacks would go a long way toward achieving that goal.

BTW, I called Nate Baker (tomol) and asked him about Spearboard being down, and he said it was for a previously scheduled software up grade. I would think Tony would have posted notices of that all over the board so that there wouldn't be a repeat of the suspicions and accusations resulting from the last down period.

__________________
Email at wsbhtr@cox.net

I swore I would not comment regarding the clown again, but it certainly appears that he is doing everything in his POWER to HELP this website. Who knows about today, true breakdown or another purge? Stalinist Spearboard?

__________________
SPUC
1988 Mako 20 with Yamaha 200 HPDI

Counting the minutes until meltdown!

I don't even log on to spearboard any more, it isn't worth my time...

Whatever happened on whatever board, I don't know any divers that actually feel that way. The East Coast people that I know have a great deal of respect for the CA guys, and superiority never entered their mind. In fact, most SE people that I know are honored to get a chance to dive with the CA guys, forum or not.

The CA divers are badass, and we know it!

I now treat it like I treat FS, they've both gone down the same road. I don't even bother giving them the hits so I don't help their advertising revenue, since that's ALL THAT MATTERS anyway.

__________________
Can someone please throw a jug for me. -Rob Wolfe

Bill,

I think you're making a bigger deal out of it than it actually is. The fruit and nut stuff is just ribbing.

Here Here.

__________________
http://www.panamacityspearfishing.com/

Spearboard.com is currently undergoing maintenance. Please check back soon.

"Can't we all just get along ?"
maybe there is just too much testosterone here and we need to encourage more female spearos-keep those hormones in-check with a co-ed 'dive' buddy.

But you do every time you post because of your avatar

I love the CA members, it's a different ocean, different fish and different methods of hunting. More speargun innovations come from that sect of people than anywhere else. I hope they all come here.

I like McDonalds, what are you implying????

__________________
SPUC
1988 Mako 20 with Yamaha 200 HPDI

Counting the minutes until meltdown!

Quote "Frankly, I think California members who ventured out of the section got tired of being called fruits and nuts, California Queers, etc. and decided to just stick close to home."

Bill I am in California I read the California posts because they have a lot of information about diving and hunting conditions and techniques which apply to the area I can dive easly. I like to read the other posts they are interesting like a good fishing story. If I only have a few minutes I read about loacl conditions and reports over some guy doing a technical dive over a wreck in the atlantic. I do not dislike Florida, I would love to go there some day. It just appears the east coast styles of diving differ from the west coast styles. I would assume most people read posts which are geographicly closer to them first. I think most people know not everyone in california is a gay tree hugger, and only most of florida is over 100.

Myrel C. Willeford

Who cares what happed to spearbored?

The grogan ruined sb, why should it matter if they are offline again?

Bill, I'm sorry to hear that some of the CA guys feel that way. We are open to any suggestions you might have to bridge the gap. There is no preferences here to freedive, scuba, west coast, east coast, etc. We are here to share resources and communicate relating to the sport we all love. Be sure that your CA connections have all been contacted with links to our new home and let's build it together for the benefit of everyone.

__________________
www.freediveplanet.com
www.spearingvideos.com
www.KillShotMetalArt.com