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Re: How does one become a "Guild of Bricksmiths(tm)" member?
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Tue, 4 Apr 2000 16:03:59 GMT
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"Larry Pieniazek" <lar@voyager.net> wrote in message
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> In lugnet.market.theory, Scott Arthur writes:
> >
> > "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.
> > >
> > > 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.
> >
> >
> >
> > faction = a group within a larger group.
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> Warning, some words elided from the above by Scott.
...are you insinuating I would seek to deliberately mislead anyone? A
faction is "group within a larger group", you may choose to be paranoid
regarding RM's usage of the word... I do not. :-)
Scott A
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> http://www.dictionary.com/cgi-bin/dict.pl?term=faction
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> gives as the first reference:
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> 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).
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> and further down
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> faction n 1: a clique that seeks power usually through intrigue [syn: • cabal,
> junta, junto, camarilla] 2: a dissenting
> clique [syn: sect]
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> 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.
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> 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
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> ++Lar
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