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Hi there,
Just a suggestion...
Would it be possible to add the subject of the post in the title of the page?
With the Awesome Bar of the current navigators (Firefox 3, IE8 or Quick Find
for Opera), a good page title makes easier to find a post read a few days ago.
And it’s better for referencing ;)
My two cents.
Erik
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Perhaps we could have a dedicated group for the new educational WeDo
concept?
Even though the kit does not allow for autonomous operation, I suppose
it would make sense to place this under the robotics section.
Best regards,
Roy Olsen
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Honestly, using people's real names is part of what I always liked about
LUGNET-- when someone says "Did you see that new model by Edgar Jones?" it's
more personal than when you say "Did you see that new model by ButtonBlaster26?"
It gives you a connection to the community that's (IMHO) lacking elsewhere. It
makes LUGNET feel like a community of people you know.
And that also has positive results elsewhere. When I went to Lego conventions
back in 2001 or so, I would walk around looking at name tags saying "Oh yeah, I
know that name!" But now I don't recognize anyone's name, and I feel like
there's a bunch of strangers at the conventions, unless I happen to know their
name from the LUGNET days. Same goes for things like LEGO Ambassadors. The
Ambassador's real names get announced, but there's no relationship between their
real names and the names they post under on their various forums. I may see
"DukeMuncher" actually being an Ambassador on a forum, but I'm totally oblivious
as to which Ambassador he or she might be on Lego's list.
As an aside, everyone who signed up for posting access was notified pretty
precisely that this is the way that LUGNET works-- it's not like anyone should
be able to claim that they weren't aware that their real name would be used.
From the posting setup page:
"Your real-life name will appear automatically in all the messages you post to
this service, even if you give a different name for your news-posting identity."
See: http://news.lugnet.com/news/post/setup/
I really appreciate the feeling of community that this bestows upon us, and in
my experience I've never felt that it's been an invasion of my privacy. I might
get a few more spams thanks to having my e-mail listed out there on LUGNET, but
that's been the extent of negativity for me. I'd like LUGNET to continue to be a
place where people in the community can come and know who they're interacting
with, rather than some form of anonymity.
DaveE
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In lugnet.admin.suggestions, Gereon Stein wrote:
> Hi all,
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> Thanks for your comments,
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> Jerry
I am of the opinion that having your real name attached to your posts cuts down
on the amount of trolling and silly flame wars. People are much more likely to
get involved in flame wars if they can hide behind an alias. I think that is
what has kept LUGNET fairly civil over the years in comparison to other sites.
There's no hiding here. Most of us know each other either via online
interaction, in person, or both.
That said...I think most of us here are mature enough that even if we allowed a
switch to alias' there wouldn't be much issue with existing membership. I'd be
more concerned about people joining in the future.
Just food for thought.
-Dave
ToT-LUG
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