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"Gereon "Jerry" Stein" <gereon@zweistein.de> wrote in message news:J13wDy.AuC@lugnet.com... [ ... snipped ... ] (...) Well, I was definitely using port 8080, yet another undocumented port? (...) Nope. Using Outlook Express for NNTP access. (...) As (...) (20 years ago, 22-Jun-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Thanks a bunch Rene. Sean (20 years ago, 21-Jun-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Hi Sean, you should have received your new password via email a few minutes ago. -René (20 years ago, 21-Jun-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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Hi all, I have received reports, that news-by-mail was not entirely functional. According to the logs it appears, digests do get sent out, but I cannot easily identify if all subscribers do get updated with what they subscribed for. Can you please (...) (20 years ago, 21-Jun-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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...and on a less important side note, I am now reachable through an official LUGNET mail address. Regards, Jerry (20 years ago, 21-Jun-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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Hi all, I realized this morning that parts of the news posting and news to mail subscription signup as well als the password change pages did not work correctly. These pages are now fixed, so you should be able to sign up for posting/subscriptions (...) (20 years ago, 21-Jun-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Hi Sean, please email me at rene@lugnet.com, Thanks, René (20 years ago, 21-Jun-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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I was just wondering if there was any way to recover a lost password for an account? I know that the answer is most likely no, but I figured I would ask just to be sure. Thanks for the help. Sean (20 years ago, 20-Jun-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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Good morning, thanks to feedback from some users I noticed that image display in the LUGNET Guide did not work properly. I have reinstalled the image set und fixed a couple of links - now everything appears to be operational again. Regards, Jerry (20 years ago, 20-Jun-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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Ok, my apologies - I've learned a bit about history and news server ports used by LUGNET :-) Okay, from now on, ports 119, 1119, 8000 and 8080 are operational for NNTP access again. I will be monitoring usage of the individual ports and if I find (...) (20 years ago, 19-Jun-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) I hope he did a thourough wipe of those disks ;) But seriously, indeed an awesome job on the move! Apart from seeing a few spam notes, I didn't know it happened until after the posts about the remaining few issues came in. So at least to me it (...) (20 years ago, 19-Jun-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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Just to keep you all updated, the rebuild of the search index is still under way - apparently there is quite a lot to index after about 8 years of service ;-) It seems that the issues some of you reported will be gone after the rebuild completes. (...) (20 years ago, 19-Jun-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Mike, you got me here: 8080 is certainly no port I heard of so far (it's a common "high" port for some webservers, but AFAIK only 8000 and 1119 are said to have been used for NNTP client access). Please tell me we have a misunderstanding here (...) (20 years ago, 19-Jun-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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In lugnet.announce, Gereon Stein wrote: [ ... snipped ... ] (...) [ ... snipped ... ] I always used port 8080 but that is not working now. I reset my connection to use port 1119 but it isn't working either. Is anyone else having a problem with port (...) (20 years ago, 19-Jun-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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Chris Magno schrieb: (...) You are right Chris, I left the automated background jobs at the original times, only that the new server is located in Germany and runs on CEST rather than EDT - that's plus 6 hours. We will discuss adjustments after (...) (20 years ago, 19-Jun-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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"Geoffrey Hyde" <g.hyde@bigpond.net.au> wrote in message news:J13HMx.Eu@lugnet.com... (...) Okay, it looks as if the problem with getting the news server set in the mail/news client one uses definitely WILl cause problems. If anyone is experiencing (...) (20 years ago, 19-Jun-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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I have tried to login for the past 24 hours to the lugnet news server which was news.lugnet.com. However, all I am getting currently is an error when trying to connect to the server. Can one of the Admins of the new server please contact me ASAP and (...) (20 years ago, 19-Jun-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Actually, on a more serious note. AND this is NOT at all important, it would seem the LUGNET guide updates that used to happen on 12 mid EST, now seem to follow a different clock. just something I noticed. Chris 1. YES, i grok that the severs (...) (20 years ago, 18-Jun-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Listen, Jerry, this is all well and good, but on the last server, I left a few MILLION Euros, if you happen to find them, just let me know. thanks Chris #91 BTW. GREAT job on the switch over. (20 years ago, 18-Jun-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) The issue seems to be with some of the article indexes. I'm researching this, and while it lasts, I