Post #796115 by tikiskip on Sun, Jul 7, 2019 7:46 AM

Looks like to me much of what you have on your guide is the same as Sven's just put in a different way.

"complete with percentages"
And it does say recommended percentages.

"Tiki can be anything" people by-in-large tend to be pretty chill because they tend not to judge other people's experience of Tiki as "right" or "wrong". They just react negatively to being judged."

Odd, to me a tiki purist I would guess, see it as the purist have REALLY toned down the "hey that's not tiki" at least on TC.
Even some getting kick off of TC for their opinions, nobody for the other side has been kicked off it has all been mostly the real purist tiki people kicked off.

While in my mind it is the "Tiki can be anything" who cry fowl and want something done about the tiki purist bullies, that's not "chill"

There is a TON of passive aggressiveness on TC now that the purist bullies are gone.

But why not try to see the other guys point a bit.
I do get what you are saying in that map of yours but if your décor is mostly stuff spun off of the middle core tiki décor then when does your bar not become tiki.

OR does it just become tiki from almost no tiki,80% pirate 20% tiki does that rate tiki bar.
Pirates did not make the not list but it looks like it could have.

And as far as TC goes it's in the guidelines for tikicentral.

"Everyone here at Tiki Central is passionate about the Polynesian Pop movement. While the exact edges are blurry, we can give you a bit of insight into what Tiki Central is not about:
•It’s not about Jimmy Buffett and Parrotheads
•It’s not modern plastic, brightly-colored tiki party decorations
•It’s not about the Caribbean/Key west design aesthetic
•It’s not about Reggae
•It’s not about African-art inspired masks/carvings/design
•It’s not about Margaritas and tequila-based drinks
•It's not about simply anything that has a tiki on it or in it

It is okay to like one or more of the above and be a member of Tiki Central, just remember that it's not our focus. There are plenty of places on the web for that. We encourage new users who may not know what Tiki is to read up, search our forums, and ask questions."