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#51834
For Inactive Members Only - Why have you not logged in for a while?
Greg - 12/13/2012 5:38 AM
Category: Survey
Replies: 312

If you are a member of DiveBuddy.com, but you have not logged into your profile in a while (more than 6 months), please take a few seconds and tell us why. Your response will help us improve the site, and those improvements should encourage you to become more active on DiveBuddy.

Use the Comment field to add more detail to your response.

This survey is not for the die-hard members that participate actively within our scuba community. I wish to hear from the "not so active" members that do not grace us with their presence as often. Without hearing the bad stuff, we can never really improve.
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danbowkley - 9/21/2017 5:49 AM
[Choose #5] I work ridiculous hours; used to have more time to play, not so much anymore.
#99
J9dives - 10/23/2013 4:40 PM
[Choose #5] Very few active members in my area. Many have not accepted buddy requests, wonding if people on here actually want to dive or just talk about it.
#1347
Pixel - 4/20/2013 4:59 AM
[Choose #5] my home Internet connection is terrible!
Anonymous - 2/09/2013 10:11 AM
[Choose #5] I am a warm water diver and am looking for dive buddies in my area (N. Cal)
Anonymous - 1/07/2013 11:50 AM
[Choose #5] I have suffered a series of tradgedies over the past 5 years and have not been diving. However, these things are behind me know and I plan to resume diving again in the spring time.
#78
JagsRock - 1/06/2013 12:53 PM
[Choose #5] I just haven’t been able to get active with diving. I do hope so by this summer, but that’s where I’m at right now.
Anonymous - 1/04/2013 8:54 AM
[Choose #5] Not diving now, so I don’t think about it.
Anonymous - 1/02/2013 11:08 AM
[Choose #5] Only dive on vacation and dive buddy and his wife travel with us. 2yrs ago Roatan 2 weeks Last year Cayman Brac 3 weeks this year Utilla 5 weeks and Roatan 1 week. Usually all shore dives.
Anonymous - 1/01/2013 4:35 PM
[Choose #5] I am not a frequent diver and I prefer warm water diving.
Anonymous - 12/31/2012 9:21 AM
[Choose #5] Just been very busy Greg.
Anonymous - 12/29/2012 6:20 AM
[Choose #5] Currently Not Diving
Anonymous - 12/27/2012 10:22 PM
[Choose #5] Two reasons, #1 and I am fighting, and winning, cancer. ISC will again be up and running by next summer.
Anonymous - 12/27/2012 1:13 PM
[Choose #5] Too busy with job and habe just been talking to people at scuba club meetings
Anonymous - 12/26/2012 1:37 PM
[Choose #5] Too cold to dive right now
Anonymous - 12/25/2012 7:57 PM
[Choose #5] no time have hard time cking e mail.try to ck in once in awhile
Anonymous - 12/24/2012 7:57 PM
[Choose #1] austin, texas
Anonymous - 12/24/2012 5:37 PM
[Choose #5] Moved and changed jobs. I’ll be back soon
Anonymous - 12/23/2012 12:12 PM
[Choose #5] I have not been diving this past year..... but I’ll be back :-)
Anonymous - 12/23/2012 8:54 AM
[Choose #1] Western South Dakota
#169
NYCCowgirl - 12/19/2012 5:19 PM
[Choose #1] Live in Vietnam
Anonymous - 12/18/2012 1:22 PM
[Choose #5] Due to a family situation I have not been diving this past year, hopefully this will resolve and then I will be back
Anonymous - 12/18/2012 9:10 AM
[Choose #5] I now have a girlfriend who is also my dive buddy. I do plan to use this site more as we want to go other places that are nearby and cheap.
Anonymous - 12/18/2012 7:31 AM
[Choose #1] Live in Maine. Only really engage when I am planning a trip. Didnt have much luck on the last one.
#60
DougB - 12/18/2012 7:23 AM
[Choose #3] Website objective is great! But seems to be diluted with other things. Not easy/simple to find a buddy near me. Looking at a Redbox Kiosk - it’s simple "Rent movie" or "Return movie". Maybe a large button "Find buddy near you".
Anonymous - 12/18/2012 7:14 AM
[Choose #5] Just don’t have time for on-line social websites.
Anonymous - 12/17/2012 5:22 PM
[Choose #5] I have been busy with an ill family member
Anonymous - 12/17/2012 5:07 PM
[Choose #5] Haven’t been diving as much as I would like... my dive buddy moved away!!
#2955
OcalaJim - 12/17/2012 8:39 AM
[Choose #5] prefer the look / feel of the old site
Anonymous - 12/17/2012 7:12 AM
[Choose #5] My time is very limited with work and more work. My son-in-law is Richard Forster who you know there are many of us that keep in contact via Email. Did you see the pic of 40 of us in front of the Dive Buddy. Com Banner?
Anonymous - 12/17/2012 7:06 AM
[Choose #5] A lack of time, with so many social sites, you need to offer something unique.
Anonymous - 12/17/2012 3:06 AM
[Choose #5] Tend to forget about it. I think it could be of interest to me, but I’m quite busy
Anonymous - 12/16/2012 9:33 PM
[Choose #1] Owatonna, mn
Anonymous - 12/16/2012 6:46 PM
[Choose #5] been busy this year and had some health issues didnt make a single dive this yr. hope to get back soon
Anonymous - 12/16/2012 6:34 PM
[Choose #5] I have not been able to dive in awhile due to life getting in the way although I used the website when I visit South Florida and found it most helpful.
Anonymous - 12/16/2012 5:52 PM
[Choose #5] quite busy with daily activities.
Anonymous - 12/16/2012 5:14 PM
[Choose #4] I have moved on into tech diving and have not been online as much
Anonymous - 12/16/2012 12:30 PM
[Choose #5] I have joined a dive club, and I had a illness i .was recovering from.
Anonymous - 12/16/2012 5:12 AM
[Choose #5] due to work commitments and not remembing
Anonymous - 12/16/2012 4:38 AM
[Choose #5] I don’t really have the time to check back here without remembering. Most divers appear a bit younger than me anyway...but single group liveboard holidays would be of interest where you share the discount on booking the whole boat
Anonymous - 12/15/2012 10:31 PM
[Choose #2] Facebook, Lost interest after you changed the web site, dive a couple times a month
Anonymous - 12/15/2012 10:25 PM
[Choose #5] Just been busy DOING things. Not much into "social media"
Anonymous - 12/15/2012 8:37 PM
[Choose #5] I just really don’t have time...you can remove me from the list if you wish.
Anonymous - 12/15/2012 7:07 PM
[Choose #5] Deployed to Afghanistan will start diving again when I deploy home.
Anonymous - 12/15/2012 5:55 PM
[Choose #5] Just not actively diving at the moment, due to funds and a new baby.
Anonymous - 12/15/2012 4:56 PM
[Choose #1] Hoping to dive this spring but not certain right now.
Anonymous - 12/15/2012 4:22 PM
[Choose #1] I live aboard my dive boat in lower Baja Mexico and just have been busy, but will log in a lot more often....thanks for asking
Anonymous - 12/15/2012 1:35 PM
[Choose #5] Was ill the past year, so took time off from diving.
Anonymous - 12/15/2012 12:59 PM
[Choose #5] I have a lot going on in my life. I don’t get to dive all of the time... maybe once a year if I’m lucky. It is my passion but I can’t afford to do it as often as I want to.
Anonymous - 12/15/2012 12:13 PM
[Choose #5] I go less diving since a few years, just in vacation I still go diving
Anonymous - 12/15/2012 12:05 PM
[Choose #5] Older now, haven’t been diving in 4 years.
Anonymous - 12/15/2012 8:20 AM
[Choose #5] My time allowance on the computer has changed drastically. When I am on the computer, I guess I just don’t think about this website much.......get my email, check FB and I’m off again.
Anonymous - 12/15/2012 6:39 AM
[Choose #1] working all the time and i live in delaware
Anonymous - 12/15/2012 2:20 AM
[Choose #5] I have been deployed with the US Navy!
Anonymous - 12/15/2012 12:37 AM
[Choose #5] HAve been busy with my white collared job, will get back to it soon.
Anonymous - 12/14/2012 10:23 PM
[Choose #5] Sky diving now :)
Anonymous - 12/14/2012 8:49 PM
[Choose #5] out of season......new to diving
Anonymous - 12/14/2012 5:17 PM
[Choose #1] I tried originally to connect to others in my area (Victoria BC) but no one responded. My profile is there for anyone to see. I dive on a regular basis both here and abroad.
Anonymous - 12/14/2012 5:06 PM
[Choose #4] A lot of people I connect with prefer to use facebook
Anonymous - 12/14/2012 4:48 PM
[Choose #5] injured, unable to dive!!
#495
roguediver - 12/14/2012 4:16 PM
[Choose #5] Had to give up diving for medical reasons,still have half of cavediving gear left to sell, so would like to stay in the loop
Anonymous - 12/14/2012 12:30 PM
[Choose #5] Just have too much going on in life. Really no reason for me to be on the site anymore...
Anonymous - 12/14/2012 12:27 PM
[Choose #5] a lot pressure at work hope to dive soon
Anonymous - 12/14/2012 11:41 AM
[Choose #5] Colorado Springs, Been recovering from surgery, but hope to start diving soon.
#1764
RedPolarBearRanger - 12/14/2012 11:04 AM
[Choose #5] Been busy with life come on here from time to time.
Anonymous - 12/14/2012 10:53 AM
[Choose #2] Facebook, Meet-Up
#1044
snare1 - 12/14/2012 10:52 AM
[Choose #5] My work schedule changed, work at night... sleep all day.
Anonymous - 12/14/2012 10:46 AM
[Choose #5] Have not been able to dive for awhile. It is difficult when you are single to hook up with a group to go diving.
Anonymous - 12/14/2012 10:35 AM
[Choose #5] I have been out of contact for a while. The places I have been have no internet access. I will use the site now that I am back in the area.
Anonymous - 12/14/2012 10:30 AM
[Choose #5] Several of us were ripped off by our nearby dive center; too much $ wasted!
Anonymous - 12/14/2012 10:09 AM
[Choose #5] no one has ever answered my queries. no one has sought to dive with me to my knowledge
Anonymous - 12/14/2012 9:18 AM
[Choose #5] was never able to find a buddy to dive with.started my own dive club
Anonymous - 12/14/2012 9:13 AM
[Choose #5] Like many others here, I have not been able to dive in awhile due to life getting in the way.
Anonymous - 12/14/2012 8:49 AM
[Choose #1] I live in Washington, DC. Would like more and more detailed information on places around the world to dive.
Anonymous - 12/14/2012 8:28 AM
[Choose #5] life gets in the way some times
Anonymous - 12/14/2012 8:27 AM
[Choose #5] Busy with teaching scuba classes...
Anonymous - 12/14/2012 8:23 AM
[Choose #5] busy with work
Anonymous - 12/14/2012 7:47 AM
[Choose #5] I’ve been busy with work and building a new home
Anonymous - 12/14/2012 7:01 AM
[Choose #1] i used the website when i visit florida and found it most helpful.
Anonymous - 12/14/2012 6:49 AM
[Choose #5] Just have been busy, extra work load
Anonymous - 12/14/2012 5:43 AM
[Choose #1] Saudi Arabia
Anonymous - 12/14/2012 3:39 AM
[Choose #5] #’s 1, 2, and 5. Puerto Rico; Mensa special interest group; I haven’t dived in 3 years.
Anonymous - 12/14/2012 3:15 AM
[Choose #5] Do not get to dive as often as I like with my work schedule.
Anonymous - 12/14/2012 2:48 AM
[Choose #5] i don’t like web sites, require better personal contact.
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 11:56 PM
[Choose #1] Live in AZ, dive in the Carribean.
