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In lugnet.build, Ray Sanders wrote:
> I think many people are wary because of the
> appearance of something being given for free and then wondering 'wheres the
> strings'. There may be no-string attached, but that remains to be seen as
> folks in this age group (AFOLs) tend to be a bit cynical (rightly or
> wrongly) when being approached by a company whose sales are in the
> multi-billions of dollars. Let me be clear, I'm not accusing TLC/TLG/LD of
> trying to slip something hidden past us here, just trying to get a clear
> understanding of whats in the other guys head, why they are doing this and
> what they expect to get from it at the end of the day. Just trying to make
> sure that everyone cards are on the table face-up so that we all see the
> real story.
My understanding is that LEGO would like to have a site that they can feel
comfortable sending traffic (kids and adults), but which they don't control and
aren't responsible for. This site (LEGOFan) could include content (such as
offsite links, etc) that couldn't be allowed on lego.com, but would still
provide safeguards for kids and adults.
This means that LEGOFan will need to provide these 'safeguards'. One idea we've
discussed is to flag different areas (or whatever) as kid-appropriate (or not).
Then members who are kids won't be able to access areas marked for adults. And
maybe some adult members would appreciate the option to hide the 'kid areas'. ;)
Steve
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| [ -> .org ] (...) So what would be available to not-logged-in users? Greatest common factor? From a pragmatic standpoint, that seems like that'll dramatically chop the usefulness of the site -- imagine if Google only showed Kid-Safe-Verified sites (...) (20 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.trains)
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