Post #420874 by rbloch66 on Tue, Nov 25, 2008 4:41 PM

On 2008-11-25 11:55, AlienTiki wrote:
I take it research is not your thing. Trying to get answer quick and easy without investing time ,energy or money. Well you don't need money because there are resources on the internet and at the library to answer your question. So claiming poverty is a cop-out.

Google Books is a great resource.

I didn't think of using Google books as a resource. However I did make an honest attempt to do some research and yes, I did spend a fair amount of time at it. Not months, mind you, but an honest 3-4 hours. That is how I found this website.

At any rate, it's not as if I just dropped in and started asking questions without doing some looking on my own.

In searching for picture references, as well as articles and web-sites, I discovered that a great number of images are inadequately labeled.

So in order to verify the bits and pieces of information that I found on my own, I just assumed that this might be the place to ask. There seemed to be a veritable wealth of information here. I spent a lot of time going through various threads an posts on this site alone even before I posted my questions.

This is also one one the responses I got earlier:

On 2008-11-22 10:36, bigbrotiki wrote:
You're still looking for the fast & easy way. If you are willing to take the time to carve, you should take the time to research ....and no, the internet is not all-knowing. Books still have their place. :)

Both of you are correct on all points except for your assumptions that I expected easy answers.

If that were the case then I would have asked BEFORE doing any research on my own.

Yes, my level of research may not have been intensive enough, but then again, it was not my intention to immerse myself in the tiki culture.

I've been accused of not making the effort, when in fact, that is not the case.