Post #380669 by bigbrotiki on Fri, May 16, 2008 1:53 AM

Just to pre-empt the responses of any members with hurt feelings because they own pieces like the above. I am not denying you the right to like them and display them as you please. I am merely sharing my expert's viewpoint, on a site that is dedicated to the preservation of quality Tiki culture as defined in my Book of Tiki. From time to time I feel compelled to do this forcefully, in response to posts which, however well meaning their intentions may be, are prone to muddle up the issue. I do this because I care, and I feel that to leave some examples up on this site uncommented, can have the following, undesirable effects:

A.) Newbies might see them and, since they are posted, think they are "OK" Tiki examples

B.) Much worth, true lovers of Tiki that have interesting collections and have valuable contributions to make will see some "bad example" post as the straw that broke the camel's back and give up on this site and leave

To prevent this, and because I know that many others share my feelings but do not express them, I sometimes pounce on seemingly innocent posts, I'm sorry. And I am aware how relative and individual these questions of taste are, as George Carlin once said (in the context of "people leaving their shit lying around so you don't have room for your stuff..."):"Funny how other peoples' stuff is shit, but your own shit is stuff!" :)

[ Edited by: bigbrotiki 2008-05-16 01:55 ]