Where did Jin and Jarkko GO

• Where did Jin and Jarkko GO
  

  

  TerryD

  
  

  Does anyone know the whereabouts of from Jin and Jarkko? Hope we haven't lost two of the nicest manes on the board.

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  • Re: Where did Jin and Jarkko GO
    

    

    Steve NoVA

    
    

    Last I heard, Jarkko (sp.?) still had long hair but didn't want to have pictures on line anymore. AFAIK, he took his web site down, and requested that anyone mirroring his pictures pull them down.

    Jin is still around I think.

    I think some of the guys with past waist-length hair have gotten some un-wanted attention. I can think of at least one other person who reduced their postings for such reasons.

    Does anyone know the whereabouts of from Jin and Jarkko? Hope we haven't lost two of the nicest manes on the board.

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    • Re: Where did Jin and Jarkko GO
      

      

      Urban Cowboy

      
      

      Last I heard, Jarkko (sp.?) still had long hair but didn't want to have pictures on line anymore. AFAIK, he took his web site down, and requested that anyone mirroring his pictures pull them down.

      Hi Steve,

      You've been a member here I think longer than I have, so I may be wrong about this; but, I think Jarkko himself never actually posted here, --- it used to always be somebody else who would post a link to his site.

      Jin is still around I think.

      Yeah, he only visits here infrequently.

      - Ken

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      • Re: Where did Jin and Jarkko GO
        

        

        Steve NoVA

        
        

        I *think* J. posted a few times; but I can't say 100 percent. Maybe Bill would know.

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        • Re: Where did Jin and Jarkko GO
          

          

          John.B

          
          

          Hi Steve,

          I hope like in California is going well for you.

          Jarkko used to post here quite often and yes he did remove his website due to some negative attention from what I remember.

          Cheers,

          John.B

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          • Re: Where did Jin and Jarkko GO
            

            

            Hair Religion

            
            

            Man, I swear those are two of the most continually asked about guys here and they haven't posted in...years now?
            (Or did I see Jin drop a post not to long ago after quite a hiatus'?)

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            • Re: Where did Jin and Jarkko GO
              

              

              EdG

              
              

              Since we're having a meeting of the old-school members, I thought I'd join in.

              Over the last few years, the MLHH's transition from a predominantly text board to a photo-oriented board has attracted a new, unwanted audience whose main interest is not in growing their own long hair.

              The only way to avoid this is not to post photos, or not to post at all. I presume this is what has happened to some of the old members.

              I also feel that the old text-oriented board tended to foster more well-written and thoughtful posts. For example, I saved a lengthy discussion about hair thinning with age in which one of the board's regulars colorfully described Absalom, Hair Religion, and EdG as the "Three Wise Men". Posts like that are still interesting to read years later.
              Ed

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              • Re: Where did Jin and Jarkko GO
                

                

                Steve NoVA

                
                

                Wow, you must have been here from the inception. I don't recall not being able to post pictures. Or, was this not a technical restriction, and simply a cultural tendancy?

                Do you have a link for that old post? Or maybe you could re-post it.

                I also feel that the old text-oriented board tended to foster more well-written and thoughtful posts. For example, I saved a lengthy discussion about hair thinning with age in which one of the board's regulars colorfully described Absalom, Hair Religion, and EdG as the "Three Wise Men". Posts like that are still interesting to read years later.
                Ed

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                • The Three Wise Men
                  

                  

                  EdG

                  
                  

                  I've been posting for the last 5 years (of the board's 10 year history). Bill added the photo capability in 2004. Since then, its usage has increased to the point where today most new threads begin with a photo, often with the text limited to "how does my hair look?"

                  The conversation I was referring to was between Paul Muny and Elektros in 2005. I've reposted it below. It's a prime example of a well-written post.
                  Ed

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                  Re: older women + cuting hair
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                  Posted by PaulMuny (other posts) on March 25, 2005 at 21:11:48 Previous Next

                  In Reply to: Re: older women + cuting hair posted by elektros on March
                  25, 2005 at 10:27:00:

                  Hi everybody who reads this. I can tell most of you who are replying to Mitch's post are under 40 and I'd wager under thirty. Yes, it is personal choice how one wears their hair, ut I did find it amusing that some of you thought they wear their hair short out of laziness or because they don't have to attract a man any more. And as for the poor fellow who felt like vomiting because women cut their hair short...hmmmm.....I work with many women over 35, and yes, most of those women wear their hair shoulder length or shorter. As a matter of fact, only two women (out of over 60) who are over 35 (or at least I suspect are way over 35) have close to waist length hair. A few of the women I work closely with have complained of thinning hair, and it is true, as one ages, USUALLY the hair gets somewhat thinner if not exceedingly so. Indeed, it is not the NORM for many women in their 40s to have hair as thick and lustrous as in their 20s. The same is true for many men, and probably more so, because even if we're not balding, the majority of men will be affected in some form or another by male pattern baldness (that is, as they age, the terminal length may become shorter, hair will not be as thick, etc.) It is rare indeed to see a man of 50 or older (and in what I've observed, 40 or older) with hair as thick and long as say, Bruin's. Yes, there's our great Absalom, but it would be interesting to ask him if his hair is as thick as it was in his 20s. For every EdG or Hair Religion or Victor with great hair in their late 30s and 40s, remember that many guys are balding by that age. And believe it or not, the same is true with some women. It is not as rare as you think, although these women aren't going to end up with MPB. (I know some women co-workers who are balding in spots, but it is not as severe as MPB.) So you younger guys, try not to judge these "elderly" ladies too harshly. (I agree with what Robert the teacher said.) Even though you might think of it as corny or cliche, think of life as a journey, ......it may be hard to imagine that you're gonna get older (how many twenty year olds imagine what their life would be like at 50), but you are...and your thick, long hair is gonna change too for most (if not ALL) of you. So enjoy what you got now...cause who knows what the future will bring? Dang blasted male hormones......

                  40 is way off in the rear view mirror for me, Paul. 50 is looming not so far away. Hair does get thinner as one gets older, and maybe grows slower, but that doesn't really stop anyone from growing it long. Mine is 35 inches measured from the front. Personally, my hair never was thick, so I'm not missing anything there, and it seems to grow about the rate it always did, i.e. about half an inch per month, spot on the average. It is certainly greyer, and there is some slight hair loss around the temples and at the crown.

                  There are perhaps a couple of real issues. Firstly, dyeing hair damages it, so those who are compelled to hide all the grey do have a reason to hack their hair off, as there's no other way to get rid of the damage. Some people do have dyed hair that is long and doesn't look damaged, but there is no doubt that the dye does break down the structure of the hair shaft. If someone can get away without a visible effect they are lucky.

                  Personally, I think long white or silver hair looks good, but I don't like merely greying hair very much. I use henna on my hair, which doesn't cover all my grey, but at least does no harm. There is a lot more to be said on henna, but maybe not in this thread.

                  Secondly, short hair covers thinning really well - not! It seems to be the received wisdom that if you are losing hair you should cut it short, but this is total idiocy. It should be obvious to anyone with half a brain that longer hair hides it better than shorter hair. This is true at any rate of thinning at the crown, or even on top.

                  Thinning at the temples tends to make long hair hang in an awkward way. Mine is thinner on the right hand side, and the problem I get is that a strand at the front right separates itself from the rest of my hair. This happens mostly when my hair is greasy, and can be partly dealt with by tucking it behind my ear. Some deal with this by always tyeing their hair back, but that shows the thinning temples even more. I guess another solution to receding temples is to have a fringe (bangs in American), but that has been out of style for a while.

                  The short answer is that the typical hair problems associated with being middle aged or older don't actually stop anyone from growing long hair. It's all in their own minds.

                  Elektros,
                  I pretty much agree with what you said; I also don't believe cutting your hair short hides thinning hair either. I do think you're right when you say that many people with thinning hair cut their hair short because they think it hides it. And they certainly do.....even if you think it's total idiocy (which I happen to agree with you on that again). But it's their hair. Wouldn't it be really cool if there were more mature men who were out there with long hair? Alas, not too many that I've seen in person. You're almost 50? From your pics I'd have said you were 35--tops. Unlike most people I know, I think, and I'm sure many of you agree, that having longer hair makes people look younger not older---and yet so many people think it's the opposite. You're hair looks great. If you've got some recession at your temples, it certainly doesn't show...and longer hair rather than short hair can camouflage that. It would be very interesting to know how many longhairs on this board, especially the extreme longhairs, have some type of receding hairline (in all its various forms from slight recession onward, without actually being in the process of fully balding). Actually, it seems incredibly nosy to be asking that, but it is a curiosity. That you even mentioned your slight recession is pretty amazing to me. I just assumed that most of these guys who frequent this website here are able to grow great hair because they have no type of recession. All you guys inspire me to keep my hair long but none so than the trio I call The Three Wise Men (Absalom, EdG, and HairReligion....and now a fourth, even though he's still a "youngin'" Bruin). Can you imagine men with extreme lengths in their late thirties and beyond having slight recessions and still being able to grow thick manes that long? I'm not sure it is possible, but I'd love to be proven wrong. If anybody wants to answer that, I'd be amazed frankly. My own hairline has some slight receding at the temples (and my widow's peak has left town too). I think that might one of the reasons why I can't grow my hair to my waist---my terminal length may be lower mid-back; but otherwise, I still have most of my hair, most of my teeth and unfortunately, most of my sarcasm intact (but only for snotty people, Elektros. The person who made that comment about your hair-- well, if she had said that to me, she'd have left in tears. The real mature person would have ignored her, but hey, like you said, maturity is overrated!)

