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In lugnet.lego, Allister McLaren wrote:
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Like those Christian ‘comics’ with little morality plays and a sermon at the
end? I don’t think I’d like that. A comic should be just that - comical. The
effort should be put primarily into making it funny.
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It serves little purpose if it’s just a funny joke. Comedy has been used quite
effectively as a means for social, political, and religious commentary without
having to get preachy about it.
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ps. If I understand it correctly, you define a ‘sleeper’ as someone who
actively collects and builds with Lego, but hasn’t joined the community yet.
Yes?
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Jake may have other ideas, but I’d define a sleeper as someone who covertly
collects and builds and who isn’t aware that there even is a community to join.
This is the group that this comic is best suited for, I’d think. They deserve
to at least know they aren’t alone, even if they don’t feel like actively
participating in the community. Noone should have to feel guilty about enjoying
this hobby. Speaking as someone who used to have to sneak out of the house to
get my LEGO fix when I was in high school, I can tell you quite frankly that
it’s not a good feeling.
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What about those people, and I think they make up a far greater number of
people, that are currently in their ‘dark ages’ but don’t know it? Those
people that played with Lego as kids, but put it aside in their early teens.
It seems that the majority of lugnetters went through some sort of ‘dark
age’, so by extrapolation they are a much greater potential market than these
‘sleepers’.
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Possibly, but if they’re in their dark ages, they’re less likely to pay
attention to something like this than a closet-builder.
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| (...) Indeed, and that's what it's doing now. Seems to me though is that the intention is to make it more 'preachy'. (...) Exactly. This is why I'm not sure that a comic like this is a very effective 'recruiting tool' for Dark Agers. Allister (20 years ago, 27-Feb-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.org, FTX)
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| (...) Like those Christian 'comics' with little morality plays and a sermon at the end? I don't think I'd like that. A comic should be just that - comical. The effort should be put primarily into making it funny. (...) Hey greg. You're cool. (...) I (...) (20 years ago, 27-Feb-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.org, FTX)
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