12-12-2014, 04:37 PM
Kind of doubt Punatalk was ever that way. Three years ago, it was top heavy with a bunch of crazies. Now, it's just mean folks, the crazies have really declined. Then there are all the outsider trollers which is probably what you think you are experiencing. Nobody ever defined Punatalk having to be Puna specific, and generally Hawaii based topics are preferable. Some people get on way off topics, way too mainland focused, and some like to deliberately derail, that is just another troller tactic. Haven't really seen these natural events like Iselle and the ongoing eruption develop any real community. People get together on different things, then go their separate ways. Things are changing too fast to even get a statistical reference for the population turnover effects.
You should be able to answer your own questions about why you feel the way you do about Punaweb now, since you are from that era when Tiffany Hunt, Damon Tucker, Bob Lackey, Rob Tucker, and you were all the best of buddies, all aloha and everything, years later, nothing but island grudges. Just seems to be a part of life that some people that move here get into. There are plenty of other community events and happenings so that Punatalk is a relatively minor amusement in everyday life.
"Mahalo nui Pele, 'ae noho ia moku 'aina" - kakahiaka oli
You should be able to answer your own questions about why you feel the way you do about Punaweb now, since you are from that era when Tiffany Hunt, Damon Tucker, Bob Lackey, Rob Tucker, and you were all the best of buddies, all aloha and everything, years later, nothing but island grudges. Just seems to be a part of life that some people that move here get into. There are plenty of other community events and happenings so that Punatalk is a relatively minor amusement in everyday life.
"Mahalo nui Pele, 'ae noho ia moku 'aina" - kakahiaka oli
*Japanese tourist on bus through Pahoa, "Is this still America?*