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 11:38 PM
[Choose #5] did not find it useful ... but will give it a second look
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 11:36 PM
[Choose #5] Your website is nice but I am busy and I did not dive lately. Thanks!
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 11:34 PM
[Choose #5] been busy with work
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 11:21 PM
[Choose #2] I use the websites of the 2 local clubs I belong to. Just not enough time in the day to keep up with everything.
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 10:19 PM
[Choose #5] Honestly a littlt of all the above and below. Work, Time, Sandy, When I do go looking anything dive relater It’s for deals on gear. I’d love to see power in numbers maybe a link to some smoking deals. I know that’s not what DB is for, but...
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 10:18 PM
[Choose #1] sometimes i dont think of logging on becasue i am a really busy person...it might have been a good idea to send some interesting message alerts!
#44
RickK - 12/13/2012 9:40 PM
[Choose #5] I simply have very little time available to be on internet.
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 9:39 PM
[Choose #5] I’m just too damn busy all the time w/ work. Ugh! FMJ!
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 9:26 PM
[Choose #1] I have never heard a word from any members.
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 9:14 PM
[Choose #5] I’ve been really busy with school and haven’t been diving.
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 9:02 PM
[Choose #1] alaska
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 8:51 PM
[Choose #5] iam a disabled vietnam vet. and i help to teach disabed veterns to scuba dive ,with the disabled veterans scubs project. org thank you for asking and why don’t put up a buddy bord for disabled vet. ? thank you .
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 8:28 PM
[Choose #1] Perth WA
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 7:59 PM
[Choose #1] Time is also a factor. The ocean is a bit of a drive and diving is low on my list of things to do today.
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 7:55 PM
[Choose #1] Phuket, Thailand
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 7:49 PM
[Choose #5] Not enough hours in a day. Don’t even have enough time to respond to emails from friends & family.
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 7:48 PM
[Choose #5] I have several hobbies that I’m also interested in. For my wife & I, diving is often seasonal. I do woodworking, hunting, ammo reloading, etc. We’ll be diving again in the spring.
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 7:21 PM
[Choose #5] I haven’t had the motivation to try to connect with strangers to go on a dive trip with.
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 7:00 PM
[Choose #5] Time has been a problem. I need to catch up on other obligations first. I will be back prior to the summer dive season.
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Adorno - 12/13/2012 6:12 PM
[Choose #1] ’Great website Greg. I just wish I wasn’t so busy. Also, how many of your members live near Coral Springs, FL?
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 6:01 PM
[Choose #4] If once a month you would send mass emailing to all members with link to new photographs or some other feature I would be inclined to visit the site. My diving has been curtailed lately, but I do dive once/yr. Time is biggest factor.
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 5:54 PM
[Choose #5] Just been busy lately
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 5:18 PM
[Choose #1] Chicago
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 5:11 PM
[Choose #5] working too much!
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 4:51 PM
[Choose #1] Jackson mi
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 4:41 PM
[Choose #5] haven’t been able to dive recently due to other responsiblities. but I’ll be back!
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 4:38 PM
[Choose #5] Other hobbies keeping more of my attention at this time. I’m a jack of all trades, master of none.
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 4:32 PM
[Choose #5] not enough time in the day
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 4:28 PM
[Choose #5] Working a lot of overtime. Hope to change that in 2013.
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 4:10 PM
[Choose #5] Have been diving with family member....:-)
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 4:06 PM
[Choose #5] Lost my job. Looking for one keeps me busy. No money no dive.
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 3:50 PM
[Choose #5] time does not permit due to work schedule. I work nights and sleep during the day.
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 3:46 PM
[Choose #5] Schedule to full to spend as much time as I would like on my leisure activities.
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 3:43 PM
[Choose #5] I never think about it.
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 3:43 PM
[Choose #5] Super busy with other things right now
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 3:39 PM
[Choose #5] have not had the time
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 3:32 PM
[Choose #1] Rocckford, IL
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 3:28 PM
[Choose #5] Call me old fashioned. You talked about support local shops, Then endorsed Leisurepro. Want me back, drop Leisurepro.
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 3:27 PM
[Choose #5] Unfortunately last year I was diagnosed with asthma. Since it is a direct contraindicator I am left to hope knowing full it is not possible for a complete reversal I have ceased diving, thus no contact. You may unsubscribe my membership. Thankyou.
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 3:15 PM
[Choose #5] Like many other divers been real busy. Plus the economy doesn’t help.
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 3:10 PM
[Choose #5] Quite busy. Using fb mainly.
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 2:36 PM
[Choose #5] The few times I have used Dive Buddy to contact other divers they have never responded to my request. I will use it again. I di have a regulare dive buudy but we always welcome other divers to jion us.
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 2:26 PM
[Choose #5] I’m currently living in Utah :( Going back to the Bahamas to live in a few months! Than I’ll be back!
#675
plaidbox - 12/13/2012 2:15 PM
[Choose #1] I live in western Maine and there aren’t many cold water divers up here!
#2935
mo - 12/13/2012 2:06 PM
[Choose #5] I enjoyed chating to other members but increasingly less a less members used this facility.
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 1:19 PM
[Choose #5] I have moved recently and am adjusting to new job, etc.
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 1:15 PM
[Choose #5] Not enough time.
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 1:13 PM
[Choose #5] Kinda a combination of all....Facebook is easier to use. You really have to trust your dive buddy and know him. I would trust someone who is a friend of mine rather than a complete stranger. Its easier to use facebook than your site.
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 1:10 PM
[Choose #5] I’ve been traveling a lot and haven’t been thinking about diving.
#3609
jfhuard - 12/13/2012 1:04 PM
[Choose #2] facebook
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 1:04 PM
[Choose #5] I have been pretty inactive with diving in the last few months.
#1001
h2ofria - 12/13/2012 12:54 PM
[Choose #5] Decided to get out of diving, sold my gear and am moving on.
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 12:30 PM
[Choose #4] would like to see photos grouped by trip or date
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 12:25 PM
[Choose #5] I have not been actively scuba diving for quite some time because of the economy.
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 12:08 PM
[Choose #5] I havent dove for a while, but hope to still go diving in future
#142
mainer04270 - 12/13/2012 11:51 AM
[Choose #5] I have just been very busy with a sick friend.
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 11:45 AM
[Choose #2] I connect most to other divers through scubaboard. I don’t feel a need to go to divebuddy.com
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 11:40 AM
[Choose #5] Don’t dive as much as I could/should. Not lost any interest, just not diving.
#80
Mess - 12/13/2012 11:38 AM
[Choose #5] very busy still an active diver
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 11:37 AM
[Choose #5] Busy with Work and School
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 11:27 AM
[Choose #5] Just been too busy. Because of circumstances, not very active with scuba diving lately but plan on returning to the water soon.
#22
DLee - 12/13/2012 11:18 AM
[Choose #5] I used the site once and din’t like the dive buddy. It’s hard to dive with someone you don’t know if you’ll like or trust or not.
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 11:12 AM
[Choose #5] I’ve real busy with work.
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 10:58 AM
[Choose #5] Work has kept me from diving in over a year
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 10:57 AM
[Choose #5] very busy still an active diver
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 10:56 AM
[Choose #5] I’m so damn poor right now, I can’t afford to dive so I seldom log on because it makes me sad.
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 10:52 AM
[Choose #5] been busy
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 10:46 AM
[Choose #5] Just busy, and have no trips planned soon.
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 10:46 AM
[Choose #5] Too much work, and not enough play
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 10:45 AM
[Choose #5] I have been down and not able to get online since I had my back surgery and I am still trying to recover! I love the site but a severe back injury doesn’t have me thinking about diving just yet! I’ll be back in a few months!
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 10:35 AM
[Choose #5] Every time I’ve asked a question about a spicific area/topic I’ve never gotten any useful information in response. Just general "oh, I’d like to do that too" fluff.
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 10:30 AM
[Choose #2] Facebook
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 10:29 AM
[Choose #5] Started own business unable to take time or $ to dive now, so not interested in connections right now.
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 10:28 AM
[Choose #5] Just an insanely busy year.
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 10:26 AM
[Choose #5] Not enough time
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 10:22 AM
[Choose #5] Just a lot going on right now. Usually take at least dive trip a year, but stilll look here in addition to other sites for reviews on sites I’m leaning to
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 10:17 AM
[Choose #5] busy with work and life. Just have not had time to log on.
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 10:15 AM
[Choose #5] I have been on road doing shows for last couple of months and just had no time
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 10:10 AM
[Choose #5] To many things going on in life right now
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 10:04 AM
[Choose #1] Living at a very remote location and diving less.
#663
wetsuitguy44035 - 12/13/2012 9:58 AM
[Choose #5] I’ve just been too busy with other things and work
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 9:56 AM
[Choose #5] Just busy lately
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 9:51 AM
[Choose #5] just been busy
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 9:50 AM
[Choose #5] It has links to internet scuba sale sites. I do not need that!
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 9:48 AM
[Choose #5] Getting old and do not dive very often. Also, money is short.
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 9:40 AM
[Choose #5] I am part of a dive club that travels and dives together often. We are a fairly close-knit group that doesn’t do a considerable amount of diving outside of the group. I love diving with these guys and my need for dive buddies is currently fulfilled
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 9:40 AM
[Choose #5] Any suggestions for warm diving 1st week of January?
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 9:37 AM
[Choose #5] Havent done any diving since I lost my leg,but Im trying to get it together so I can
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 9:34 AM
[Choose #5] No diving this season due to other comitments
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 9:33 AM
[Choose #5] Just too many social sites to keep up with.
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 9:31 AM
[Choose #5] no one ever messages me back. i want to dive with girls
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 9:28 AM
[Choose #5] Just have not had time to visit and read. Just WAY too much on my plate.
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 9:26 AM
[Choose #2] Had back trouble and couldn’t dive.
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 9:24 AM
[Choose #5] Just been really busy Greg. You’re site is very informative and although I don’t checking I do recommend it to many others.
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 9:24 AM
[Choose #5] I haven’t the means or the location to scuba dive lately. I live in hope. ;-)
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 9:19 AM
[Choose #5] Very busy with work and home stuff, not alot of time to do much else right now.
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 9:18 AM
[Choose #5] been busy with kiddos and work, you would think I would be rich, hahaha right:)
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 9:16 AM
[Choose #2] Faebook
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 9:15 AM
[Choose #5] Not much diving this year, just 1 weekend at a place 5 hrs from home ... just busy with lots of other family stuff.
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 9:14 AM
[Choose #4] I interact with my local retailers and other dive pros and find that I can get more ’satisfaction’ from those real time encounters. I dislike the anonymity of social media communications, also.
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 9:12 AM
[Choose #5] Also a time thing and most of my social interactions are to a specific task and not web community based. I don’t do Facebook well either.
#114
MR_ENERGY - 12/13/2012 9:12 AM
[Choose #1] Danville, VA
#16
markoo - 12/13/2012 9:11 AM
[Choose #1] I Live in Maryland
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 9:10 AM
[Choose #4] I have not been diving in a long time. Most of the time when I do go, it is on a trip out of the country.
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 9:09 AM
[Choose #1] Lack of time
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 9:01 AM
[Choose #5] Just have not had the time. Not dived in a while due to cost / time restraints. Not following up like I should (:«
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 9:00 AM
[Choose #5] Working on the road will be Diveing in Jan.
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 9:00 AM
[Choose #5] Forget sometimes. Not much time for diving.
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 8:53 AM
[Choose #5] I am not diving anymore.
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 8:49 AM
[Choose #5] Just don’t have the time
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 8:48 AM
[Choose #5] no time to check website.
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 8:46 AM
[Choose #5] I have moved to Europe and do less diving now.
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 8:45 AM
[Choose #5] Well I’m unemployed , drawing disabiility . looking for work , finding very hard for what money I make , plus my time to make up for what I lost unless you can show be better . Good Day .
