Post #183544 by vintagegirl on Wed, Aug 31, 2005 9:35 PM

I understand Hanford's concerns and they are valid. However I also do not think it will solve the problem and may create more work than anticipated. Also, I was originally drawn to Tiki culture because of it's vintage/poly pop aspect (hence my username) as opposed to the more native/indigenous culture aspects. Thankfully, TC has given me the opportunity to learn more about the latter side of Tiki culture for which I am glad. However, my vintage "roots" often have me paying attention to other informative yet not-so-tiki topics in Beyond Tiki. I admit to making many posts in Beyond, but hope that the great majority was to inform others of something I had thought "the members of Tiki Central would like" as the description of Beyond indicates it should be.

I think it would be a shame to discourage someone that might have discovered this site through Beyond and then be led to learn of the rest of Tiki culture on TC. While I can gladly give up Bilge as I did not find much of value there, I fear that making Beyond inaccessible especially to newer or non-grand members would eventually create a vacuum. If newer members can't see what they're missing they may never realize the full extent of this community and it's diverse members.