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(...) Thanks, Anne! Very kind of you. (...) Actually you should announce auctions in lugnet.market.auctions rather than in lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade. (20 years ago, 28-Feb-04, to lugnet.admin.finance, FTX)
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Hi Todd, Just so you know I have some LEGO display stuff I'm putting up on auction on my Bricklink store. The display minifig is going to have 10% of the final bid go to lugnet. The other display stuff will be between 25% and 50% :) (I also need to (...) (20 years ago, 27-Feb-04, to lugnet.admin.finance, FTX)
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I'll follow along too, even though I'm kinda short on inventory now... 10% to lugnet, 5% off all inventory! (URL) (20 years ago, 27-Feb-04, to lugnet.admin.finance, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) It doesn't? (...) I don't think so, for the opposite reason: the "social and recreational facilities" here *are* available to the general public. (20 years ago, 27-Feb-04, to lugnet.admin.finance)
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(...) LUGNET can't become a 501(c)3 organization because it doesn't provide its services to anyone, regardless of age. The closest LUGNET could get would be a 501(c)7 "Social and Recreational" organization. Paul Sinasohn, who has been through this (...) (20 years ago, 27-Feb-04, to lugnet.admin.finance)
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(...) I hope it's a Schnell Schleim Server. ROSCO (20 years ago, 27-Feb-04, to lugnet.admin.finance, lugnet.build.schleim, FTX)
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(...) Well, that's where the legal-words thing comes in. Maybe that category is actually broad enough to include us -- or could be, simply with the addition of a new mission statement. But maybe it has to be more focused than that. Maybe it fits (...) (20 years ago, 26-Feb-04, to lugnet.admin.finance)
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You don't think Lugnet is edumacational? ;-) I certainly do. (...) -- Tom Stangl *(URL) Visual FAQ home *(URL) Visual FAQ Home (20 years ago, 26-Feb-04, to lugnet.admin.finance)
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The fix for that, of course, is a left breast pocket area Lugnet logo on the front, and a large one on the back ;-) (...) -- Tom Stangl *(URL) Visual FAQ home *(URL) Visual FAQ Home (20 years ago, 26-Feb-04, to lugnet.admin.finance, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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(...) I'm no tax expert, let alone a lawyer. But I'm not sure that Lugnet would fit under the 501(c)(3) definition -- a "charitable, educational, religious, literary, or scientific". And given that words in legalese don't mean what they mean in (...) (20 years ago, 26-Feb-04, to lugnet.admin.finance)
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"Mike Walsh" <mike_walsh@mindspring.com> wrote in message news:HtpKrx.867@lugnet.com... (...) went (...) I (...) Hmm, and I prefer designs on the front instead of the back... Ideally, both styles would be available. Things I like about the big (...) (20 years ago, 26-Feb-04, to lugnet.admin.finance, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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(...) This is intriguing. Not to go too far off-topic, but would turning LUGNET non-profit make our donations (at least for those of us in the United States) in the future tax-deductible? Because if so, that's very, very cool. I'm not sure where the (...) (20 years ago, 26-Feb-04, to lugnet.admin.finance)
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"Jim Green" <brickhead@RemoveThi...kitty.com> wrote in message news:HtnnCL.qHy@lugnet.com... (...) couple (...) last two (...) (except (...) Should you ever do a run of these again please put the big LUGNET logo on the back instead of on the front. (...) (20 years ago, 26-Feb-04, to lugnet.admin.finance, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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Donation sent...... Thanx Todd and keep the momentum going! Mark & Milissa Millere (20 years ago, 26-Feb-04, to lugnet.admin.finance, FTX)
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(...) Yes, you are not alone. I would realy love to have a couple myself. (URL) goto-lab> (20 years ago, 26-Feb-04, to lugnet.admin.finance, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX)
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Hi Todd, I also made a small contribution and hope this all will get the new server up and running. Thanks and with kind regards from the Netherlands, DP #1511 Dirk Peter Bakker Bricks 4 Sale (URL) (20 years ago, 26-Feb-04, to lugnet.admin.finance, FTX)
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Wow, lots of interest in the shirts! :-) Okay here's the low down... These are the T-shirts you may have seen at the DC Brickfests. They are silk-screened Beefy-T's, a 6-color print of the LUGNET logo (to Suzanne's exacting standards) on both black (...) (20 years ago, 26-Feb-04, to lugnet.admin.finance, lugnet.general, FTX)
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In lugnet.admin.finance, Todd Lehman wrote: < We plan to revisit LUGNET's policy on the use of the (...) I am all for that. I like the idea of maybe a liscense fee or a charge per different item sold. I know this is hard to track but I think it (...) (20 years ago, 26-Feb-04, to lugnet.admin.finance, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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(...) Where could we purchase those? I'd love one or two black large if possible, and I'm sure I'm not alone. -- Jan-Albert van Ree (20 years ago, 25-Feb-04, to lugnet.admin.finance, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX)
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(...) How do I buy one? I'd love a black LUGNet shirt, as my Cafe Press version is well past "tatty." James Wilson #1783 (20 years ago, 25-Feb-04, to lugnet.admin.finance, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX)
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Suzanne may have already responded, but just in case: We still have a couple boxes of the screen-printed LUGNET T-shirts that we were hocking at the last two DC Brickfests. Both black and tan are available in a variety of sizes (except X-X-X). (...) (20 years ago, 25-Feb-04, to lugnet.admin.finance, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX)
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Dawn Sullivan wrote in message ... (...) this. Lions Gate Models will join in too - 10% of all sales (parts, instruction CDs and custom kits) until March 1st inclusive will go to LUGNET. That includes my Bricklink store: (URL) my Lions Gate Models (...) (20 years ago, 25-Feb-04, to lugnet.admin.finance, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Please do! A helpful policy would allow for project submittal/approval detailing: Logo usage (shirts, mousepads, etc.) Effectivity dates (2004, perpituity, etc.) Exclusivity (how many licensees for each product type) Profit sharing (how much (...) (20 years ago, 25-Feb-04, to lugnet.admin.finance, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX)
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(...) All of my LUGNET shirts from Cafepress have faded poorly. The entire heat transfer area is brownish... looks bad on a white T. -Rob. (URL) (20 years ago, 25-Feb-04, to lugnet.admin.finance, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX)
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In lugnet.admin.finance, Dawn Sullivan wrote: Just wanted to say thank you to all the buyers and sellers who have gotten this off to such a great start. Also, I'd like to point out that the other following shops have also pledged a portion of their (...) (20 years ago, 25-Feb-04, to lugnet.admin.finance, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.general) !