have installed a workaround that should return an acceptable list of results (only a couple of extra "score" displays for articles that fail to (...) (20 years ago, 18-Jun-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Hi all, thanks to the continued support by the original LUGNET people, we got most things working again, including news authentication and mail2news (without spam, alas ;-) ) Even authentication by mail works again, so if you replied to an (...) (20 years ago, 18-Jun-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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FYI - I think I got post authentication working again. However, it seems that replying to the email it sends you doesn't quite do the trick yet. Using the link it provides (or the multiauth.cgi) does work, so I guess for now we'll have to use those, (...) (20 years ago, 18-Jun-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) FYI, I'm getting some odd results searching in News.... - A lot of searches (searching for 'micro' for example) are returning 1 result followed by the error: An internal server error occurred: Died at /usr/home/lugnet/new...ch/lnna.pm line 51. (...) (20 years ago, 18-Jun-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) I agree! Does anyone else notice a difference in LUGNET load times? "Big Daddy" Nelson (20 years ago, 18-Jun-06, to lugnet.admin.general, FTX)
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"Gereon Stein" <gereon@zweistein.de> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:J1161A.B6q@lugnet.com... (...) Thanks for the good work Jerry, now take some sleep (3:00 am here), I'm sure you'll get this fixed tomorrow. Breakfast at 7am, I bring the coffee ;-) To (...) (20 years ago, 18-Jun-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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Thanks for your appreciation, Janey, I am pretty close to sorting this out but will need to check a couple of things first. So sorry folks, this issue may last for the rest of Sunday. I'll post an update once it is fixed. Thanks for all your (...) (20 years ago, 18-Jun-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Cool Jerry, just pointing it out, since you asked if we noticed anything. Thanks for the all the tech work you are doing. Seemed to go fast from this end, but I imagine tons of work on your end. Cheers, Janey "Red Brick" (20 years ago, 18-Jun-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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Janey, you are right, we do have a small issue here and I am working on resolving this. Apparently it also relates to the spam surge we observed a couple of minutes ago. I am confident that everything will work out soon, and member names should (...) (20 years ago, 18-Jun-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Okay, apparently (some aussie bird told me) my post wasnt very clear... So I am saying it again, with pictures. Here is what I meant... (and Im sorry its a bmp, did it fast and posted before I checked)... (URL) this "screen shot" you can see (...) (20 years ago, 18-Jun-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Hmmm, well weirdly enough, (and I am not sure how many other this will effect), but apparently my posting name just changed (from C L Gunning Cook, to Janey Cook) which I believe was the name request I asked for, at least a year if not longer (...) (20 years ago, 17-Jun-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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I need to apologize, we just realized that some of the spammers _do_ use the mail gateway and flooded us. I've locked up the mail2news gateway again and will look for the cause of this. Stay tuned for updates. Thanks, Jerry (20 years ago, 17-Jun-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Ummm like the spam coming in??? And the double posts for the top ten??? I know, I'm sure it will take a bit of time, but the spam seems pretty fast and furious. Good luck with getting that sorted. Janey "Red Brick" (20 years ago, 17-Jun-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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Marc Nelson Jr. schrieb: (...) Wow, this is what I call positive feedback ;) Thanks! Yes, the new server runs like a charm. There's just a few itches here and there... Regards, Jerry (...) (20 years ago, 17-Jun-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) It might just be my imagination or the fact that it's a weekend, but LUGNET seems to loading really fast now. Marc Nelson Jr. (URL) Marc's Creations>> (20 years ago, 17-Jun-06, to lugnet.admin.general, FTX)
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Just a quick update: It appears that posting via email does not currently work. We are trying to get that sorted ASAP, but for the time being please use NNTP or the web at news.lugnet.com. Thanks, Jerry (20 years ago, 17-Jun-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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Okay, this is my very personal test of whether things work alright: I am using the new NNTP server for posting, and I am currently watching very busy server logs telling me a lot of you out there are already seeing the new machine after just 15 (...) (20 years ago, 17-Jun-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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In lugnet.announce, Gereon Stein wrote: <snip> (...) All my hopes for a smooth transition! I''l be posting until 5:44 p.m. EST ;) Dave K (20 years ago, 17-Jun-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Thanks for letting us know, Jerry. May everything go smoothly. - Pat Hough (20 years ago, 8-Jun-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Thank you for all your hard work, Jerry. Marc Nelson Jr. (URL) Marc's Creations>> (20 years ago, 8-Jun-06, to lugnet.admin.general, FTX)
