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Re: The LEGO Company and the North American AFOL
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lugnet.general
Date: 
Thu, 6 Dec 2012 14:30:56 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Willy Tschager wrote:
In lugnet.general, David Koudys wrote:
All the other boards are very 'niche' oriented.

Well, for that LDraw.org has always been a niche - even here at LUGNET.
Eventually we had to leave last year to get some fresh blood. The barrier to get
posting privileges here had become so increasingly hight that ultimately there
remained just a handful of nerds talking to each other.

w.

On that I agree.  If I were to make a polite suggestion for LUGNET, it would be
to get the user activation/posting thing resolved.  I mean, for us old-timers,
this is nothing.  However, for all the new 'script/php kiddies', LUGNET is
terribly archaic and hard to use.

That is the one thing I would overhaul asap. (1)

Dave K

1- having said that, I have no idea what hte procedure is now to set up
accounts, or to gain posting privileges, having not had issues posting like
forever...



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  Re: The LEGO Company and the North American AFOL
 
(...) Same for me, Dave. And it might end terribly, in case that I ever have to get a new PC. I am permanently logged in and this System is now 5 years old again. On none of my other machines I have full Lugnet access. If I ever suffered a HD-crash, (...) (11 years ago, 15-Dec-12, to lugnet.general)
  Re: The LEGO Company and the North American AFOL
 
(...) Totally Agree!!!! Like Ben, I am in fear of what will happen when I switch computers next, and it's coming soon. I know my password but just getting set up scares me. (11 years ago, 18-Dec-12, to lugnet.general)  
  Re: The LEGO Company and the North American AFOL
 
(...) Sounds like you haven't managed to change your password to something you can't remember. I still have posting rights, but I can't access my profile until one of the admins finds time to give me a new/temporary password. I wait with hope for (...) (11 years ago, 18-Dec-12, to lugnet.general, FTX)

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  Re: The LEGO Company and the North American AFOL
 
(...) Well, for that LDraw.org has always been a niche - even here at LUGNET. Eventually we had to leave last year to get some fresh blood. The barrier to get posting privileges here had become so increasingly hight that ultimately there remained (...) (11 years ago, 5-Dec-12, to lugnet.general)

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