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                  • Re: The Three Wise Men
                    

                    

                    Steve NoVA

                    
                    

                    Wow, thanks.

                    I can't believe pic uploading was added in '04. I think I have, at the very least, been lurking since the late 90s. I don't think I posted at all until this current grow, which started in late '01. I guess I saw enough pictures via links that the fact the board itself didn't have pix didn't really bother me.

                    As I'm passing waist-length now, I find that my interest in the board isn't what it once was; I attribute that more to being "used to being a longhair" and having "seen almost all the questions". I certainly haven't been bothered by any un-wanted attention.

                    But, I digress. Thanks again for the history lesson.

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          • Re: Where did Jin and Jarkko GO
            

            

            Sorted

            
            

            Jarkko used to post here quite often and yes he did remove his website due to some negative attention from what I remember.

            John.B

            Yeah I remember him posting, very occasionally. Though I'm not surprised he pulled his pictures, he had amazing hair, but he also had really soft features which when coupled with some of his more extravagant hair experiments (which included "Prom Styles") gave him a very androgynous look.

            Those sort of pictures have the habit of "doing the circuit" in sections of the World Wide Web where you are going to get more than hair appreciation. Instead it'll expand to message from hate mongers who believe guys should always look a particular way and also from fetishers who find androgyny attractive.

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        Jin

        
        

        Hi :)

        Jin is still around I think.

        Yep, I'm still around

        Yeah, he only visits here infrequently.

        Nope, I visit it nearly everyday, at least thrice per day. I just post infrequently as I think guys here provide excellent advice (to hair or personal problems), great support (though I tend to post sporadically to give support where necessary), and as for my mane, I am personally refrain from posting updates too frequently as hair grows slowly, and it seems not to make much sense to me in posting "monthly updates", especially with my length (33"). Furthermore, there's a tendency of abuse with my pictures from the people who do not share our views and preferences.

        But still, I am always touched and filled with gratitude when people remember me here :).

        - Ken

        Thanks Ken, your posts frequently puts a smile on my face :).

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        • Re: Objection!
          

          

          ambrish

          
          

          Hi Jin

          Nice to hear from you about your hair length to 33 " inches .By what time you think you will recover your lost 4.5 " trimmed length .Will await some pic updates soon.

          Sorry to hear that you get abusive messages , but you should discard such stupid people when compared to so many encouraging
          and nice complementary messages that you get from this board .

          Your last videos of combing your hair were just excellent

          Will lookforward to more such videos in future

          Keep growing and all the best ,

          Rgds Ambrish

          Hi :)

          Jin is still around I think.

          Yep, I'm still around

          Yeah, he only visits here infrequently.

          Nope, I visit it nearly everyday, at least thrice per day. I just post infrequently as I think guys here provide excellent advice (to hair or personal problems), great support (though I tend to post sporadically to give support where necessary), and as for my mane, I am personally refrain from posting updates too frequently as hair grows slowly, and it seems not to make much sense to me in posting "monthly updates", especially with my length (33"). Furthermore, there's a tendency of abuse with my pictures from the people who do not share our views and preferences.

          But still, I am always touched and filled with gratitude when people remember me here :).

          - Ken

          Thanks Ken, your posts frequently puts a smile on my face :).

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  • Re: Where did Jin and Jarkko GO
    

    

    Charles

    
    

    Does anyone know the whereabouts of from Jin and Jarkko? Hope we haven't lost two of the nicest manes on the board.

    Don't know about Jarkko but Jin has been less active on the board since his marriage.

    Charles

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