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To Lugnet Administration: If new memberships cannot be handled in a timely manner, perhaps that feature should be disabled until further notice. (...) (20 years ago, 8-Jun-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) I am in a similar situation, waiting for membership to be completed. I submitted a payment through PayPal on April 9th, the day my membership form was confirmed. Even with a few emails to administrators, I have not had my membership (...) (20 years ago, 8-Jun-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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I got the membership form results email on April 9th. I paid my dues on April 10th. I haven't heard a thing for almost 2 months. Friday June 2nd I filed my paypal chargeback thinking I won't hear from that in a while either, but crazy enough, I got (...) (20 years ago, 5-Jun-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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Not quite sure how long ago the instruction scans have moved to Peeron but it must be more than six months. The Lugnet frontpage still contains this link: View old LEGO building instructions and catalogs at Kevin Loch's BrickShelf archive. Which (...) (20 years ago, 27-May-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Well coincidence or not (I doubt it) a couple of hours after posting this message I received a 'membership activation' e-mail. So for me this matter is solved, thanks. Eric. (20 years ago, 21-May-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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Besides a great 'Smiths' song also a question which comes to my mind regarding: 'Become a Member. Join NOW!'. Filled out the enrollment form on March 12. Payed fee on the day I received confirmation e-mail (April 9). Silence since then. Send e-mail (...) (20 years ago, 20-May-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Hopefully for everyone! (20 years ago, 18-May-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) for you??? or ANYONE who has ever had a problem? Chris waiting to spread the news. (20 years ago, 18-May-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Hurrah! Let joy be unconfined :-) Kevin ---...--- Craftsman Lego Kits & Custom models: (URL) Lego parts store: (URL) Guild of Bricksmiths(TM): (URL) Gallery: (URL) (20 years ago, 18-May-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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... is working again. (20 years ago, 18-May-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Thanks, I will drop her a line. Dave (20 years ago, 10-May-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Hey again, Just wanted to mention that I still haven't recieved a confirmation email about my membership, just wondering what is going on? Cheers! -Matt (20 years ago, 9-May-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Dave, A bit ago there were issues with email on the server. Try sending an email to suz at baseplate.com Jude XFUT admin.general (20 years ago, 8-May-06, to lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) I disagree. I think there are many things pertaining specifically to NXT which don't need to go in the general robotics group. Which also has a sub-group for all the other programmable bricks. I would certainly like to see a NXT-specofoc (...) (20 years ago, 6-May-06, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.admin.general)
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Now that I have finally been approved to post messages, how do I go about getting my password reset? Unfortunately, I deleted all cookies on my computer some time ago and didn't realized my password was stored in one. Now I cannot remember my (...) (20 years ago, 3-May-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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Yep, Sorry. It's been a while and I forgot how to handle the newsgroup names. I have it clear now. So, no more problems from me! Chris (20 years ago, 3-May-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) IIRC all posts to .announce get an automatic boost in the ratings, and the poster decided to add .announce.moc for the follow-up post as well. ROSCO (20 years ago, 3-May-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) I'm confused why this particular post is in the headlines (for a couple days at the time of this response). No one has highlighted it and its only a follow-up. Sorry to beat a dead horse, but deosn't someone watch for stuff like this and tune (...) (20 years ago, 3-May-06, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) The address I used is sent in the confimation mail - I can quote the section: LUGNET Server <memberships@lugnet.com> to me More options Apr 10 FORM: (URL) Your member information has been accepted and your member page is now in 'pending' (...) (20 years ago, 27-Apr-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Suz, I don't think this sounds like a cheesy answer in the slightest. I'm a true believer about the power of online community, but I for one also understand the dynamics of good and bad that are inherent to them. While it allows people to band (...) (20 years ago, 27-Apr-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Ah ha! That explains why I can't see it. But Todd should be able to. Your money is secure if that's where you sent it. that's good. I'll report such to Todd. (...) Yeah, we must have missed one of the addresses to switch over. I think Todd (...) (20 years ago, 26-Apr-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Well, paypal thinks it sent it to paypal@lugnet.com - I'm guessing this is wrong? Not your fault that the alterations haven't gone smoothly - nothing ever does in i.t :) Thanks for checking it out! -Matt (20 years ago, 26-Apr-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) I've noticed that there is a bug in the way FF deals with favicons. Not sure what effect it his generally but they can get completely messed up in the bookmarks. eg. for me the DailyWTF has the ABC Tv logo but ABC has nothing. It could all be (...) (20 years ago, 26-Apr-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Hi, this