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  Pictures in posts
 
How do you put pictures in a post? ~Clangador (21 years ago, 21-Apr-04, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Two ways you can help LUGNET ...
 
(...) Bugzilla is great, but I'm not sure it'd be the best for external use -- its UI isn't terribly intuitive. Once you're over the initial intimidation, it's very powerful, but if you're just an end-user, it shouldn't be that complicated to (...) (21 years ago, 15-Apr-04, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Password Question
 
(...) Currently, you should send an email to Todd. Work is underway to change that, I believe. (21 years ago, 15-Apr-04, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: REPLY BACK
 
(...) You'll hear no disagreement from me. I guess I just don't see the value add (given that there are no other lists that this is done for). (21 years ago, 15-Apr-04, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: REPLY BACK
 
(...) LUGNET has a better mechanism for "subscribe as mailing list." Why keep this anachronistic exception around, gatewaying to an outside mailing list? If that list can't control its spam then I suggest LUGNET should pull the plug on the gateway, (...) (21 years ago, 14-Apr-04, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: REPLY BACK
 
(...) Can these obviously spam messages at least be canceled? -Tim (21 years ago, 14-Apr-04, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: to Todd: How did THIS get on LUGNET?!
 
In lugnet.admin.general, David Koudys wrote: SNIP (...) SNIP (...) thanks for the info. i don't usually read .robotics, bur saw this while browsing news & was worried it would be a beigger problem, but as long as somebody knows it's going on & it's (...) (21 years ago, 14-Apr-04, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: REPLY BACK
 
"Eric Kingsley" <kingsley@nelug.org> wrote in message news:Hw6BMu.114y@lugnet.com... (...) As has been pointed out, this came from the robotics e-mail list. Nothing Lugnet can do without extraordinary filtering. Frank (21 years ago, 14-Apr-04, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: REPLY BACK
 
Dear admin, Please take the appropriate action on this. Thanks, Eric (...) (21 years ago, 14-Apr-04, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: auction posted to ".b/s/t"...
 
FYI... Please be advised that *any and all* auction notices belong in ".auction" *WITHOUT EXCEPTION*. (21 years ago, 14-Apr-04, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: to Todd: How did THIS get on LUGNET?!
 
(...) Yeah, is one of those things that, unfortunately, you have to live with whilst using the internet. I for one don't mind putting up with these sporadic SPAM posts in .robotics frpm crynwr 'cause the 99.999 percent of the rest of the posts are (...) (21 years ago, 14-Apr-04, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: to Todd: How did THIS get on LUGNET?!
 
(...) From the robotics page: "Note: The lugnet.robotics newsgroup and the lugnet.robotics@lugnet.com mailing lists are gatewayed with the lego-robotics@crynwr.com mailing list." This means anything posted to lego-robotics@crynwr.com appears in (...) (21 years ago, 14-Apr-04, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  to Todd: How did THIS get on LUGNET?!
 
WIERD! How did THIS get posted to LUGNET?: (URL) i saw this while looking at the latest news on Lugnet, nite of tues 4/13/2004, 11:24pm EDT USA. just thought you should see it if it's any software/server problem. i seem to remember seeing spam like (...) (21 years ago, 14-Apr-04, to lugnet.admin.general)  
 
  Re: Two ways you can help LUGNET ...
 
(...) If LUGNET code is made open source, I'd be interested in working on implementing changes. Also, I would suggest using a bug tracking system like Bugzilla, rather than just posts in the lugnet suggestions group, to track issues. --Bill. (21 years ago, 12-Apr-04, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Password Question
 
How do I get my password if I've lost it? ~Chris Yoder (21 years ago, 11-Apr-04, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  New Group Suggestions
 
I would like to suggest three new groups: lugnet.technic.pneumatics For discussing pneumatic systems. My exhanges on the subject tend to become essays, due to the complexity of the systems. I hope it doesn't swamp lugnet.technic. lugnet.parts For (...) (21 years ago, 10-Apr-04, to lugnet.admin.suggestions, lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Posting Authentication Lag Problem
 
Is the new server system the reason why authentication emails are taking so long to arrive in my Inbox? A message I posted at 16:25 GMT last night got to my Inbox at 06:52 GMT this morning! I have at least 3 messages waiting for the email to arrive. (...) (21 years ago, 10-Apr-04, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Two ways you can help LUGNET ...
 