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 8:42 AM
[Choose #5] Just forgot about the sight.
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 8:42 AM
[Choose #5] No reason
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 8:41 AM
[Choose #4] gear review, experiences, etc
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 8:40 AM
[Choose #5] Health has prevented me from diving.
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 8:38 AM
[Choose #2] I belong to a local group that meets regularly.
#124
neilcp - 12/13/2012 8:38 AM
[Choose #5] Been busy... been traveling on work quite a bit... Perhaps an app (BlackBerry, please) would help in keeping connected while traveling.
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 8:36 AM
[Choose #5] Haven’t been able to scuba lately. I’m going on a cruise in April and want to connect with a couple of buddies then. What’s the best way?
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 8:35 AM
[Choose #5] Loads of things to do and little time left for anything else.
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 8:34 AM
[Choose #5] With work and other comitments not had any time to relax. But that will change soon
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 8:34 AM
[Choose #5] Just haven’t been on. Weather. I forget also.
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 8:31 AM
[Choose #1] not many members in Naples Idaho
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 8:31 AM
[Choose #5] Got bent 18 months ago and quit diving.
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 8:30 AM
[Choose #5] My girlfriend of the the last year dives
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 8:29 AM
[Choose #5] I forget its there
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 8:29 AM
[Choose #5] Work schedule has kept me preoccupied. Looking to return in 2013. Would like to review network of divers in my loctaion that I may connect with.
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 8:28 AM
[Choose #5] Just been busy and haven’t dived much or been even able to think about it...
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 8:24 AM
[Choose #5] I just don’t think about it. A quick and occasional email of new topics would be helpful.
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bfbsue - 12/13/2012 8:21 AM
[Choose #5] SInce I live on an island in the Caribbean, I get tons of diver interaction face to face. I got a bit put off when I saw that my profile pic was rated - just not in good taste. After I saw that, I didn’t even bother.
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 8:20 AM
[Choose #5] Diving in La Paz, Mexico, no specific Divebuddy. Alot of options then Divebuddy.
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 8:20 AM
[Choose #5] Been busy
#93
Scubapirate - 12/13/2012 8:19 AM
[Choose #5] My health has kept me from diving for almost two years, however I am making plans for either just before or just after Christmas.
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 8:16 AM
[Choose #1] All sites tend to confuse Beaumont with Houston. Lots of diving in Houston, too far to drive.
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 8:16 AM
[Choose #5] I’m fairly busy. There is nothing on Dive Buddy which draws me here. Online I go for ScubaToys. For dive buddies I go to the local dive shop.
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 8:16 AM
[Choose #5] just diving locally Taiwan no specific issues linked with Divebuddy
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 8:15 AM
[Choose #1] broward county fla
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 8:15 AM
[Choose #5] I am more into diving as a "tool" for spear fishing and there is not much of that here. Thanks
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 8:10 AM
[Choose #5] I’ve been very busy traveling for a new business start-up and an existing business. Wish I could dive more!
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 8:07 AM
[Choose #5] Buddy Dive would not allow me to attend Tech Week without actually staying at the resort - something I could not afford. Buddy Dive would not guarentee availability of sidemount tanks during my trip.
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 8:06 AM
[Choose #1] Dominican Republic
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 8:05 AM
[Choose #5] I don’t get to dive very often. Maybe every few years when I go on vacation.
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 8:03 AM
[Choose #5] this site ended up being a scuba gay hookup service. not what i was looking for.
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 8:03 AM
[Choose #5] Too many looking for something other than a dive buddy.
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 8:01 AM
[Choose #5] I love you guys, and want to go diving again, but have been too busy lately, and too poor to buy the new gear that I need. Someday, sooner than later, hopefully!
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 8:01 AM
[Choose #1] I’m very new at the sport and can’t seem to find anyone interested in diving with me.
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 8:01 AM
[Choose #5] Too busy
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 7:58 AM
[Choose #1] Cyprus
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 7:57 AM
[Choose #5] Joined a dive club.
