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| Um, Admins? What does this have to do with Lego and Lego robotics? Is there no way to filter posts (or otherwise fix the problems) that come from the crynwyr site? -Rob Entire message attached: "Liz Bilbro" <lego-robotics@crynwr.com> wrote in (...) (22 years ago, 2-Nov-04, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.admin.general)
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| (...) It seems like the definition of what is on-topic for .general is very elastic. If a post shows up in .general which could conceivably show up in a more specific newsgroup, does that mean it's off-topic for general? If so, than the last 25 (...) (22 years ago, 2-Nov-04, to lugnet.admin.general, FTX)
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| (...) It is my view (and that of other admins) that discussion of whether it is appropriate to mock someone is OFF topic for .general. Hopelessly off topic. Do you agree? If not, why not? It is my view (and that of other admins) that discussion of (...) (22 years ago, 2-Nov-04, to lugnet.admin.general, FTX)
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| Hello! (...) That's actually true, and that's what I did now, too. (...) Funny that you picked this example. It's in particular due to the colour change issue that I dislike the practice of forcefully resetted FUT. Whenever somebody only marginally (...) (22 years ago, 2-Nov-04, to lugnet.admin.general, FTX)
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| (...) From the Terms of Use: 12. (do not) Stray hopelessly off-topic without moving the discussion to a more appropriate location. (There is a fair amount of leeway here, since it is natural for discussions to drift, and moving a discussion can (...) (22 years ago, 2-Nov-04, to lugnet.admin.general, FTX)
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| (...) I agree with Larry here. Especially since a majority of Lugnet posters don't actually consider where their post is going, they just hit "reply" and then go. (on a personal, non-official perspective:) I personally think we should be able to (...) (22 years ago, 2-Nov-04, to lugnet.admin.general, FTX)
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| (...) No, I believe that if you review the ToS you will find that it is not at all about "posting what you want when you want". One of the great virtues of LUGNET, in at least this reader's view, is the compartmentalization it fosters. (22 years ago, 2-Nov-04, to lugnet.admin.general, FTX)
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| (...) The force-FUT power of admins was a really bad idea. LUGNET is about posting what you want where you want (within reason). If I wanted a place where a bunch of admins told me where I could post and what was "on-topic", I would post at (URL) (...) (22 years ago, 2-Nov-04, to lugnet.admin.general, FTX)
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| (...) It would have been clearer to just say that instead of being clever. (...) So he has. (...) Sarcasm and mockery? Not really, no. (...) Your FUT cancelled (it's way off topic for .general) and FUT reset to admin.general (22 years ago, 2-Nov-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.admin.general)
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| LUGNET Administrator/s, Under my user profile there is a box of information to the right. Inside that box is a graphical link depicting my country and my state. How does one change these? I have recently moved from Athens, GA to Arlington, VA and (...) (22 years ago, 29-Oct-04, to lugnet.admin.general)
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