Thanks Steve! What you are saying is what I do by nature. I always dive with new people by bringing them along with a group and always meet them there. I had never thought about it too much, simply that I would rather get to know people before I trust them. It is nice to have someone formalise it and legitimise it in a sense. I am also glad that we are able to put individual photos on the picts and profiles section that arent related to diving. It allows us to get a vauge sense of a person we dont know as a guidance to what they may be like. AS for bad diving buddies. I have dived with one who only seemed to try and dive with me to get into my pants and when he realised that wasnt happening he disappeared. I wanted a dive buddy not to be someone latest target! Very annoying!