Post #39676 by Monkeyman on Tue, Jun 17, 2003 2:56 PM

I think that some of what we may be seeing diminish is the availability of new information. When you spend as many hours a week as I do learning about this kind of mask, or that kind of mug and the defunct restaurant it came from eventually you run out of new info. If a newbie is intuitive, they will search the archives for old info and therefore may not ask the tried and true questions which are the essence of this group.

When I have a book in hand like "Tiki Roadtrip" I don't need to ask what bars existed in CA or TX or wherever because I have an all inclusive book that tells me.

When the info is old, what do you have left? Just the people. We need to enjoy interacting with eachother or we will stop visiting TC. I think that the events that we are able to mutually attend are a really cool way of making an internet freindship a REAL freind.

A great example of the community here is my upcoming business trip to Washington DC. I am going to a city that I have never been and do not know anyone. Via this internet community I am meeting up with some TC people in DC because of a common interest. They have offered to meet me for dinner and or drinks and perhaps show us around a little.

When I tell my co workers about stuff like that it blows their mind. It instills complete jealousy.

ramble, ramble, ramble

Monkeyman