Bugis keris

jagabuwana · 3rd June 2022, 02:37 AM

While it would be nice if this forum were more lively, I can understand why it isn't (anymore), for reasons mentioned by Alan and David.

The reality is that there really aren't that many Anglophone or English-speaking keris interested people.
And of that number I would say there are even less who like to, or have the knowledge to discuss and study the keris in the way that is often seen in this forum.
I think it's easy for us to underrate just how niche this interest is. It may not be as niche in the keris' home land, but we are an English-speaking forum.

There are also only so many keris in our possession that we can share or ask about. My collection is small, I don't add to it just for the sake of accumulating another keris, and sadly at the moment I find myself quite bereft of questions or contributions. There's plenty of contemplation, but this is not the forum for contemplation.

3rd June 2022, 02:37 AM	#9
jagabuwana Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 290	While it would be nice if this forum were more lively, I can understand why it isn't (anymore), for reasons mentioned by Alan and David. The reality is that there really aren't that many Anglophone or English-speaking keris interested people. And of that number I would say there are even less who like to, or have the knowledge to discuss and study the keris in the way that is often seen in this forum. I think it's easy for us to underrate just how niche this interest is. It may not be as niche in the keris' home land, but we are an English-speaking forum. There are also only so many keris in our possession that we can share or ask about. My collection is small, I don't add to it just for the sake of accumulating another keris, and sadly at the moment I find myself quite bereft of questions or contributions. There's plenty of contemplation, but this is not the forum for contemplation.