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That post, and a few other comments in that thread, finally crystallized for me what Sven was trying to get across. I had read Book of Tiki several times, but I had somehow missed the crux of it: not only were tikis popular emblems, they became THE single iconic figure that was used to represent the then-current Polynesian style. I had somehow missed that, and based on people's comments I think a lot of other people missed it too. It wasn't chosen at random as a symbol to exemplify what was going on, it really became a unifying meme. That missing piece of knowledge was what led to my questions earlier, and Sven's "curl up in a fetal position and rock under a Witco table" reaction. |
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nomeus
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01/31/2014
we are still looking for people to contribute. otto von stroheim has registered with the site and i think maybe tom duncan as well. |
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02/01/2014
I continue to add pages randomly. I just added a couple for Trader Vic's syrups. Adding a page is simple to do, as is modifying an existing page. It seems daunting right now to get a lot of content, but it'll fill out over time. If even a few people would take a category "under their wing" it would make a big difference. |
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nomeus
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02/01/2014
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02/06/2014
Now that we're starting to get some users contributing, we're seeing areas that need improvement in terms of finding your way around, adding topics, and media handling. The homepage has been revised a bit to make it easier for users to find what they're looking for right off the bat, and hopefully adding new topics will be a bit less confusing with some additional changes. The media handling in DokuWiki is less than stellar. I'm talking with a developer friend of mine about the potential of creating a custom interface that will make it easy to add media to the site in a way that is searchable and relevant to the things us tikiphiles are interested in. I know one of the things many people were hoping for with Ooga-Mooga was that it would give them the option to add menus, matchbooks, and other collectibles in a way that can be referenced. While Tikipedia isn't a "collection website" and has no aspirations to be one, I do think that the ability to add these items to individual locations will greatly enhance its usability and relevance. That's something we're going to explore. If you've ever had a "Gee, I wish I could do this" thought about any of the tiki sites currently out there let us know about it! I've been in discussion a little with DustyCajun about creating some sort of tool that would allow people to more easily date things like menus by checking to see what prices were at various restaurants in various years. This might be something that could eventually be incorporated. Give us your wish list! |
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nomeus
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02/06/2014
yea absolutely.. any and all feedback will help us a lot. |
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nomeus
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02/06/2014
buddy of mine just made a really good article on the castaways...check it out!! http://www.thetikipedia.com/doku/doku.php?id=location:the_castaways |
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tiki mick
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02/07/2014
I have just submitted an article for The Smokin' Menehunes. http://www.thetikipedia.com/doku/doku.php?id=music:hapa_haole:page_title&s[]=smokin&s[]=menehunes [ Edited by: lucas vigor 2014-02-07 10:07 ] |
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TikiTacky
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02/07/2014
Nice work. I added a few links to the article (which points out some other pages that need articles at some point). |
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TikiTacky
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02/07/2014
Interested in creating an article on The Tikipedia but don't know how? It's simple. There are two ways to do it:
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nomeus
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02/07/2014
nice! thanks for being part of tikipedia! |
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tikimnky
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02/09/2014
I used the drink category of the Tikipedia to great success when planning for and serving drinks at the first cocktail hour in my new-ish home this weekend! The Hawaiian Eye and Blue Hawaii were well-received, though the Pegu Club (which I know how to make from muscle memory) was the most-requested second round. The Tikipedia was a clutch resource, especially since I discovered when planning the party that my copies of the Grog Log and Entoxica! are MIA somewhere in the boxes of still-unpacked books in my basement. :S |
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nomeus
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02/09/2014
wait..our tikipedia? really? thats awesome!! |
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tiki mick
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02/09/2014
If people start contributing, Tikipedia has the chance to be EPIC! With wikipedia, you have a lot of people contributing a lot of mis-information, and some times straight up BS.... One great thing about tiki central is, we have a LOT of experts in most areas of tiki.....so TIKIPEDIA really needs some great articles written! Take the drinks section, since anyone can edit, anyone can post alternate great recipes....Tikipedia is not meant to take away from tiki central, but merely to be an easily searchable compendium of tiki information! |
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nomeus
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02/10/2014
definitely, tikipedia is the companion to tiki central. absolutely not here to upstage or distract but to compliment. tikipedia is the bitters for the tiki central cocktail! |
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nomeus
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02/16/2014
check this one out http://www.thetikipedia.com/doku/doku.php?id=location:treasure_island_inn |
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nomeus
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02/26/2014
still looking for people to contribute articles to the site or even just edit and improve on what we have already. |
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TikiTacky
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03/03/2014
We served over 1,000 pages in February, so people are definitely visiting. |
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Const Tiki
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03/14/2014
Does the tikipedia have the "no original research" policy that wikipedia has? [ Edited by: Const Tiki 2014-03-14 15:23 ] |
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TikiTacky
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03/14/2014
No. We're definitely not that disciplined. :) What we suggest is that if you have a reference, add it. If you read something without a reference, take it with a grain of salt. My concern is that if we required that people be rigorous about adding anything, that nothing would ever get added. The people who are sticklers for details (like Sven) are likely to want to modify, correct, or question parts of articles. That's the way it should work. |
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TikiTacky
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03/15/2014
We've got a lot more drink recipes now (over 90 recipes with plenty more to come). There's plenty there to keep someone busy (and oh so drunk), but if you're looking for the famed secret recipes you'll still need to go to the Beachbum's books. I had a good conversation with Mr. Bum about Tikipedia and the recipes contained therein so that we don't encroach on his or other authors' livelihood. He was enthusiastic and gracious, as always, and we were on the same page about it. Still to come: Food recipes! [ Edited by: TikiTacky 2014-03-15 11:30 ] |
