Talk:Wreck diving

message: I've changed the category back to shipwrecks.  Although wreck diving mentions some of the aspects of law, this is only one part of the connection between wreck diving and shipwrecks.  If anything wreck diving would be under uses of shipwrecks (along with salvage/treasure hunting), but it doesn't make sense to have a category for just those two.  I think it makes more sense to leave this page under the main shipwreck category.  Viv Hamilton 22:45, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Shipwreck law is not the appropriate category 

message: I merged the section 'Things to consider when wreck diving' with Diver training because there was a lot of duplication between them.  In doing so, I removed the statement that it is compulsory to take wreck diver training.  It certainly isn't in the UK, but I don't know if it is compulsory in some other countries.  If so, perhaps this could be added back in with a statement of which countries it applies to.  Viv Hamilton 19:13, 31 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Things to consider 

message: I've reverted the statement that wreck diving is also known as salvage diving because this article only covers recreational/sport diving.  Salvage diving is covered under marine salvage or treasure hunting.  Possibly this article should be renamed as Wreck diving (recreational), or expanded to address salvage diving.  Viv Hamilton (talk) 09:41, 23 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Recreational diving 

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replies: text: I added external links which I believe to be relevant. Let me know if anything is off. Thanks! (Truthspeaketh (talk) 20:51, 10 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  External links 

message: Legis' recent edit on "Deep diving and wreck diving" made me stop and think. I've always thought that deterioration was mainly due to wave, and especially storm, action (so shallower = greater effect), but it's also logical that the main factor may be biological (shallower = might light, more life). On the other hand, my experience on wrecks around the UK suggests that wrecks like the Lucy, which is in a fairly sheltered bay, have stayed in good condition, unlike similar wrecks at similar depths in the English Channel which are often little more than encrusted piles of plate. So, does anybody know any good sources that would clarify the mechanisms of wreck deterioration? Cheers --RexxS (talk) 01:19, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: It is a good question.  I made the comment just repeating a comment that appeared in Gary's Gentile's book and in the TDI Advanced Wreck Diving Manual, but both treat it as a supposition (or justification?) rather than providing any analysis of it.  It would be good to have some solid research that supports or refutes it. --Legis (talk - contribs) 11:25, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: It could be that no research has ever been done. I'll carry on looking. In the meantime, it's best to keep what you wrote. Would you do me the favour of citing those two books somewhere in that section, as I have neither of them and the article could use more references. Cheers --RexxS (talk) 14:25, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Deterioration of wrecks 

message: I was going to delete this section: Wreck_diving#Zenobia.2C_Larnaca.2C_Cyprus.2C_Mediterranean_Sea in the main article, and then it occurred to me that a more balanced section on popular wreck diving sites worldwide might be a punchy addition to the article.  We would have to monitor it to stop an extravagantly long list developing, but a short rundown of some of the most famous wreck dives in the world (I am thinking, off the top of my head, Hilma Hooker in Bonaire, President Coolidge in Vanuatu, RMS Rhone in the British Virgin Islands, the Oriskany and the Spiegel Grove in Florida, the Zenobia in Cyprus, Truk Lagoon, Scapa Flow but there are probably a lot of others I have never heard of) could be useful.  Any views on this?  I generally prefer editing for usefulness to deleting. --Legis (talk - contribs) 12:54, 22 June 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I believe you are thinking in the right direction. However, there is a :Category:Shipwrecks with 80-odd wrecks that have articles, so some care might be needed in deciding what is popular, before we open the floodgates. I would, of course, want to add the Lucy, the M2 (submarine) (Weymouth), and the Salsette (English Channel). Aaargh - what a can of worms! - while writing this, I've found List of shipwrecks as well as a gazillion subcategories of :Category:Shipwrecks with loads of other wreck sites hidden away. I can't even find a way to navigate to :Category:World War II shipwrecks in the English Channel from the main category. There's a massive amount of cleanup needed here. I am rapidly coming to the conclusion that this article needs a summary section for "Popular shipwrecks" and pointers to the list and categories, without mentioning any wrecks by name. Unless anybody has a better idea? --RexxS (talk) 17:05, 22 June 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, it occurs to me that sourcing would a problem too. --Legis (talk - contribs) 19:33, 22 June 2009 (UTC)
replies: text:  OK, having chewed the fat over it for a couple of days, here is what I am thinking.  This section needs a rewrite, so I plan to do that, accepting that it will never be perfect.  I then propose to start a separate article on List of wreck diving sites (as distinct from (a) shipwrecks in general, and (b) ships deliberately sunk for wreck diving).  I think a list is better than a category, because a lot of popular diving wrecks may wait a long time for an article, and a redlink in a list is better than no information at all.  Views? --Legis (talk - contribs) 15:16, 26 June 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Considering what a pain it is to find a wreck via the categories, I'd wholeheartedly support that idea. Any reason to exclude the deliberate sinkings? (Duane and Eddie in the Keys were fun dives!). Anyway, count me in to help. --RexxS (talk) 16:15, 26 June 2009 (UTC)