Well, It's been discussed before, but never done (I think), although some websites have attempted to do one. I'm talking of course about a Minifig Database Complete with sets in which they come, pictures of printing details, name, number of parts (...) (21 years ago, 10-Apr-04, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  quick update
 
Just a quick update on the progress of the LUGNET transition... We're continuing to determine and define roles that will be needed during the transition and beyond, plus how we go about determining who should fill those roles. We're improving the (...) (21 years ago, 8-Apr-04, to lugnet.admin.general, FTX) !! 
 
  Lugnet membership account
 
Hello, Since I don't get replies to my emails (for whatever reason) lets try it this way. How long does it usually take to create a lugnet (lifetime) membership? I did all that was required to become a member at 2004-03-17. That same day I paid thru (...) (21 years ago, 6-Apr-04, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  New Membership
 
I also am still waiting on membership after paying a couple weeks ago. Any estimate on when the membership will be created? Thanks, Mark (21 years ago, 5-Apr-04, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Medieval Sea Battles
 
"Don Cox" <the1hugh@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:HvpHIG.15zA@lugnet.com... (...) WHATS UP? Hmm, I've posted to lugnet.pirates recently... (...) Hmm, looks pretty good. I have thought about doing a medieval version of the Pirate Game for a (...) (21 years ago, 5-Apr-04, to lugnet.games, lugnet.gaming, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Please, can the curator for .cad update the BlockCAD link?
 
repost to admin.general, as there seems to be no curator for CAD (...) -- Anders Isaksson, Sweden BlockCAD: (2 URLs) (21 years ago, 4-Apr-04, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  New membership - Should it take this long?
 
Hello, I had created a new membership for my wife and it seems to be taking quite a bit longer than I thought it would. I made the payment via PayPal on 3/19 and I have yet to hear anything letting me know the membership is active. Is it normal for (...) (21 years ago, 1-Apr-04, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: New group for LUG?
 
(...) You can't. There are no moderation or administration rights at the newsgroup level that are assigned. However, if what you mean is how do you become a curator(1) (2) then the answer is: read the newsgroup lugnet.admin.curators, especially the (...) (21 years ago, 29-Mar-04, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.curators, lugnet.faq)
 
  Re: New group for LUG?
 
(...) One more question, how do I go about getting the mod/admin priviledges for our new newsgroup? (21 years ago, 29-Mar-04, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: More Space Trains!
 
(...) I want to make an FTX decoder for viewing view NNTP, so that you'll see posts formatted nicely for plain-text viewing. But it's going to take a while 'til we're at the point where ideas like that can be implemented, because we're still working (...) (21 years ago, 27-Mar-04, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.nntp)
 
  Re: More Space Trains!
 
"John" <John@TCLTC.org> wrote in message news:Hv7Bqy.1EBv@lugnet.com... (...) idea (...) I had (...) now I (...) that (...) containers-- (...) (URL) (...) Would it be too difficult for either: A) people who write posts and make links to BS or other (...) (21 years ago, 26-Mar-04, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.nntp)
 
  Re: lugnet.market newsgroup not working?
 
(...) Yeah, I guess I do. Well, I would if I had any ideas of what to put there. If anyone has any ideas, I would be happy to hear them and make use of them. There must be something good that can go there or on any of the other .market pages. (...) (21 years ago, 26-Mar-04, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.curators)
 
  Re: lugnet.market newsgroup not working?
 
(...) "front page" (and it's the thing that curators for specific groups or groups of groups tend to modify most... so (as an admin for curators) I need to use a term for it a lot more often than most people do... if someone has a better term for it (...) (21 years ago, 25-Mar-04, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.curators, lugnet.admin.nntp)
 
  Re: lugnet.market newsgroup not working?
 