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nomeus
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03/15/2014
tacky is blowing up the tikipedia!! lots of content on there now |
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tiki mick
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03/15/2014
where the heck are the bands, restuarants and events? That's the kind of articles we need. It's real simple (and tacky and nomeus, please correct me if I am wrong) You sign up, and start writing articles! You can even use an existing article (like this one from my band ) look at the colored hyperlinks..the brown ones mean someone has written an article...the red ones are needing articles...so after you sign up, click on one of those and start an article! On my article alone, there are 10 opportunities alone to create articles! http://www.thetikipedia.com/doku/doku.php?id=music:hapa_haole:the_smokin_menehunes The thing about tiki central is that 90% of the "lay people" (I mean non-artists) are still experts on tiki.....that doesn't even include all the tiki artists...I would like to see an article for every artist that ever did a painting, mug, built home decor, bands that played in this scene, either active or defunct, and all the restuarants, bars and tiki events past and present... Remember, this tikipedia does not replace tiki central...it is merely a great resource, especially for newbs....besides, who doesn't want their own wikipedia page? Only a few of the artists here are on wikipedia...and those articles were not always written by people who really know about the subject...this is a chance for everyone to get their 15 minutes of fame...and as hard as the people of this community work at tiki revival...I would have thought this would have been huger by now! http://soundcloud.com/lucas-vigor/sets/set-3/ I AM A SOCIOPATH! [ Edited by: lucas vigor 2014-03-15 11:56 ] |
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nomeus
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03/15/2014
i totally agree. tacky did a ton of cocktail articles because they were easy and fast to do. not much too them but still time consuming none the less |
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03/15/2014
You hit the nail on the head. |
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nomeus
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03/15/2014
the process in how he transcribed the old recipes was tedious im sure. freestyling a new article is quite easy though. especially if youre good at writing. |
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tiki mick
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03/15/2014
took me 5 minutes tops to do mine. |
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nomeus
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03/15/2014
i think i spent like 10 or so doing the monte proser article, only because i was trying to get some old information on him http://www.thetikipedia.com/doku/doku.php?id=people:monte_proser |
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TikiTacky
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03/15/2014
I see posts here on TC all the time that must have taken a long time to put together. Many of the location threads have very long posts with tons of info. The problem is that they're often buried in threads that go to 10 pages or more, and finding them can be tedious—one reason why I really like the idea of putting pertinent details on a topic in one location. I'm fleshing it out. It's going to take time, particularly the Culture section, but it'll be worth it. Even if it takes two years to get most of the stuff up there, it's time well spent. |
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nomeus
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03/15/2014
let it be known now that even though i had this idea to make tikipedia, tacky has done a TON of work on it. much respect to him and his efforts for without him, it wouldnt be at all :) |
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tikipedia
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04/18/2014
A tiki encyclopedia is a grand idea! :D |
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nomeus
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04/18/2014
What happened to yours? |
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04/18/2014
I need a ghost writer. I also need a ghost website builder. While I'm at it, a ghost builder would be nice too. :wink: |
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nomeus
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04/18/2014
ive gotta friend...named bamboo ben...He builds a bamboo den..in the house of bamboo! |
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TikiTacky
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11/13/2014
The stats indicate that there's still quite a lot of traffic going to TheTikipedia, but poring over the logs makes me think most of it is suspect (am I really supposed to believe that 97.7% of our viewers are on Linux?). Are people here using it or finding benefit from it? If not, I'll likely close it down or pass it off to someone else who wants to host it. No sense in paying to have it up if it's just being accessed by robots looking to spam. |
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nomeus
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11/13/2014
That's a bummer. Seems like maybe a lot of people are more into the idea of tiki culture but not so much the history and the people. |
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11/13/2014
That's the way I feel sometimes. But then I get some great info out of nowhere! Fact is, there is a hard core of people that are really REALLY into it and ACTIVE in finding out stuff - it's THEIR way of having fun - and then there are many more that love it...but like to have it presented to them. Producers and consumers. Participatory efforts are seldom rewarding, and in this day and age mostly limited to Facebook "Likes" |
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TikiTacky
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11/14/2014
I'm not judgmental about it—everyone gets something different out of tiki, and that's great. But if there's no need or want for such a thing, I just wonder whether there's much point in keeping it going? |
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Atomic Tiki Punk
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11/14/2014
If you bow to the will or likes of the masses Which is why your motivation has to be of a personal nature The cool thing about our little Tiki sub culture is we have had an influence But, what makes it cool in the first place is you are not doing it to be cool at all |
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nomeus
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11/14/2014
tacky, ill email you |
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nomeus
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12/12/2014
well so much for that... without any notice to me, the site no longer exists. i didnt even know it was gone until now. |
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AceExplorer
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04/01/2016
I just updated and expanded the following entries in http://www.thetikipedia.com:
Check these out when you get a few minutes. |
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tikiskip
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04/01/2016
Great additions! |
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Sunny&Rummy
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04/05/2016
Nice work Ace! When you get a chance, the entry entitled "Jimmy Buffet — the One and Only True Godfather of Tiki" needs some polishing up. |
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tikigreg
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04/05/2016
It only took me four days to get it. |
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AceExplorer
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10/23/2019
Bump. (Heh...) |
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kevincrossman
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10/23/2019
This site can’t be reachedwww.thetikipedia.com’s server IP address could not be found. |
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nomeus
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10/23/2019
this has been gone for years |