Post #124323 by Travellin' Tiki on Mon, Nov 8, 2004 4:21 PM

Well, if someone's first and only post is some sort of offensive (or defensive) rant about the state of TC or an attack on someone, then cleary, it's a special AKA. If someone's first post is "hi, I am new here and Tikis are really cool", then clearly they'tre legit. I see no confusion.

Well put. Anyone who would go to the trouble of faking the whole 'hi I'm new... ' thing & creating a whole alter-ego just to be able to post without accountability should seriously re-examine their priorities.

I had two previous names but I never posted at the same time with any of them. It used to be months between posts & my reasons for switching were that I forgot my first username(the flaky artist strikes again) & then after I finally met some TCers I wanted to create a new identity that summed me up and differentiated me from my previous 'lurker' status. My other user name wasn't even tiki-related. I think I just used my last name or something.

Anyway, for anyone new to TC reading this, please don't let all this talk of alter egos & offensive or defensive rants scare you away. It is so easy to misunderstand someone's tone or misconstrue their personality when all you have to go by is their online persona. Which is why tiki events are so important! Then we meet each other face to face and realize that it is all just about mixing the perfect cocktail & dreaming about life in a tropical paradise. If you can make it out to any event I higly recommend them. Email or pm me if you want a full testimonial :)

I still feel new here because I don't post that often, but if I ever feel excluded it is only because I can tell there are a lot of great friends that post here and just don't know me very well yet. A warm and ongoing welcome to all the newbies. Don't worry, we know who you are!

Anyway, that's what I think Unga Bunga. Short and to the point (I think.) :)