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 7:52 AM
[Choose #5] Not really diving anymore
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 7:52 AM
[Choose #5] Haven’t been diving for about 2 years
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 7:51 AM
[Choose #2] Facebook
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 7:50 AM
[Choose #5] Been very busy with other things.
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 7:49 AM
[Choose #5] Too busy with work and family for diving.
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 7:46 AM
[Choose #5] I have social media sites everywhere I turn and consultants telling me I have to have a presence on them to support my dive business. I hardly have time to go diving anymore.
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 7:46 AM
[Choose #5] Been busy...
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 7:43 AM
[Choose #5] been busy
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 7:43 AM
[Choose #5] Found dive buddy on your site. Only go diving when I am in Florida about 4 or 5 visits a year.
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 7:43 AM
[Choose #5] I haven’t been diving in about 3 1/2 years... work has taken control of my life! ;(
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 7:41 AM
[Choose #5] Just simply run out of time. With 3 kids I am no longer incharge of my social calander.
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 7:39 AM
[Choose #5] lack of time and don’t remember it’s there
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 7:39 AM
[Choose #5] I can no longer dive due to problems with my ears.
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 7:39 AM
[Choose #5] Not enough time between school, work, and life. I’m lucky to get an hour a day on my computer and would rather not think (i.e. play games) or think and read about something I will be able to do/afford this weekend (i.e. fitness), as opposed to diving
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 7:37 AM
[Choose #5] I have been otherwise occupied
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 7:36 AM
[Choose #5] lack of time
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 7:35 AM
[Choose #5] been deployed out of the country ( Afghanistan )
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 7:35 AM
[Choose #1] Dubai. I do keep company with an active, small group of divers, however there are few divers from here on the board.
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 7:32 AM
[Choose #5] I have been otherwise occupied and unable to dive
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 7:32 AM
[Choose #5] busy,lack of funds
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 7:30 AM
[Choose #1] Israel
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 7:29 AM
[Choose #5] Just lack of time. I have liked using the site.
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 7:29 AM
[Choose #1] Bogota, Colombia
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 7:24 AM
[Choose #5] Didn’t go diving this season. Lost contact with several people found on DiveBuddy. Others got out of diving. Can’t afford expensive dive trips and am bored with local diving.
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 7:23 AM
[Choose #5] really busy with other things
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 7:22 AM
[Choose #2] Am a member of two Facebook diver groups of people in my immediate area that have been meeting my needs. I just haven’t had the time to check in on DiveBuddy as often as I might wish.
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 7:21 AM
[Choose #5] Live in NJ; don’t like cold-water diving. Only get to dive once or twice a year on vacation. So, lack of actual diving leaves me little prompted to "couch-dive" on the web. This is likely the case with the overwhelming majority of occasional diver
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 7:18 AM
[Choose #2] too many social sites to keep track. facebook, chimein, linkedin etc.
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 7:18 AM
[Choose #5] I don’t dive as often as I used to.
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 7:18 AM
[Choose #5] Haven’t gone diving in a while...
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 7:17 AM
[Choose #1] to hard cutting through the ice.....
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 7:14 AM
[Choose #5] not diving very frequently, only when on vacation from New York
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 7:13 AM
[Choose #5] It doesn’t seem so relevant to what I am interested in. I am a Dive Instructor working in the Caribbean and the few divers who have connected with me seemed to be doing different things that I couldn’t really relate to :(
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 7:08 AM
[Choose #5] to many other hobbies,will get back when bored with the others
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 7:07 AM
[Choose #5] Relocated and have been very busy caring for my parents and focusing on a new career. I’ll be back!
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 7:05 AM
[Choose #1] Western North Carolina
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 7:04 AM
[Choose #5] Haven’t had time to go diving, But Thanks for a great site. God Bless
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 7:04 AM
[Choose #5] 95% of my dives are solodives
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JC&CA - 12/13/2012 7:02 AM
[Choose #1] Ottawa Ontario Canada
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 7:00 AM
[Choose #5] Just been very busy...
Anonymous - 12/13/2012 6:59 AM
[Choose #1] Rimbey, Alberta