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Re: AFOLs - The comic!
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lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.org
Date: 
Fri, 27 Feb 2004 06:00:31 GMT
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In lugnet.lego, David Laswell wrote:

   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.

Indeed, and that’s what it’s doing now. Seems to me though is that the intention is to make it more ‘preachy’.

   Possibly, but if they’re in their dark ages, they’re less likely to pay attention to something like this than a closet-builder.

Exactly. This is why I’m not sure that a comic like this is a very effective ‘recruiting tool’ for Dark Agers.

Allister



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(...) I don't think that's where we're headed. -Greg (20 years ago, 27-Feb-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.org, FTX)
  Re: AFOLs - The comic!
 
(...) I think you're jumping to conclusions here. All we've seen so far was the version that was used for internal purposes. Significantly different audiences will need versions that are tailored to fit their needs and views. The whole greys issue (...) (20 years ago, 27-Feb-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.org, FTX)

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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. (...) Jake may have other ideas, but I'd define a (...) (20 years ago, 27-Feb-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.org, FTX)

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