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Re: WorldLUG into public domain
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Mon, 2 Feb 2004 05:52:02 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Derek Schin wrote:
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Hmm, I don’t know, guys. I see a lot of the above mission either already
being taken care of by LUGNET, or being something that LUGNET could grow
into.
I might be wrong about this, though; maybe there is a place for a WorldLUG.
But right now, someone who is new to the hobby can find most of what they
need on LUGNET; taking LUGNET to the next level seems like the right answer
to me.
Derek
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While this may be the “ideal” scenerio, it is also the one that is least likely
to happen. Todd and Suz have done a great thing here with Lugnet. Lets keep in
mind, however, that Lugnet was SUPPOSED to be the all-encompasing site for Lego
fans but never actually achieved that goal.
Other resources sprouted up out of necessity to fill in the areas that Lugnet
did not or was too slow to implement. BrickLink is a prime example of this.
Lugnet was perfectly positioned to do this but let someone else sneak in under
them and do it.
And frankly, when was the last time Lugnet was updated? Suz made a new homepage
for it that was cool and easy for newbies, but it was never implemented. That
was like 2 years ago I believe.
Lugnet has been running on auto-pilot for some time now. I do not think that it
is up to the task of being the “core” site for the Lego community. It only
maintains its current status because it was the first adopter and has the
momentum that goes along with that.
Both Todd and Suz have lost interest in Lugnet. They have both “retired” from
it at various times. While not showing interest in further developing Lugnet as
the community driver it could be, there also seems to be no interest in giving
control to others that would be willing to do the work.
Open standards would help to overcome some of these types of “problems” in the
community. Spreading responsibility out among more people decreases the
likelyhood of one point of failure bringing down the whole system. I think it
is an idea worth exploring.
Troy
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Message has 2 Replies:
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| While I was trying to say it nicely, Troy I commend you for cutting to the chase and saying what needed to be said in public. I agree 100% with your post. That said, I hope people are interested in discussing this topic of integrating resources, and (...) (21 years ago, 2-Feb-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| (...) True, but that shouldn't hinder other projects aiming to do the same. If something can be done better elsewhere, or done at all elsewhere, it's a win for the whole community. (...) I think Tony is probably correct here. (...) Yes, only about a (...) (21 years ago, 2-Feb-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: WorldLUG into public domain
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| (...) Hmm, I don't know, guys. I see a lot of the above mission either already being taken care of by LUGNET, or being something that LUGNET could grow into. However, I do love the idea of a single point of entry for newbies...Eight or ten years ago (...) (21 years ago, 2-Feb-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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