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Introducing Tiki Central 2.0!

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hanford_lemoore posted on 03/14/2022

After two long years of the site being dark, leevigraham and I are excited to announce the re-opening of Tiki Central!

The site is NOW LIVE for everyone to read!

The site has some new features:

  • Profile Avatars
  • Better formatting for quotes
  • An easier way to format your posts via Markdown
  • Mobile viewing
  • Bigger image sizes
  • Easier image uploading
  • Pop ups for actions
  • NEW: Reactions for posts

Logging in (to post and reply) is currently limited to members who were listed as GRAND MEMBERS before the site went dark. You can reset your password and test your login.

Update: Everyone should be able to log in now!

A LOT of the site is new, and there are bound to be some bugs and quirks. Please bear with us while we work the knots out. If you find any bugs please post them in the Bugs Forum

On a personal note, I want to thank leevigraham for all the hard work he put into getting the site ship shape. It turned into a lot more work than both of us anticipated and he did an amazing job at rebuilding basically the entire site using modern web tools. It is truly a massive amount of work for him to tackle , and 100% I would not have been able to re-open the site without him.

Thanks for being patient, and for your continued support.

Okole Maluna!

Hanford

[ Edited by leevigraham on 2022-03-15 06:30:11 ]

[ Edited by hanford_lemoore on 2022-03-16 20:45:52 ]

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leevigraham posted on 03/15/2022

What a ride. 2 years of communication, 4 weeks of non-stop development and Tiki Central is back online.

I'm so glad I could be involved in relaunching Tiki Central. Here's to another 20+ years.

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[ Edited by leevigraham on 2022-03-14 19:19:26 ]

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Caber-Net posted on 03/15/2022

So exciting

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jokeiii posted on 03/15/2022

Grateful in the extreme for all the hard work that has gone into this.

-J.

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Krisdrama posted on 03/15/2022

Thank you for working so hard to get this up and running again! I'm so glad Tiki Central is back!!!

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hiltiki posted on 03/15/2022

Glad to be back.

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hanford_lemoore posted on 03/15/2022

Just a little update - if it looks like data is missing, it's because we changed the number of replies per page. So if you sense a drop in the page counts for certain topics, it is NOT missing replies. We just now have more replies per page, which will result in less pages!

[ Edited by hanford_lemoore on 2022-03-14 20:46:38 ]

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danlovestikis posted on 03/15/2022

What a great day for tiki lovers. Our favorite site is back up and the fun begins again. Thank you both for bringing back the best tiki site ever made. Cheers, Wendy and Dan

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Doctor Z posted on 03/15/2022

So glad to be back! Good job!

Welcome back, Tiki Central! Looking forward to seeing all the improvements, but most of all seeing old friends again. Many thanks to Hanford and Leevi. Cheers!

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Tiki-Atari posted on 03/15/2022

Welcome back!

I love seeing realllllly old school posters like Caber-Net, Doctor Z, and danlovestikis (as well as NEW old-school users like AceExplorer and Tiki-Atari) showing up!

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tikibob posted on 03/15/2022

Glad to be back - thanks for all the work! Mahalos X 10.

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mikehooker posted on 03/15/2022

Thanks so much Hanford and Leevi for bringing TC back!! This site brought me so much joy and countless hours of entertainment, engagement, and education. I can’t wait to dig back in through these old threads and start new ones and reunite with old friends.

Excited to take another plunge....thanks for the dedication bringing it back... Cheers! BR

[ Edited by BambooRadley on 2022-03-14 22:17:27 ]

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Kanaloa posted on 03/15/2022

Congratulations to both of you for the revival. This was unexpected but a plus for 2022.

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mrsmiley posted on 03/15/2022

ZAZZ! EFFIN ZAZZ!

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Sabu The Coconut Boy posted on 03/15/2022

What a relief! Thanks for all the hard work.

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Mogambo posted on 03/15/2022

Wow, it reads so elegant and well on the phone. Well done guys. Thank you for not giving up and all the hard work.

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GianFU posted on 03/15/2022

This Calls for a Luau... Set the Fires.... Tiki Central Lanterns are lit again !

Eric

Wow, it reads so elegant and well on the phone. Well done guys. Thank you for not giving up and all the hard work.

