User talk:Iantdlakecity

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Judging from the username, I assume I'm addressing one of the folks at IANTD HQ at Lake City. I think you can be a good help in expanding the article on IANTD, but I need to be clear that Wikipedia, as an encyclopedia, is written in a neutral tone and is obliged to represent all relevant facts. I am presently wondering why you don't want to acknowledge EATD, which became part of IANTD in 1993 (if my memory serves me correctly)?

I can use the Internet Archive to recover versions of the IANTD websites over the years to check details, but it's always helpful if someone like you is wiling to work with me in fleshing out the article. I do understand that key personalities don't always see eye-to-eye in most organisations, and that scuba divers often have oversized egos that tend to colour their recollections of events, but I still think we can write a balanced, neutral article that recognises the importance of IANTD and its contributions over the last 30 years, without demonising any of the former players.

Finally, it would be remiss of me not to draw your attention to our username policy, particularly the sections on Promotional names and Usernames implying shared use. I should also note that you may have a conflict of interest in Wikipedia terms when you edit the article on International Association of Nitrox and Technical Divers. Please do your best to respect our conventions and feel free to respond to me here as I will be watching this page. --RexxS (talk) 21:45, 17 August 2015 (UTC)