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Re: How does one become a "Guild of Bricksmiths(tm)" member?
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Tue, 4 Apr 2000 13:56:38 GMT
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In lugnet.market.theory, Scott Arthur writes:
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> "Kevin Wilson" <70641.507@compuserve.com> wrote in message
> news:38E97AEF.1E8CFE2B@compuserve.com...
> > Richard Marchetti wrote:
> > > Factionalism within Lugnet begins: the Council, the Guild of Builders,
> > etc.
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> > If you mean the Guild of BrickSMITHS, it is no more "within LUGNET" than
> > it is "within RTL". Completely separate entity. Nor is it a faction.
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> faction = a group within a larger group.
Warning, some words elided from the above by Scott.
http://www.dictionary.com/cgi-bin/dict.pl?term=faction
gives as the first reference:
1.A group of persons forming a cohesive, usually contentious minority within a
larger group.
2.Conflict within an organization or nation; internal dissension:
“Our own beloved country . . . is now
afflicted with faction and civil war” (Abraham Lincoln).
and further down
faction n 1: a clique that seeks power usually through intrigue [syn: cabal,
junta, junto, camarilla] 2: a dissenting
clique [syn: sect]
My perception is that under these definitions we are not a "faction". While we
are within a larger group, we aren't engaged in "intruige" (although our sets
are more intruiging than TLC work at current), we seek no power other than that
which the market gives us, (to influence what is available now and in future)
and are certainly not conflicting or fomenting internal dissent.
If Richard percieves people getting together to bring fans better sets as
"seeking power" (dunno, he chose to use the word faction, but that may not be
what he meant), he may have other issues. But then, he may not have read our
stuff all that closely, since he didn't get our name right. I'd give him the
benefit of the doubt, after he has read it closely, I'd invite his comments.
I'd say that this is at least tangentially related to .theory
++Lar
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