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Re: Definition of "LUG"... It's all in a name.
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lugnet.org
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Wed, 28 Feb 2001 17:14:31 GMT
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Eric Kingsley at kingsley@nelug.org wrote:
> First BrickLUG Chat... or Brick LEGO Users Group Chat:
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> To me the name itself doesn't make sense when you string it out. It seems
> redundant "Brick LEGO". Why not just call it Brick Chat if it is just a place
> for real time chats? Or if it is a place for LEGO User Groups to Chat in real
> time why not just call it LUG Chat?
Because someone named it that a long time ago, and it's become such a
well-known destination for chat folks that we haven't bothered to change it.
Changing it would involve lots of notification of everyone who frequents the
chat room, which would be more trouble than it's worth.
BTW, SEALUG stands for SEattle Area Lego User's Group
:^)
~Grand Admiral Muffin Head
--
Mark's Lego(R) Creations
http://www.nwlink.com/~sandlin/lego
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 | | Re: Definition of "LUG"... It's all in a name.
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| (...) place (...) real (...) The point isn't "why hasn't the name been changed". The point was "why did it get named that to begin with" and, going forward, "let's all think about how we as a community would like to see the TLA 'LUG' used." eric (23 years ago, 28-Feb-01, to lugnet.org)
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| | Definition of "LUG"... It's all in a name.
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| OK, this is more of a question(s) then a statement. First I will ask the questions and then tell you why I am asking it and what my answer is. This is something I would like to get a concensus on and add it to the FAQ at some point. The Questions: (...) (23 years ago, 28-Feb-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.org) !
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