Suggestion, agree or disagree? - General Tiki

CL Coco Loco Member Exotic Isle of Alameda Joined: Mar 21, 2004 Posts: 820	CL Coco Loco Posted posted on Thu, Oct 26, 2006 1:36 AM I don't see it as a knock on TC or threat. I just don't agree. I see it as a weird thing to focus on. And an inappropriate understanding of how some utilize and approach this site. The 5000+ number is legitimate, it's not a facade. Clearly, not all members are active. However, since they took the time to register (with no reward in doing so), they're most likely interested in the site. They're probably lurkers. Does that make them any less interested in Tiki? Probably not. Eventually most people post. It took me two years after registering to work up the nerve to start posting. I wanted to get to know the site, understand the topics, scope out the vibe and people before posting. Plus, I really didn't think I had anything to say. Prior to posting, I attended most of the events, and got to know a lot of TCers. I suspect others are in the same boat. In fact, met many 0 -3 posters at Hukilau who said the same thing. And by the way, Randy is a great guy and probably enjoyed a tasty cocktail tonight...not because he needed it as inappropriately suggested, but because he's a great mixologist. On 2006-10-25 18:22, Tom Slick wrote: On 2006-10-25 17:53, Coco Loco wrote: It seems that the focus of interest should be on the subject matter, not how many people are using it or not. I have to agree & disagree with this as you can say you teach 5379 tikiphiles about a lifestyle, but in reality you are only preaching the word to a few hundred. It would seem this question bothers some TCrs here when all I am "requesting" is to delete inactive accounts. So what if the members list goes down to 500???? At least there would be a much more accurate count for TCrs to go by. Why keep the facade up to make it look bigger than it really is? This community should be all about the topics, as it usually is a wealth of knowledge in database form. But I also think a dose of reality should be taken when making posts about how many TCrs there actually are. [ Edited by: Coco Loco 2006-10-26 01:39 ]

I don't see it as a knock on TC or threat. I just don't agree. I see it as a weird thing to focus on. And an inappropriate understanding of how some utilize and approach this site.

The 5000+ number is legitimate, it's not a facade. Clearly, not all members are active. However, since they took the time to register (with no reward in doing so), they're most likely interested in the site. They're probably lurkers. Does that make them any less interested in Tiki? Probably not.

Eventually most people post. It took me two years after registering to work up the nerve to start posting. I wanted to get to know the site, understand the topics, scope out the vibe and people before posting. Plus, I really didn't think I had anything to say. Prior to posting, I attended most of the events, and got to know a lot of TCers. I suspect others are in the same boat. In fact, met many 0 -3 posters at Hukilau who said the same thing.

And by the way, Randy is a great guy and probably enjoyed a tasty cocktail tonight...not because he needed it as inappropriately suggested, but because he's a great mixologist.

On 2006-10-25 18:22, Tom Slick wrote:
On 2006-10-25 17:53, Coco Loco wrote:

It seems that the focus of interest should be on the subject matter, not how many people are using it or not.
I have to agree & disagree with this as you can say you teach 5379 tikiphiles about a lifestyle, but in reality you are only preaching the word to a few hundred. It would seem this question bothers some TCrs here when all I am "requesting" is to delete inactive accounts. So what if the members list goes down to 500???? At least there would be a much more accurate count for TCrs to go by. Why keep the facade up to make it look bigger than it really is?

This community should be all about the topics, as it usually is a wealth of knowledge in database form. But I also think a dose of reality should be taken when making posts about how many TCrs there actually are.

[ Edited by: Coco Loco 2006-10-26 01:39 ]

Post #262827 by Coco Loco on Thu, Oct 26, 2006 1:36 AM