Post #758305 by tikiskip on Wed, Feb 3, 2016 9:41 AM

"Question for you Skip, how have the requests for lights been recently versus a couple years back?"

No I have not, but then I have been blowing people off too.
I think I'm burned out as well, so that is part of the reason.

As far as my lights go there are forces that work against me as well.
It's not like any book,group or mag is trying to help me out in that area, it is
very hard for people makin tiki that do not live in California as they get little
press and the folks makin tiki (Mostly Cali types)send folks wanting tiki to people they know. (Mostly Cali types)

Many other tiki makers have said the same thing so there ya go.

If I answer a question here on TC I barely get any thing, not so much as a reply.
Makes you not want to take part in TC.
If some Cali big wig does the same you would think god had just put oil on your feet.
Have sent lights to people and they PM saying how great it is but say NOTHING on TC.

Look at who is on TC today posting, the same ten people that know each other and are friends.
Plus a handful of tokens that mostly try to sell their brand of tiki.
THIS is a big part of what is killing TC.

The people who need TC the most are the one helping kill it.

The best guess I can give as to the migration to interacting on Facebook/Twitter/Instagram
Is that you can tailor who gets in and form your own group.
Ah feel the Aloha.

You are going to get TONS more info on Message Forums than the Facebook/Twitter/Instagram
deal, At least you USED to.

Can't tell you how many TC people tell me I'm right and feel the same.
They still would not throw a line if I were drowning, at least not if someone could see.
Before I took my last breath they would ask how I tie float thou.

Last thing, go to your page on TC the one that tells about you.
Now look at the thing that says "recent posts"
IF your posts are mostly about your event, your art, something you are selling, your bar or book.
Then you are helping kill TC.
Man post SOMETHING other than ME, ME, ME people.

Not pissed at any one person, not you for sure, just how it is.

Aloha, Mahalo, Ohana.