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Re: How does one become a "Guild of Bricksmiths(tm)" member?
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Tue, 4 Apr 2000 15:08:36 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.
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> I'd say Richard was/is right - unless you are contesting that it is
> coincidence that all the GBS members are also LUGNETers?
That definition is so broad as to be almost useless, though. You could
equally say that the GoB is a "faction of telephone users" or a "faction
of bipedal oxygen-breathing mammalian lifeforms".
"Faction" has all sorts of political connotations, and I don't believe the
GoB is at all intended as a political entity made to influence LUGNET.
(I also don't think that being a LUGNETter is a precondition of being a
Guild member, although there is certainly a strong overlap. That's not
surprising, since people who would be interested enough in LEGO to want to
join the Guild are also almost certainly interested enough to join
LUGNET.)
J
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