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Re: Let's replace "AFOL" with "ALE"
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lugnet.general
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Fri, 27 May 2005 13:35:03 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Joe Strout wrote:
> In lugnet.general, David Eaton wrote:
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> All right then. I hereby propose that we, as a community, try to start using
> the term "Adult LEGO Enthusiast" (ALE if you want an acrynom) in place of AFOL.
> It's more accurate, sounds less stilted when you say the whole thing, and is
> more clearly pronouncable in acronym form. From my own experience, it will make
> a better impression on people who aren't LEGO enthusiasts when we try to explain
> about our hobby.
I dislike the term "AFOL" and would gladly support a shift to use "ALE" or
another non-acronym based phrase.
--
Thomas Main
thomasmain@myrealbox.com
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| (...) It's not just you, Mike -- I feel much the same way. (David replied) (...) I'm sure there are such cases, but from what I've seen, the majority of people in this community really are much more enthusiastic about LEGO bricks than clone bricks. (...) (19 years ago, 26-May-05, to lugnet.general)
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