text: One more thought - it might be worth mentioning this to WP:WikiProject Shipwrecks --RexxS (talk) 16:18, 26 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Famous / popular wrecks 

message: In the section " Types of wreck diving", there is this statement:  Around the UK coast, wrecks are prime targets for fishing boats and fishermen on small boats, because the wreck attracts fish. The result is that wrecks are often covered in near-invisible monofilament line - a huge entanglement hazard for divers. I can still vividly remember diving the Lord Stewart out of Brixham, and spending the whole dive wielding line cutters to cut myself out of line, every two fin strokes! So the statement I quoted above made me smile, to say the least. However, I'm not a WP:RS, so I'm flagging this up in case anybody can find a good source to modify that rather misleading bit of information. --RexxS (talk) 01:03, 27 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Hazards of non-penetration diving 

message: Is this necessary?  It seems to me that most major statements in the article are footnoted and cite reliable sources.  Views? --Legis (talk - contribs) 01:13, 18 September 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: The  template was very old and is no longer accurate, so I removed it. I'd like to see a few more references in the article, but a tag isn't needed. When you think about it, an article is tagged, not for the readers, but to encourage editors to add sources. Sadly, there's only a handful of editors likely to add sources to scuba articles, and we all know each other and the articles anyway. So I'd say your judgement is as good as anybody else's who is going to look at talk pages. Removing these sort of tags is not going to be controversial, so just go ahead and do it. --RexxS (talk) 02:47, 18 September 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Citations needed tag

message: The article has been in British English since the start. Please do not change spelling to American English.Peter (Southwood) (talk): 09:02, 27 February 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for catching that, Peter. I've dropped the appropriate template on this talk page for avoidance of doubt in the future. --RexxS (talk) 20:08, 27 February 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  British English 

message: The article is suitably referenced, with inline citations. It has reliable sources, and any important or controversial material which is likely to be challenged is cited. Any format of inline citation is acceptable: the use of <ref> tags and citation templates such as  is optional.Mostly OK, but some challenged items outstanding. A bit better - should be good enough for B class. 
The article reasonably covers the topic, and does not contain obvious omissions or inaccuracies. It contains a large proportion of the material necessary for , although some sections may need expansion, and some less important topics may be missing.Unsure. Good enough for WPSCUBA. Other projects may require additional content.  
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Not yet. • • • Peter (Southwood) (talk): 15:57, 7 January 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Looks good enough now, so promoting to B-class. • • • Peter (Southwood) (talk): 15:39, 16 January 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  B-Class review 

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thread_title:  External links modified (January 2018) 

message: , In your edit adding an equipment section you referred to  and . These terms are not familiar to me, and I have not been able to find an explanation on the internet, so have not been able to clarify them myself. I guess the former refers to the rule of thirds, but would like a confirmation, and an explanation of "OHE" on this context. Positioning light is even more of a mystery. Please either explain here what they are, and where you got the terminology from, or clarify in the article. Please ping with reply. Cheers, · · · Peter Southwood (talk): 08:31, 27 March 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: OHE stands for Overhead Environment. For divers, this could mean inside a UW wreck, but also a caven or cave, even diving under ice is OHE. Simply every situation where a diver could not go straight up to the surface. So, the diver must first overcome a more or less horizontal distance underwater before one can ascend to the surface. 1/3 means (for divers) you penetrate (under OHE condition) maximum until 1/3 of your breathing gas is done, then you have 2/3 gas for the way back. Greetings Squirl1 (talk) 17:46, 14 April 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Clarification request