is going to sound like a stupid question, but, if you used Paypal, what address did you send payment to? Did you receive a confirmation code? I recently had Todd alter our payment address in the sign-up forms, yet I've seen no (...) (20 years ago, 26-Apr-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Well, it's a little weird actually - I checked my cache, and (URL) was there, so I navigated to the URL (and it displayed fine, including the icon in the address bar), and hit shift-refresh for good measure, but it still wouldn't display on (...) (20 years ago, 26-Apr-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) My understanding is that IE in Windows will display the favicon only if the site is bookmarked, and then the display is in the Favorites list, not the URL field... the mere presence of the file as identified by Dan allows user agents that (...) (20 years ago, 26-Apr-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Maybe FF has cached it? Try after clearing the cache. I was using FF/XP, but it doesnt work on IE/XP for me either. (...) Not AFAIK. Unless it got corrupted or something? You can also specify it in the header IIRC, but that's probably more (...) (20 years ago, 26-Apr-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Seems to work for me using FF/Linux... But when I tried it in IE/XP, the icon didn't show up. I've never used this browser for LUGNET before, so I don't know if it used to work... (URL) is still there, so AFAICT it should still work. Anyone (...) (20 years ago, 25-Apr-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) The processing of memberships is a little intermittent lately - but I'm pretty sure everyone that joins is contacted eventually. (...) The email confirmation system is likewise a little intermittent, however there is a webpage you can use to (...) (20 years ago, 25-Apr-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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I've noticed the last few days, when viewing Lugnet posts in my browser, it no longer displays the Lugnet logo favicon like it used to. Then I noticed the main page still works. And while posting this I noticed the posting page works. On close (...) (20 years ago, 25-Apr-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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Hi, not sure if this is the appropriate forum, but anyhoo, I recently applied for Lugnet membership, and a few days ago I paid my fee, but I haven't recieved a follow-up. is this normal or was it due to easter? (everyone still sick after all those (...) (20 years ago, 20-Apr-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) You have said several times that LUGNET operation is bad for your health. I think the obvious conclusion is that you shut down LUGNET as soon as possible. What is more important than your health, after all? Fredrik (20 years ago, 12-Apr-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) I agree. Or maybe even show the top 5 events threads in a separate "Events" box on the front page? ROSCO (20 years ago, 10-Apr-06, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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I just noticed Felix Greco's post about House of Bricks, but this sort of announcement, seems to me, should be on the main page. Could the highlight for events or announcement be modified to help Events get the extra push? -Lenny (20 years ago, 10-Apr-06, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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(...) Not an official opinion (obviously) but I think your rationale is generally right, but it depends a bit on context. If I made a new castle creation using LDD and made a post that had a links to the BShelf gallery and the LEGOFactory page to (...) (20 years ago, 9-Apr-06, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.lego, lugnet.admin.general, FTX)
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(...) Well, since you ask... I'd like to see Lugnet reconnect as the central hub of the community by incorporating efforts of all of the major subcommunity forums. I'm not sure what would be involved technically, but I'd think it would be very cool (...) (20 years ago, 9-Apr-06, to lugnet.admin.general, FTX)
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(...) Dear Suzanne, Thank you for still being here and for not giving up on those of us who truly appreciate LUGNET. I don't know what the site was like six years ago but I've been keeping up with other AFOL's here weekly since 2001. I'd bereave if (...) (20 years ago, 9-Apr-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) My sentiments exactly Suzanne, and thank you Dustin. I'm hoping we can get more responses to the big question Dustin asked: What would we like LUGNET to evolve into? (20 years ago, 9-Apr-06, to lugnet.admin.general, FTX)
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(...) I'm sorry that your membership has been neglected. As was the case with Matt, I was unaware of your poor treatment until you posted here. I've forwarded an alert to Todd (which is what I did for Matt) requesting special attention to your case. (...) (20 years ago, 8-Apr-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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In lugnet.admin.general, Frank Filz wrote: [snip] (...) No. (...) Six years ago there were two full-time administrators. Perhaps that sounds like a cheezy answer, because we naturally prefer to think of moral standards as unaffected by things like (...) (20 years ago, 8-Apr-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) YEAA!! Thanks for starting this thread. It's exactly the kind of thing I like to see happening right now. Remember too that there's the (URL) LUGNET Suggestions> area where you'll find many valuable ideas and discussions. -Suz (20 years ago, 8-Apr-06, to lugnet.admin.general, FTX)