Thanks Mogambo.

hanford_lemoore and I discussed the importance of improving the reading experience on all devices.

Gone are signatures and large quote blocks in favour of linking to the post directly. There's more white space, font size has increased and line length is more comfortable for reading.

Having a mobile / responsive site also helps.

[ Edited by leevigraham on 2022-03-15 04:15:25 ]

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atomictonytiki posted on 03/15/2022

Never doubted this day would come, but yet somehow I'm shedding a manly tear, in the kitchen, in joy at the return of Tiki Central

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Carpeteria posted on 03/15/2022

This is so rad! Welcome back!

Hello and thanks for sticking it out!!!

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PineappleWhip posted on 03/15/2022

Thank you so much Leevi and Hanford for working so hard to bring back Tiki Central. It is a great heartwarming feeling to have the chance to connect with people again, thru TC !! Especially with everything going on in the world, it is a wonderful sight to behold !! Thank you both again!!

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Mele_Ipo posted on 03/15/2022

Aloha! Thank you Hanford & Leevi for all the hard work....It put a a big smile on my face to sign in & see the TC site again. Its like seeing a beloved long lost friend. Keep up the good work. Mahalo...Mele Ipo

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TucsonTiki Jeff posted on 03/15/2022

So Happy, Thank You!!!

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thejab posted on 03/15/2022

Mahalo Hanford and Leevi! Welcome back, all!

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Chester Copperpot posted on 03/15/2022

Thanks for putting in the hours and hard work. What fantastic news! :-)

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BattleKitten posted on 03/15/2022

Thank you for all the hard work. Days without Tiki Central posts to scroll through and enjoy were hard! Mai Tai's all around!!!

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Awesome job you two!!

Long Live Tiki Central!!

(Weird cuz first thing I looked for was the “Like” button) 😂😂😜

Cheers!

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Melintur posted on 03/15/2022

Fan-freakin'-tasitc! Thanks Leevi & Hanford! Aloha, everybody!

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Hiphipahula posted on 03/15/2022

Thank You, I’m super excited to be here once again!

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eallred posted on 03/15/2022

Thank you to both of you for all your hard work and effort to bring the site back online! It's such a treasure to the community as a whole, and that's clear in the last 2 years, nothing has popped up to try and fill the void that was left. Keep on tiki'ing!

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Hearn posted on 03/15/2022

Woo Hoo!

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Yippee!! My login worked! Thanks for all the hard work to bring this back again!

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sneakytikigirl posted on 03/15/2022

Yessssssssss! So excited Tiki Central is back! Thank you!!!!!

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Looks and feels simply amazing! Thanks so much, Hanford and Leevi for the long hours of dedicated work.

It's great to be back home!!!

Mahalo!

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Formikahini posted on 03/15/2022

CanNOT thank you folks enough!!! <3 <3 <3 I feel like somebody restored the Library at Alexandria!!

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Joe Banks posted on 03/15/2022

Well...how's about that!

Mahalo!

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Weird cuz first thing I looked for was the “Like” button

Reactions might make an appearance in the future. No promises.

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Yay! Thank you!!

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Slacks Ferret posted on 03/16/2022

This makes me so very happy! Mahalos a plenty to Hanford and Leevi for all the hard work to get it restored!

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sweetpea posted on 03/16/2022

wooohoo!!! So glad to have TC back! Thank you for all of the hard work <3

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Karbora posted on 03/16/2022

So thrilling to be logged back in! So grateful to Hanford and Leevi for all the work and effort that went in to the resurrection of the site. It looks great and seeing all the content and images again is a gift from heaven. I can’t stop smiling. Thanks for bringing this joy in to our lives!

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Tikifrog posted on 03/16/2022

That's insane! I'm so happy TC's back!

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Hamo posted on 03/16/2022

Aloha, Tiki people! It's magnificent to have Tiki Central back and to see so many people here already. Hanford and Leevi deserve three cheers and a Mai Tai--or maybe a Zombie, for bringing TC back from the dead.

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thejp2000 posted on 03/16/2022

Woohoo! I didn’t even realize I was a Grand Member. Thanks for bringing it back!!

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