(...) Hmmm. I'd call it "the web page for lugnet.market", except that there isn't any such thing. :) I guess the clearest thing to call it is "(URL) Matthew Miller mattdm@mattdm.org (URL) Boston University Linux ------> (URL) (21 years ago, 25-Mar-04, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: lugnet.market newsgroup not working?
 
(...) My apologies. I'm apparently referring to this thing by the wrong terminology, in using the word "newsgroup." What I'm talking about here is the page I see with a web browser at (URL) get there by clicking the "marketplace" link at (URL) this (...) (21 years ago, 25-Mar-04, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: lugnet.market newsgroup not working?
 
(...) Yeah, the existence of a subgroup does not necessarily imply that its parent is valid. Consider that you can't post to just "lugnet". There's also no "lugnet.admin". [ -> .admin.nntp ] (21 years ago, 25-Mar-04, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.nntp)
 
  Re: lugnet.market newsgroup not working?
 
"Paul Ferguson" <locker99stopdatspam...t.att.net> wrote in message news:Hv4s7q.23p3@lugnet.com... (...) newsgroup? (...) According to my newsreader, there is no group like that at all. There is also no "lugnet.loc" group... or a "lugnet". (Top (...) (21 years ago, 25-Mar-04, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  lugnet.market newsgroup not working?
 
Has anyone else noticed problems with the top-level lugnet.market newsgroup? I find that it won't load, although the lower-level groups (lugnet.market.shopping, for example), are doing fine. (21 years ago, 25-Mar-04, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Is it just me, or...
 
(...) This is a definate problem on Lugnet - but I don't see the cause as excessive "cliques". Blaming it on cliques is a convienent, easy way to blame the community, rather than anything else. One of the things to understand here is that we are a (...) (21 years ago, 16-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.admin.general, FTX)
 
  Re: Two ways you can help LUGNET ...
 
Tim Courtney wrote in message ... (...) [2] (...) tasks for (...) Not sure if this fits, but the Town Building Contest is hosted on my LUGNET page at (URL) ran in 2001 and 2002, but not 2003 and so far not yet in 2004. Kevin ---...--- Farmhouse kit: (...) (21 years ago, 16-Mar-04, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: New group for LUG?
 
(...) Fantastic! Thanks a million Todd! (21 years ago, 16-Mar-04, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: New group for LUG?
 
(...) OK, Adam -- all set. --Todd (21 years ago, 15-Mar-04, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: SOLICITATION FOR INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE
 
(...) I believe that the connection is that the lego-robotics@crynwr.com list doesn't prevent this class of spam, so it gets gated over to LUGNET. We are seeing this more and more of late but maybe it's best to just ignore it unless the (...) (21 years ago, 14-Mar-04, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: New group for LUG???
 
(...) I wish I could, but only Todd can. I'll fwd this his e-mail. -Suz (21 years ago, 12-Mar-04, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: New group for LUG???
 
(...) Ok, I'm sure Todd is a busy guy. Is there anyone else in the LUGNET admin family that can help me out with this? Please? (21 years ago, 12-Mar-04, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Two ways you can help LUGNET ...
 
Good idea Tim. The two I can think of right now are: A) Title - World LUG map update/upgrade Purpose - To update the information held on Lugnet relating to AFOL organisations and ensure it can be easily kept up to date Co-ordinator - Todd Lehman (...) (21 years ago, 12-Mar-04, to lugnet.admin.general, FTX)
 
  Two ways you can help LUGNET ...
 
If you're looking for a way to contribute to LUGNET, here are a couple ways you can help in the transition 'to the next level.' [1] 1) The advisory committee is looking to create an accurate picture of the scope of LUGNET, what tasks exist, and what (...) (21 years ago, 12-Mar-04, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.curators, lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.admin.suggestions) !! 
 
