TC Threads for Posterity - General Tiki

T TikiTomD Grand Member (6 years) Flagler Beach, FL Joined: Sep 20, 2009 Posts: 700	T TikiTomD Posted posted on Sat, Feb 12, 2011 8:51 AM The Wanganui thread really fascinated me and is but one of too-numerous-to-count examples illustrating the richness of the TC forums. After the recent server crashes, I was pondering the ephemeral nature of digital data on the web and thinking what a loss it would be for all of us if the accumulated wealth of TC’s contributions were to be lost, if nothing else but for eventually outgrowing affordable server storage capacity, or if Hanford moves on with no successor. I value this forum for both the extemporaneous exchange with other members and keeping current on what’s happening. I also value it for reference, however trivial or esoteric the subject may be. For the latter, I was wondering if Hanford (with editorial help of members) has ever considered publishing a TC compilation in various categories, entitled, for example, Reflections on Tiki: Selected Threads from the Tiki Central Forums - 2000 to 2011, available as an eBook on CD or DVD and/or in print (no intended significance in the resulting title acronym, ROT). Anyone have their own thoughts on this? Am I just digitally paranoid, having encountered too many broken web links and missing graphics? Too many legal hurdles to address? Should I just leave it to the enterprising few to mine the data and publish on a more focused topic? Or, don’t worry, be happy? Tom
CN Club Nouméa Member Wanganui Joined: May 03, 2010 Posts: 459	CN Club Nouméa Posted posted on Sat, Feb 12, 2011 7:39 PM Speaking just for myself, don't worry about the Wanganui Tiki Tour stuff, as I religiously back up all that data, and if you lose it for some reason, I can soon reload it. Same with my tiki bar material. If you crash, I will just reload or, if the San Andreas fault slides California into the Pacific Ocean, I will regretfully load it all onto my own Web site. The book idea is a good one. Getting permission from the various contributors might take a while though, and working out the copyright on the pictures might be a job and a half too. I notice various people copy pics of matchbooks etc. from eBay etc., and tracking down where various photos on Tiki Central originally came from could be difficult. Still, these problems are not insurmountable, and can be overcome with a footnote calling on any copyright holders to contact the publisher if they feel they have been missed out. CN

The Wanganui thread really fascinated me and is but one of too-numerous-to-count examples illustrating the richness of the TC forums. After the recent server crashes, I was pondering the ephemeral nature of digital data on the web and thinking what a loss it would be for all of us if the accumulated wealth of TC’s contributions were to be lost, if nothing else but for eventually outgrowing affordable server storage capacity, or if Hanford moves on with no successor.

I value this forum for both the extemporaneous exchange with other members and keeping current on what’s happening. I also value it for reference, however trivial or esoteric the subject may be. For the latter, I was wondering if Hanford (with editorial help of members) has ever considered publishing a TC compilation in various categories, entitled, for example, Reflections on Tiki: Selected Threads from the Tiki Central Forums - 2000 to 2011, available as an eBook on CD or DVD and/or in print (no intended significance in the resulting title acronym, ROT).

Anyone have their own thoughts on this? Am I just digitally paranoid, having encountered too many broken web links and missing graphics? Too many legal hurdles to address? Should I just leave it to the enterprising few to mine the data and publish on a more focused topic? Or, don’t worry, be happy?

Tom

Speaking just for myself, don't worry about the Wanganui Tiki Tour stuff, as I religiously back up all that data, and if you lose it for some reason, I can soon reload it.

Same with my tiki bar material. If you crash, I will just reload or, if the San Andreas fault slides California into the Pacific Ocean, I will regretfully load it all onto my own Web site.

The book idea is a good one. Getting permission from the various contributors might take a while though, and working out the copyright on the pictures might be a job and a half too. I notice various people copy pics of matchbooks etc. from eBay etc., and tracking down where various photos on Tiki Central originally came from could be difficult. Still, these problems are not insurmountable, and can be overcome with a footnote calling on any copyright holders to contact the publisher if they feel they have been missed out.