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(...) Mark, I'm sorry I didn't have time last night to formulate a proper reply to this. I sort of went to bed thinking about how best to explain my view to Frank.. Now I'll reply to his post directly. But here I just want to state that I didn't (...) (20 years ago, 8-Apr-06, to lugnet.admin.general, FTX)
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(...) Thanks Tim, Mark, and Jeff for resolving this. -Suz (20 years ago, 8-Apr-06, to lugnet.admin.general, FTX)
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(...) Yes I should. I've just woken up (in the morning sense, not the metaphorical sense) enough to realise that my continued posting in this subthread is every bit as bad as your starting of it. Unless I see something I really disagree with I will (...) (20 years ago, 8-Apr-06, to lugnet.admin.general, FTX)
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(...) Jeff Stembel summed up my motives for response very well (better than I have so far) in his (URL) response> to Mark so I won't bother trying to explain them again. (...) I'm a bit suspicious as to why we are getting so many admins from BZPower (...) (20 years ago, 8-Apr-06, to lugnet.admin.general, FTX)
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(...) It seemed to me he was trying to show a percieved double standard. While I do disagree with the use of the term "flaming" here in this thread (I consider flaming to be a post in order to denigrate another individual openly and and for no (...) (20 years ago, 8-Apr-06, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) I don't see Mark pursuing 'an agenda' here at all, I see him following up on a perfectly reasonable question that wasn't answered initially. Here are his exact words: "What was done to the people who baited and flamed?" He goes on to say he (...) (20 years ago, 8-Apr-06, to lugnet.admin.general, FTX)
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(...) You know, I had a big reply I was about to post, but that I thought of what (URL) Suz said:> "Know when to drop it. Some people have a difficult time quitting arguments. Either they're afraid of losing face, they insist on having the last (...) (20 years ago, 8-Apr-06, to lugnet.admin.general, FTX)
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(...) I have a question - and it echos (URL) post> that went unanswered/ignored. What was done to the people who baited and flamed? To me thier actions were far worse than Eric's. It seems that the trolls, baiters and flamers got away scott free. (...) (20 years ago, 7-Apr-06, to lugnet.admin.general, FTX) !!
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(...) Look at that! Someone makes a Paypal payment today, and gets his membership right away. I made a Paypal payment on February 11th, and nothing! I guess being vocal in private email isn't good enough. I've got to be vocal in the newsgroups! Nice (...) (20 years ago, 7-Apr-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) That's exactly right. (...) Sure, yeah. [nodding] And that's -horrible- if you ask me! Esp with the potential for robotics discussion coming up with the release of the NXT sets. I'm going to open a ticket with Pair Networks' support staff (...) (20 years ago, 7-Apr-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Thank you for your reply Suzanne. Please understand I'm not looking for a refund. I'm looking to become a member! (20 years ago, 7-Apr-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) If you need to vent, please do so. It's better than holding it in. Venting isn't immature, unless it's whining, which really isn't venting anyway (and I don't see you doing that). If not one of the off-topic groups, perhaps one of the .people (...) (20 years ago, 7-Apr-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) LUGNET email generally seems to have been broken for a while, including the method to validate messages via email: (URL) 1 March 2006 (URL) 17 Feb 2006 (URL) 30 Jan 2006 so maybe some of those 900,000 are connected with that. I also wonder if (...) (20 years ago, 7-Apr-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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"Tim Gould" <t.gould(AT@)lancast...c(DOT.)uk> wrote in message news:IxCHy8.r5I@lugnet.com... (...) I feel that it may not be enough for some people. Perhaps there should be a few extra newsgroups like the following: .off-topic.copyright.abuse and (...) (20 years ago, 7-Apr-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Perhaps lugnet needs an .off-topic.rant for these situations (quasi-serious suggestion). Debate is meant to be debates but it might be nice to have somewhere to just yell in. Tim (20 years ago, 7-Apr-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Not yet. I don't want to anticipate anything as long as Suz and Todd are still preparing for the change; but all administrative positions are still vacant (from my side). (...) Pestering me isn't that easy, it takes a fair bit to actually (...) (20 years ago, 7-Apr-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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AAArrrrggghhh!! I need to vent, but I can't do it here because I'm supposed to act more grown-up than that. [ripping hair out] God help me.... [leaving the room] (20 years ago, 7-Apr-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Last night I found out that the forwarding was broken for a long time yet no one had told me. With help from Dan Boger, I began going through a backlog of old LUGNET e-mail retrieved from the server that didn't get forwarded. There were 24 (...) (20 years ago, 7-Apr-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) What an awful story. You have no idea how much this upsets me. I'm only now becoming aware of the disasterous state of things such as this. Please believe me that this is the first I'm aware of you. I don't ignore mail like that - I would have (...) (20 years ago, 7-Apr-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Exactly what I meant, thanks for clarifying. Leg Godt! René (20 years ago, 7-Apr-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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