Nice to see you in the ok2dive-blog!
Under the heading “Mitmachen” or “Join in” you are given the chance to enlarge the divers language! Be involved to the boost and developement of that international language!
And: be part of the next edition of “Tauchzeichen”!

How could YOU help to develop the divers language?
Just mail your suggestion (or even 2,3 or more) with a short discription of the movement and a meaningful title to takepart@ok2dive.de. Take a few pictures of you or your buddies practicing the new hand sign and attach them to the mail.

What size should the pictures have? Anything else to consider?
Please send max. 1 MB large pictures. ok2dive will rework the pictures if necessary. If you send pictures you represent and warrant that you own or otherwise control all of the rights of the pictures. People displayed on the pictures have to consent to publishing the picture.

You have mailed your suggestion. What happens next?
After verification of your suggestion, ok2dive will post your hand sign as a seperate entry in the blog. A rating tool is included in your thread! New threads introducing hand signs are posted on the first of the following month!
We will send you a mail to let you know, that your hand sign has been posted. Don´t hesitate to update your friends!

If two similar hand signs are send to us simultaneously, the determining factor is the date of arrival of your e-mail at ok2dive.

Voting
Hand signs in the blog are due for approval for one month. Every user, logged in, has the possibility to vote one time for a hand sign. The more stars a user set on a hand sign the more valuable the vote becomes. And: the higher your chances to find your hand sign in the next edition of “Tauchzeichen”. You find the stars right under the title and with mouse-over they are can be set.

My hand sign has an outstanding evaluation… what happens now?
The sign with the best average rating of the current month is nominated as “Dive sign of the mont”. It is given a place of honour in the category “Dive sign of the month” and they are going to be released in the next edition of the booklet “Tauchzeichen”.

If we do have two signs with the same average rating, the editorial office of ok2dive is going to decide who will be nominated.
For the printing of the new edition of the “Tauchzeichen” ok2dive is going to be re-enact the hand sign. The sender of the sign is going to be named (if favored).
Please note: even if you are a scuba diving center, a scuba diving school or a scuba diving club you you are also welcome to send in your suggestions!

So, what are you waiting for?
Just order your own booklet, have lots of fun viewing, learning and using the hand signals for diving and: look which hand sign you are missing and send your suggestion to takepart@ok2dive.de!

The ok2dive-team

P.S. Language for this blog is english or german. Because of some advertising for pills/viagra etc. and our limited time we can´t translate any other language and have to delete other comments (even they are quite nice). Sorry for that!