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I will also jump in on this, however I do need to limit it to "anything but sets". Since my shop has few sets, the vast majority are parts, and I haven't sold but a half dozen sets in the last 2 months, it shouldn't make a dent on the Lugnet (...) (20 years ago, 25-Feb-04, to lugnet.admin.finance, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Yes, well I usually only print on premium-weight (6.1 OZ) 100% Cotton shirts (unless otherwise directed). I also differ from CafePress in that I actually screenprint, whereas CafePress utilizes a heat-transferred process. All things being (...) (20 years ago, 25-Feb-04, to lugnet.admin.finance, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX)
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(...) Ya, I think the future holds public disclosure of this sort of thing, especially if we turn LUGNET into a Non-Profit Organization. (...) In a perfect world, it certainly could, as you say in the short term. The monkey wrench, however, is that (...) (20 years ago, 25-Feb-04, to lugnet.admin.finance, FTX)
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(...) Responsibly, I mean. Of course! (20 years ago, 25-Feb-04, to lugnet.admin.finance)
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(...) Don't you worry; I'm plotting to spend it all. (20 years ago, 25-Feb-04, to lugnet.admin.finance)
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(...) And perhaps which would be of higher-quality than CafePress? ("Anything you want, as long as it involves faded colors on a low-quality white shirt!") (20 years ago, 25-Feb-04, to lugnet.admin.finance, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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Mr. Gower cables you need cash. Stop. My office instructed to advance you up to twenty-five dollars. Stop. Hee-haw and Merry Christmas. -Sam Wainwright Here's to Todd Lehman, the richest man in town. (20 years ago, 25-Feb-04, to lugnet.admin.finance)
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(...) (I wish I could reply to everyone personally with thanks, but haven't the time to do that and have to get to bed ASAP because I have to be in at work tomorrow at 5:30am. Replying to Ben here in particular because, well, WOW.) Ben, thank you so (...) (20 years ago, 25-Feb-04, to lugnet.admin.finance, FTX)
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In lugnet.admin.finance, Todd Lehman wrote: John Neal approached us in (...) :-) I would love to help out in any way I can. It was always my intention of printing LEGO-related T-shirts when I set up my Brickbay store ("Brickwear";-) anyway, but I (...) (20 years ago, 25-Feb-04, to lugnet.admin.finance, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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(...) That's awesome, Kevin! I'm actually pretty set on colo in Boston, though, at least for the next twelve months. If it outgrows that, setting up another production server for redundancy in another city would certainly make sense rather than a (...) (20 years ago, 25-Feb-04, to lugnet.admin.finance, FTX)
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(...) Ya, I was talking theoretically about John Neal... I mentioned to Suz that I think John Neal (for example) should be able to print up LUGNET t-shirts if he wants to (he did such a great job on those Schleim t-shirts! :)... We plan to revisit (...) (20 years ago, 25-Feb-04, to lugnet.admin.finance, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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Hi Todd, Please accept my humble contribution and let me thank you for all your efforts on behalf of thid comunity. Keep up the good work! Best regards, Paulo Renato (20 years ago, 25-Feb-04, to lugnet.admin.finance, FTX)
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I just sent U$S10 via paypal, I hope you got it and it helps. Thank you for your work and efforts. Nicolas (20 years ago, 25-Feb-04, to lugnet.admin.finance, FTX)
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(...) I may be able to help with the colo aspect. I just moved Brickshelf to a new ISP, and I still have some rack space left. Its at Equinix in Ashburn, VA which has some of the most abundant and lowest cost bandwidth anywhere. Rack space however (...) (20 years ago, 25-Feb-04, to lugnet.admin.finance, FTX)
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Count Milton Train Works in! Same offer, all new orders placed between now and 1 March will have 10% taken off the top and given to LUGNET. That includes parts, sets and custom Milton Train Works sets, so there's lots to choose from. (URL) (20 years ago, 25-Feb-04, to lugnet.admin.finance, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.shopping)
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