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Thanks a lot, guys, you've made me hate LUGNET.
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lugnet.general
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Thu, 20 Jan 2005 03:55:12 GMT
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(As much as I hate big dramatic “Look at me, I quit” posts, I truly feel the
need to say this, not to bring attention to myself, but to get this off my
chest.)
When I was in high school (and all through college, for that matter), LUGNET
was around to remind me why I still played with plastic blocks - They were still
cool to someone, and that’s all I needed. I used to spend hours lurking around
the various newsgroups, just checking out others’ ideas and occasionally piping
up with a suggestion or MOC of my own. If I wanted to read an interesting
discussion or get some cool building ideas, LUGNET was my first stop.
Lately, I’ve been reading and posting a lot less, and this week I finally
admitted something to myself:
I hate LUGNET now.
That’s right, the place I and many others found as a place to share ideas and
talk about the brick has become a source of anger and frustration for me. I
shouldn’t have to tell anyone why; look through any of the newsgroups’ posts
within the last year and you’ll find nothing but bickering, backbiting, and a
general lack of everything I used to like about this place. Frankly, I can’t
stand to read most of the tripe that gets posted anymore, and it’s become too
daunting a task to dig through it for the real content. It seems like the only
people left talking about what should be a fulfilling hobby are the ones who
hate it.
I’m sure I’m not the only one who’s been turned off by this change, and I’m sure
many others more optimistic (or stubborn) than myself will hold out longer, but
I can’t handle it any more. Don’t get me wrong; I’ll still be building, and I’ll
still love to look at other people’s work, but I just won’t be doing it through
this particular community until I see a reason to come back.
OK, that’s what I came here to say. Hopefully this can start a civil,
constructive discussion, but if you feel the need to continue LUGNET’s more
recent stellar attitude and want someone to berate, my E-mail address is at the
top of this post.
-jeremiah-
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Message has 4 Replies:
 | | Re: Thanks a lot, guys, you've made me hate LUGNET.
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| (...) Jeremiah, while I would intend to agree with you on many of your points, I can make at least two suggestions. First: Stop reading all the posts that pertain to the color change. I did, and I am much happier. Second: Start over with (...) (20 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
| | | Re: Thanks a lot, guys, you've made me hate LUGNET.
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| (...) Here here... Although I plan on hanging around and having a look in on LUGNET every so often, I have to agree with you about the mood shift seen over the last year or so. I too like to come here to see others ideas and MOCS. But this constant (...) (20 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
| | | Re: Thanks a lot, guys, you've made me hate LUGNET.
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| Hey Jeremiah, As Steve noted, it's pretty easy to stay away from the real acrimonious threads. I pretty much stick to reading specific theme forums. Things aren't really that bad. Look at the posts that are spotlighted right now: 8 are highlighting (...) (20 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
| | | Re: Thanks a lot, guys, you've made me hate LUGNET.
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| (...) I wouldn't say that I hate LUGNET, but I am very frustrated by the behaviour of some people here. Like Larry mentioned in a previous post, there have been numerous cases where people have posted rude, unecessary remarks. If only people could (...) (20 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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