  Re: Server installation photos
 
(...) We went through 12 pounds of pizza, 4 liters of Coke, 3 pots of coffee, 15 Odwalla bars, almost 300 pounds of DinoSnaps, and over 1800 pounds of ferns, moss, and horsetail rushes! --Todd (21 years ago, 11-Mar-04, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.general, FTX)
 
  Re: Server installation photos
 
Todd- Thanks for the documentary on the server installation. You have quite a dedicated crew! -Ted (21 years ago, 11-Mar-04, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.general, FTX)
 
  Re: Server installation photos
 
(...) I thought they were all women. What made you think they were all guys? @8^) Great photos, Todd. -Brendan (21 years ago, 9-Mar-04, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Server installation photos
 
(...) Errr, yeah. More precisely: the servers will actually run BU Linux, which is based on a Red Hat Linux 9 core. For technical reasons which I can get into if someone really wants, it was easier in this case to use the RHL 9 install disks and (...) (21 years ago, 7-Mar-04, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Server installation photos
 
(...) (all kinds of snip) (...) That was great...thanks for an entertaining account! There's nothing like shiny new toys to unwrap! --Dave (21 years ago, 7-Mar-04, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.general, FTX)
 
  (canceled)
 
 
  Re: Server installation photos
 
(...) 7 hours total... We started at 6pm with the hardware and stopped (not finished) at 1am, because that's what time the last bus left and we didn't feel like taking cabs home. (...) That's just what came pre-installed on the disks. Matthew (...) (21 years ago, 7-Mar-04, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Server installation photos
 
(...) 4 hours? Not bad! One Q though... RH9 aka Shrike? It's support is about to be dropped by RedHat in 2 months, making it a lot harder to keep it up-to-date security wise (I know about the Fedora project, but it's not the same even though they (...) (21 years ago, 7-Mar-04, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.general)
 
  Server installation photos
 
Phase 1 of installation of the new LUGNET servers is a success The new servers arrived yesterday in a pair of giant cardboard boxes... (2 URLs) ...which, though mildly annoying, did give us some much needed exercise. We went up one at a time. (2 (...) (21 years ago, 7-Mar-04, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.general, lugnet.announce, FTX) !! 
 
  New group for LUG???
 
Hey Todd, I'm still hoping you can help me setup a new group for my local LUG. All of the info you asked for is here: (URL) let me know if you need any more information. Thanks. (21 years ago, 6-Mar-04, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Lost password
 
Hi, D'oh! Lost my password. I knew better than to keep it on a computer that may crash, and yet... Thanks! Julie (21 years ago, 4-Mar-04, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: PASSWORD RESET REQUEST x 3
 
(...) I'll make a Paypal donation if it will help get me new password please!!! (21 years ago, 4-Mar-04, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  password lost
 
Hi, is there a way to get your password mailed authomatically? I deleted a load of cookies, accidentally also the lugnetcookie. If the option doesn't exsist, please send me my password ;-) Saskia van Doesburg Lugnetmember #1618 (21 years ago, 3-Mar-04, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: New LUGNET server hardware details
 
(...) I hope that you are planning to use this extra storage for mirroring (I forget the numbers... RAID-1 ?). Mirroring will reduce your critical path failure from a HD, but will (remember statistics) halve the MTBF. With one drive at 50k hours (...) (21 years ago, 1-Mar-04, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Taking LUGNET to the next level
 
(...) Well, I will too. If any others out there find the read engaging please spotlight too :-) -Tim (21 years ago, 1-Mar-04, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.org, FTX)
 
  Re: Taking LUGNET to the next level
 
(...) Wow Mark, I am sorry I missed this one in the flurry of initial posts. It is a GREAT read. (perhaps because it reinforces some of what I've believed to be true about LUGNET and BrickLink and rec.toys.lego and other places, and about club (...) (21 years ago, 1-Mar-04, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.org, FTX)
 
  Re: Taking LUGNET to the next level
 
(...) Thanks, Mark, for linking to this. I finally got a chance to print it out and read it. The article illustrated and then tied together many disjointed thoughts I've been having about our online communities. This helps a lot in refining my (...) (21 years ago, 1-Mar-04, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.org, FTX)
 
  How do I change my formal and informal name?
 
Hi, Please help... How do I change my formal and informal name? Peter (21 years ago, 29-Feb-04, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: LUGNET server fund drive a roaring success!
 
(...) Thank You. (21 years ago, 29-Feb-04, to lugnet.admin.general, FTX)
 
  Re: LUGNET server fund drive a roaring success!
 
(...) done (21 years ago, 29-Feb-04, to lugnet.admin.finance, lugnet.admin.general, FTX)
 
  Re: New group for LUG?
 
(...) Thanks for getting back to me Todd! The name of the LUG is the Southern Alberta Lego User Group using the title SALUG. We are based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. We do not require any special requirements or subgroups, just a group in the (...) (21 years ago, 29-Feb-04, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  New LUGNET server hardware details
 
So, we've purchased our cool new servers, from Cambridge, MA vendor "PCs for Everyone". Todd and I and several other friends have gotten systems from them before, and have been extremely pleased -- they know their stuff, including Linux, which is (...) (21 years ago, 28-Feb-04, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.finance, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.trains, lugnet.technic, lugnet.space, lugnet.castle, lugnet.org, lugnet.announce) !! 
 
  LUGNET server fund drive a roaring success!
 
Update: Thanks to donations totalling over $4K from more than 150 people around the world, we not only hit our target in four short days days but exceeded it -- by a margin wide and comfortable enough to afford a superb hardware configuration and (...) (21 years ago, 28-Feb-04, to lugnet.admin.finance, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.general, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.trains, lugnet.technic, lugnet.castle, lugnet.space, lugnet.org, lugnet.announce, FTX) !! 
 
  Re: New group for LUG?
 
(...) Send me (or better yet, just post here; I'm subscribed to this group as an e-mail list) the name of your LUG, its location, and any special charter requirements for the newsgroup. Additionally, if you need any sub-groups, let me know those as (...) (21 years ago, 28-Feb-04, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: New group for LUG?
 
(...) Still need to start a newsgroup for my local LUG. Any help would be appreciated! Please? Someone? (21 years ago, 28-Feb-04, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: T-Shirts
 
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 (21 years ago, 26-Feb-04, to lugnet.admin.finance, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.suggestions)
 
  Re: T-Shirts
 
"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 (...) (21 years ago, 26-Feb-04, to lugnet.admin.finance, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.suggestions)
 
  Re: T-Shirts
 
"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. (...) (21 years ago, 26-Feb-04, to lugnet.admin.finance, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.suggestions)
 
  Re: T-Shirts
 
(...) Yes, you are not alone. I would realy love to have a couple myself. (URL) goto-lab> (21 years ago, 26-Feb-04, to lugnet.admin.finance, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX)
 
  Re: T-Shirts
 
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 (...) (21 years ago, 26-Feb-04, to lugnet.admin.finance, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.suggestions)
 
  Re: T-Shirts
 
(...) 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 (21 years ago, 25-Feb-04, to lugnet.admin.finance, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX)
 
  Re: T-Shirts
 
(...) How do I buy one? I'd love a black LUGNet shirt, as my Cafe Press version is well past "tatty." James Wilson #1783 (21 years ago, 25-Feb-04, to lugnet.admin.finance, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX)
 
  Re: How long does a new membership generally take?
 
(...) It normally takes a while. :) This is one of the things that we hope to have work more smoothly in the near future. (21 years ago, 25-Feb-04, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: T-Shirts
 
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). (...) (21 years ago, 25-Feb-04, to lugnet.admin.finance, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX)
 
  Re: T-Shirts
 
(...) 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 (...) (21 years ago, 25-Feb-04, to lugnet.admin.finance, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX)
 
  Re: T-Shirts
 
(...) 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) (21 years ago, 25-Feb-04, to lugnet.admin.finance, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX)
 
  Re: We are back up
 
(...) Not sure exactly what size we'll end up with, but the plan is to have dual SATA drives in each system, for redundancy. (...) Not yet. :) (21 years ago, 25-Feb-04, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  How long does a new membership generally take?
 
Howdy, Last week I signed my wife up as a new member and I have yet to hear anything about sending the money via PayPal as well as getting her username/password info. About how long does this process normally take? (I know there have been server (...) (21 years ago, 25-Feb-04, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: We are back up
 
(...) I just checked again, I can log in now (using port 8080 as I was before). Harro de Jong (21 years ago, 25-Feb-04, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: New homepage for LUGNET
 
(...) That's an excellent idea! (21 years ago, 25-Feb-04, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.publish.html, lugnet.general)
 
  (canceled)
 
 
  Re: T-Shirts
 
(...) 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 (...) (21 years ago, 25-Feb-04, to lugnet.admin.finance, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.suggestions, FTX)
 
  Re: T-Shirts
 
(...) 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!") (21 years ago, 25-Feb-04, to lugnet.admin.finance, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.suggestions)
 
  Re: T-Shirts
 
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 (...) (21 years ago, 25-Feb-04, to lugnet.admin.finance, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.suggestions)
 
  Re: T-Shirts
 
(...) 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 (...) (21 years ago, 25-Feb-04, to lugnet.admin.finance, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.suggestions)
 
  Re: New homepage for LUGNET
 
Bill Ward wrote in message ... (...) Icons ONLY if they all have some kind of text explanation as well - which kinda makes them redundant. One person's intuitive icon is another person's "huh?". I frequently find myself baffled by website icons (...) (21 years ago, 25-Feb-04, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.publish.html, lugnet.general)
 
  Re: More old LUGNET homepage prototypes discovered
 
(...) Well, they read text, but only after they've determined what it's going to be about (so to know if it's worth reading). A block of text without a header is unlikely to be read. (...) I don't agree with having a navigation bar on the left. It's (...) (21 years ago, 24-Feb-04, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: We are back up
 
(...) Hmmm, I've tried all of those ports as well and none of them work. I've been using 1119 since 119 got shut down and it's only since the downtime yesterday I've been having problems. I get the same "connection refused" on all of them except for (...) (21 years ago, 24-Feb-04, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: New homepage for LUGNET
 
(...) IMO, CLSOT(whatever) should have it's own newsgroup for announcing reviews, suggesting sites, encouraging voting, and discussing winners. --Bram (21 years ago, 24-Feb-04, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.publish.html, lugnet.general, FTX)
 
  Re: New homepage for LUGNET
 
(...) How about using different styles of minifigs to represent different themes? A Classic Space minifig for lugnet.space; a knight for lugnet.castle; etc. (...) Yes--LUGNet should be more of a portal to the other online community sites. I think (...) (21 years ago, 24-Feb-04, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.publish.html, lugnet.general, FTX)
 
  Re: More old LUGNET homepage prototypes discovered
 
(...) The flags look good, but what are they supposed to do? Often when a row of flags appears on a website, it is for selecting a language. But instead, no matter which flag you click on, you get lugnet.loc. I think the flags only make sense if (...) (21 years ago, 24-Feb-04, to lugnet.admin.general, FTX)
 
  Re: More old LUGNET homepage prototypes discovered
 
I like the blue headers on the #3 pages: (URL) solid colors across the page on the top gives the site a solid feel. The blue shades are inviting and friendly, and the flags are awesome (they also make the site inviting and freindly) ! I also like (...) (21 years ago, 24-Feb-04, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: We are back up
 
(...) Woo-hoo! Todd, thanks for the frequent updates yesterday. So often when a site is down it is just a mystery, but I went back 3 times yesterday and each time I saw a different message about the progress of getting lugnet back up. At one point (...) (21 years ago, 24-Feb-04, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: We are back up
 
(...) I just went through all of the 'legal' ports, and of 119, 1119, 8000, 8080, only 1119 works. I understand that 119 was turned off because of the attacks sometime back, but 8000 worked until the most recent downtime. Cary (21 years ago, 24-Feb-04, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: We are back up
 
(...) I'm using port 8000, and it doesn't work for me either. Cary (21 years ago, 24-Feb-04, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: We are back up
 
(...) Works for me. What port are you using? (21 years ago, 24-Feb-04, to lugnet.admin.general)


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