Down Up Dick
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So, it's settled then, thank God! ld:
Yep. If they are being snarky they're not really Ukulele players. Imposters for sure, fiddlers or percussionists or maybe just fibbers who knows.So, it's settled then, thank God! ld:
Not so much snarky then as sarky?Or perhaps they just don't live in Seahaven, with Truman Burbank.
JC.
I second that and the signature message.The only snarkiness allowed is Snark Tuners!
Or perhaps they just don't live in Seahaven, with Truman Burbank.
Sorry - that comment was not in the Aloha spirit, but I couldn't resist it!
JC.
Glad you like my sense of humour.
JC.
I'm suprised anyone understood that . " Aloha " to you Coolkayaker .
I agree, UU has changed - there are more trolls and snarkiness than there used to be. But it is still, on the whole, UU is still a very pleasant place to be -- that aloha spirit still resides here.
As for the long time posters, I think a lot of them have already asked and answered the questions before. So they tend to let newer members post. I suppose there is also something to be said for the enthusiasm of someone just embarking on the ukulele journey being more immersed than people that have already been playing awhile. There are so many old posters I just never see around these parts anymore, I miss them now that they have moved on.
UU.
Reposted as it makes so much sense. Thanks, Staci.
Hi Steve. Glad to see you still around these parts.
It was asked and I posted this in Aug 2012 and hopefully answers your question . . . http://forum.ukuleleunderground.com/showthread.php?69637-Aloha-Spirit-Hawai-i-s-DefinitionWhy doesn't somebody explain what the heck the Aloha Spirit is. ld:
Moore Bettah Ukuleles said:Thank you, I feel exactly the same way. If I can't be helpful or positive, then there's really no need for my comment. That's why I've been out of the Luthier's Lounge lately. It's become sad, distasteful and embarrassing. I've been on this forum for so long I feel like I helped build the Lounge and I'm pretty upset with what's happened to it lately. Along with the spirit of ALOHA, the other attitude that is held in high regard in Hawaii is RESPECT. Folks got to learn to respect; agree or disagree but respect each other. If you acted in a disrespectful manner in my home I wouldn't tolerate it. I can't boot anyone off this forum but I CAN remove myself. Although I haven't participated in any of the angry threads mentioned, it'll be a while before I feel comfortable in the Lounge again. It saddens me when I think of the valuable members we've lost in the past because of such nonsense.
Kudos to the majority of the members here who are respectful of this PUBLIC forum. If we act with kindness and respect we can continue to learn, share, discuss topics intelligently and even kid around a bit. The health of this forum is the result of the behaviour of it's combined members. Let's keep it as great as it can be. RESPECT. ALOHA. MAHALO. (Most of us learned these things when we were five.)
........stepping off my soap box now............
No....but I get up a few times a night to make the sound of a waterfall so to speak....Doesn't anyone stay up late? To talk about music stuff? Or anything else? What a boring bunch we are. ld:
You Americans keep strange hours, anyway. When we, in the Mother country, adopted Greenwich Mean Time, it regularised our train timetables wonderfully. Why don't you follow our lead? Different parts of your country seem to operate on different time schedules.
I find it most puzzling.
John Colter.
Larry D, you oughta take your Uke with you-- maybe less boring. Maybe a lot of us should be uking during the middle of the night rambles -- plunka, plunka, plunka. Perhaps we old folks could get a new fad started. ld: