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"Mark Sandlin" <sandlin@nwlink.com> wrote in message news:B6E42A60.F471%s...ink.com... (...) slowly (...) the (...) Well, you had me fooled - I even posted a "sorry to see you go" reply :| Glad to hear your it was just your body clock that was a (...) (25 years ago, 28-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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"Rose Regner" <lego@r2eng.com> wrote in message news:GAu85v.5Bz@lugnet.com... (...) stand (...) up (...) it (...) Ok. (...) Well, I can say with a clear conscience that I did not intend that message to be harsh, my attitude in posting it was not (...) (25 years ago, 27-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) If I jump into a flaming post, and someone jumps on me I am kind of expecting that not everyone is going to be kind. On the other hand if I am empathizing with someone or having a genuine Lego discussion with someone and I get flamed out of no (...) (25 years ago, 27-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I just wanted to add my two cents-- a) I thought this was pretty funny. b) I agree with all those who point out that the problem is not with the initial joke, but with people jumping on each other in the aftermath c) I don't think that this (...) (25 years ago, 27-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.admin.general)
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So, I suppose I should shelve my plans for a "Gun-weilding teen blames LEGOWars" announcement? -gyug (geeez, just kidding!) (25 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Stripped out .off-topic.fun because this isn't! (...) Obviously some have taken offense to my use of the word "Sucker" and I would like to explain that I don't find the word insulting. Last year when Ben did his April Fool's train post I got (...) (25 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Since my name continues to reappear, I'll reiterate: I know this thread is long over, and it would probably be best to simply leave it alone, but something needs to be clarified. I don’t believe that anybody was really offended by the joke. (...) (25 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Being a week early made me think it was real. (...) I agree. (...) I agree again. Has foot in mouth reached the states already? Posting the message in the Top Stories was the main reason I thought it was for real. (I missed the downward (...) (25 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) <snipped> (...) Amen, brutha! :) Dan (25 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) And I strongly feel that this media lends itself to people acting in a manner they normally wouldn't in a face-to-face, real life situation (flaming. etc). Since computers create a safe distance, people start acting like they can say anything. (...) (25 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Perhaps I could stand to lighten up, but perhaps I'm also genuinly concerned for our community, but maybe I shouldn't. Perhaps I should just let the community go where it wants. Maybe I shouldn't care about my fellow man. If you believe I am (...) (25 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I wasn't particularly offended by it, but it did bother me, for a couple of reasons. The first being "What the (heck) is this doing in my e-mail?"...like a lot of people, I subscribe to .announce by e-mail; unlike many of those, I read a lot (...) (25 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Jon, over the years, several people online (here and in RTL) _have_ actually exited the hobby. Some permanently, some for a few months or a few years. Offhand, in the past three years, I remember several people who at one time or another (...) (25 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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"Frank Filz" <ffilz@mindspring.com> wrote in message news:3ABF58EB.1D70@m...ing.com... (...) Mark put in some clues of his own. Did you read down on the side of his message, all the capital letters lined up to spell 'APRIL FOOLS' and the FUT was set (...) (25 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Thanks for raising those last points about "show[ing] genuine concern for someone giving it up, and then getting slammed for it." And "[r]ealize that people come here for a variety of reasons and with various backgrounds." Indeed, the joke was (...) (25 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I certainly don't think that April Fools day should be canceled. What I am concerned is that with electronic communication amongst relative strangers, hoaxes lose something. With the face to face April Fools jokes of my childhood, one had all (...) (25 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Yea, and racial and ethnic jokes are funny too... I'm not saying that we should eliminate humor and jokes (I'm not even truly convinced that all racial and ethnic jokes are absolutely bad). Some folks have compared the jokes to various other (...) (25 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Excellent advice (and ironic that you cited who you cited). In this particular case, though, I think Frank *is* on to something. I think in this electronic age, we go through the cycle of -that's new, it's neat... wow, who'd have thunk of it! (...) (25 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) get (...) Not really... Perhaps it was true at the time, but he didn't really leave. His collection is not the same as it was, but in one sense it became more mature, more realistic. And since he could never truly leave, maybe that's true for (...) (25 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Sense of humor? What's that? hrm... The instant I read it, I knew it was a joke, and pretty clever one at that. It's too bad it didn't go over too well. Maybe the Spamcake fumes are polluting everyone's air supplies... Adrian -- (...) (25 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Oh, come ON! You're getting angry because someone has a different sense of humor than you? I thought it was funny, even though I was suckered by it, as well. (...) Well, since the rest of the year isn't near April Fool's Day, I highly doubt (...) (25 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Frank Filz replied: (...) Please consider these words of wisdom: "I suggest every one try and remember one of the most important rules of electronic communication: If you are upset or angered by a post, mark it unread and come back in an hour (...) (25 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Boy, meesa thinkin' this sound berry berry familiar... ;^) Dan (25 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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I'm sorry if anyone took my joke the wrong way. I assure you all, it was really intended to be in good fun. I know it was a breach in protocol to post to .announce and to start it a week early. I was hoping it would slowly get around to people, and (...) (25 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Yeah...and as you noted (and I mentioned in my message earlier) it wasn't appropriate for .announce. Its spilt milk though. I guess the fact that I know Mark gave me a slight upperhand, and the fact that he personally messaged me with the URL. (...) (25 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) I'll tell you both one thing. I happen to remember this: (URL) at the time shocked me but turned out to be true. When I read Mark Sandlin's post in .announce earlier, I had absolutely no reason to doubt it. (...) Honestly, I've never in my (...) (25 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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To All, Warning: April Fools Day is one week away. That means you should expect to be fooled by someone on April 1 (Sunday). Be prepared. And keep in mind that the Internet spans 24 time zones; a post made by someone early in the morning in their (...) (25 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.people, lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.announce) !!
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(...) Its also sad April Fools Day is on the American calendar. What are those guys thinking? And under no circumstances is it acceptable to play an April Fools' joke a week ahead, never. (...) Dude, R-E-L-A-X. Mark IM'ed me with the url for the (...) (25 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) First off, when I posted nobody had said anything about the hoax. The first 'realization-message’ came about 3 min prior to my post. Therefore, I only realized that it was a fake after I had posted mine. Secondly, it’s not cool when several (...) (25 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Frank Filz <ffilz@mindspring.com> wrote in message news:3ABEC5F9.A3D7E2...ing.com... (...) I think what peeves me most about this is it got to be featured on the main Lugnet web page. Even if it were not a joke, I don't think it warrants such (...) (25 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) It isn't a joke. Perhaps I'm in a bad mood, but I really am getting sick of all these jokes, and I do have a real concern for the viability of electronic communication. I must stress however that I don't think we're that close to the brink of (...) (25 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) This is another joke right? I hope so, cuz this is nothing to get this wound up about Gabe (25 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) These stupid jokes are starting to get on my nerves. I'd also say that this topic is entirely off topic for this group. It isn't fun (if it wasn't a joke, it's not fun, if it is a joke, it's sick, it's definitely LEGO related and therefor off (...) (25 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) It could probably go in either, but since this is news-related, I'm more comfortable with it being in the .nntp group. If you're talking about the TLC filter, that's pretty much entirely and .nntp thing. (...) Ya, it's a quirk (and I find it (...) (25 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.nntp)
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(...) I don't have anything against using a Lugnet(TM) page as a splash page in your store. Only FYI, you can use your Brickbay "About Me" page as your splash page which you can edit right in myBrickbay and don't have to use any FTP program every (...) (25 years ago, 25-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Wonderful. Thank you for the rapid response. (25 years ago, 25-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Sorta; it says within a day or so after having been received and processed. It's been received but not processed. I'll go process it now. Sorry about the confusion...it's not clear on that page what it means...it's meant to be fuzzy. Check (...) (25 years ago, 25-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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How long should one expect to wait for a submitted CLSOTW ad banner to be registered and added to the queue? According to: (URL) states within a day or so, pending approval. I've submitted two banners, compliant with the submission rules. The first (...) (25 years ago, 25-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) me a tech-type guy with "RTFM" above his desk. :/ (...) S'okay, I'm not worried about that... anyone clicking a link from my splash page will be leaving my store anyway. :) thanks, James (25 years ago, 25-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) No problem; go ahead. Also see #11 in the FTX FAQ. (URL) Aside from any thoughts of "appropriateness" with having Lugnet's logos and (...) I can't offer any guarantees that it won't try to break itself out of a frame on clicks. However, I (...) (25 years ago, 24-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) I should clarify that what I mean is: (URL) not (URL)Aside from any thoughts of "appropriateness" with having Lugnet's logos and (...) (25 years ago, 21-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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Well? Is it something that would be allowed? I've (briefly) tested it, and confirmed that it works, but I'm not certain about whether or not it's OK with Lugnet for me to do this. Aside from any thoughts of "appropriateness" with having Lugnet's (...) (25 years ago, 21-Mar-01, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.publish, lugnet.admin.general)
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Todd, I lost my cookie and my Lugnet password. Can you send me my password, or reset it so I can create a new password? In addition to edboxer@aol.com, please e:mail it to ejones@lehman.com. Thanks (25 years ago, 21-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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I've changed my email address in my member profile, but I can only post when I use my old email address. Is there any way I can fix this? Sorry if this is the wrong place. Jimmy (25 years ago, 20-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) ... (...) And presumably implies that whiny voice you can imagine the above requests coming in.... FUT: lugnet.off-topic.fun (25 years ago, 19-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) If I might piggyback some additional questions on Tim's post: Are there any specific things that LUGNET could use that would be a great help as a donation? Money is always great. But some LUGNETers who may not be able to contribute money may (...) (25 years ago, 19-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Assuming it would go under a lugnet.com subdomain and run a variant of Unix, I would welcome it with open arms. I wouldn't be opposed to an W2K box someday if it was a third. (...) Issues would include initial and sustinence payments for (...) (25 years ago, 19-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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Todd - any comment on this? -Tim "Tim Courtney" <tim@zacktron.com> wrote in message news:GA9KH1.8uM@lugnet.com... (...) (25 years ago, 19-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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how about turning the bulk listing at lego more like a brickbay store? assumeing the manufactureing machines/wharehouse storage can handle you could by things one peice or 50 peices at a time, in the color you want you could buy all the peices for (...) (25 years ago, 18-Mar-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.general)
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(...) I've lost track of the number and the nature of communications (email, telephone, face-to-face) over the past four years. Most have been pleasant; not all have been productive. Since dealings have been with a dozen or more people -- in many (...) (25 years ago, 18-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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I am not sure I have the followup set right. I don't quite grasp if web interface issues belong in .general or .nntp (neither does the filter discussion belong in .nntp, but I digress). I have noticed the following behaviour which seems quirky to (...) (25 years ago, 17-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) That sounds about right to me. (...) Whoops, wait...I need to interject something: I agree with you that not everything we might hear from TLC is marketing. However, it's all part of the _marketing strategy_, including the fact that AFOLs were (...) (25 years ago, 17-Mar-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.general)
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me, for one, would like better commuctaion to legos people. id suggest some things to be added to bulk, like wings, etc and add pick your own color for bulk ie: 100 clear 1x8 even if would add to price tag. one thing would be very nice, make all (...) (25 years ago, 17-Mar-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.general)
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I'd like to extract one issue from the "LEGO and its Fans" thread. How do we, the fan community, want to interact with TLC? And in what ways can TLC, or parts of TLC, interact with the fan community? Some background, for those disinclined to throw (...) (25 years ago, 17-Mar-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.general)
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(...) Felix, if it makes you feel any better, you aren't the only person who has wondered about that. Steve (25 years ago, 17-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Can you help me too? Maybe just collect my money from Western Union and enable my membership? Regards, Hakan (...) (25 years ago, 16-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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I understand the need to distance fans and business. But why is it that when you and Suzanne refer to TLG lately, its with so much spite. Have your run-ins been that unpleasant? I'm not one to worship the company, I'm just indifferent. Perhaps I'm (...) (25 years ago, 16-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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Hey I was just chatting with someone and I thought of something... What if we, as individuals, chipped in to buy LUGNET another server? Todd, is this something you would welcome? What would be issues with the purchase & installation of a new box? (...) (25 years ago, 16-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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Todd Lehman <lehman@javanet.com> wrote in message news:3ab023ab.284515...net.com... (...) I wish I could....but I've got a couple bigger things I've decided to focus my time on that need the attention. Which leads me to another suggestion - why not (...) (25 years ago, 15-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Jason J Railton (25 years ago, 15-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Dude, like, make one, and we'll link to it! (URL) (25 years ago, 15-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Maybe I spoke too soon. I had noticed it before (months ago) but hadn't mentioned it, and now I see that my "Favorites" list has reverted back to the default icon. Seems it resets the icons. :-( SRC StRuCtures L#765 (25 years ago, 14-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) You know what...that's funny, because when I saw a 'Dear Gary' post today I had the same thought. hmm... lugnet.dear-lego lugnet.dear-gary.. :') But yes, it probably should be called something else. Anyways, I'm for it. Some have expressed (...) (25 years ago, 14-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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What about a "Dear Gary" group. We shouldn't call it this, but this is the best description for the posts. In general a place to group all the history type questions that people have and have an easy place to search for the responses. On the same (...) (25 years ago, 14-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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Done. Cheers, Richard (...) (25 years ago, 14-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Please do!! I moved to Toronto, Canada last July and tried to find a replacement: (URL) dunno what happened with Nicholas Allan, but I guess he found himself with less time than he expected, or something - these things happen! I'm bouncing (...) (25 years ago, 14-Mar-01, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Is CLAX86 a newsreader or a protocol extension? (...) What kind of info would you suggest be included? (...) Indeed! --Todd (25 years ago, 14-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.nntp)
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(...) Chris have we convinced you to go forth with the event even if we can't get enough interest up to justify paying to bring Steve Jackson in? Frank p.s. of course the real reason for this post is just in case Franklin and others don't read (...) (25 years ago, 14-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.gaming, lugnet.events)
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Todd- I was wondering if you had any status of when/if membership packets will get sent out. I have been a member since Aug. 2000 and have yet to receive anything. thanks Mark (25 years ago, 13-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Speaking of which: Are you coming to PirateFest (once the dates are sorted out, naturally)? Hey, what *is* the current status, by the way? best Lindsay (25 years ago, 13-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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Wah. I just get the usual IE icon. -- Kenneth A. Drumm Ph.D. "SRC" <LEGOArches@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:GA3ttF.9My@lugnet.com... (...) (25 years ago, 13-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Ahh, so it's working across the board now? Great! I made it a long time ago, and we always wanted to have one, but I never could figure out how to get it to work until recently. (I'm not a complete idiot; I just had a lot of trouble with MSIE (...) (25 years ago, 13-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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SRC wrote in message ... (...) You too can have this happen if you put an icon called "Favicon.ico" in the root directory of your website. IE always looks for it. Kevin ---...--- Craftsman Lego Kits & Custom models: (URL) Lego parts store: (URL) (...) (25 years ago, 12-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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I like the way the LUGNet icon appears in my favorites listing (for a LUGNet bookmark) instead of the usual Internet Explorer icon. Very slick - kudos to Todd. SRC StRuCtures LUGNet#765 (URL) (25 years ago, 12-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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Todd Can you remove the link to the Fife Train Display (now gone) from loc/uk and replace it with mine pleeeaaaasssse: South Coast Lego Fest, Saturday 28th April 2001 (URL) J Railton (25 years ago, 12-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Avast there, ye scurvy dog! Tisn't proper t'be postin' sich here! Fire a warnin' shot 'cross his bow! (Well, this *IS* ".pirates"... ;-) For your information, it is a violation of the LUGNet Terms of Service to post any auction announcements (...) (25 years ago, 10-Mar-01, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: Flogs, flogging, floggers, brags, bragging, braggers
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(...) I agree. In the past I have mailed posters to tell them of their "errors" - it saves all this huff and puff. Scott A (...) (25 years ago, 7-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.terms)
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| | Re: Flogs, flogging, floggers, brags, bragging, braggers
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(...) Icky? That's a new one. Well, serves me right for trying to reply to fast. : ) How about "Is bragging offensive to some people? Yes. Does it belong on LUGNET?" Better. FUT to off.topic.fun I guess. Scott "Off to fix the webpage" S. -- Personal (...) (25 years ago, 7-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.admin.terms, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Ooh, Scott's sentence structure there is icky. There's some double negatavism going on, but the phrase "does it not belong" is usually intended to mean the same is "is it true that it belongs"... (...) One thing I strongly suggest you also add (...) (25 years ago, 6-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.terms)
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Todd, (...) Well, that settles that. Thank you Todd for the clarification. Scott S. (25 years ago, 6-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.terms)
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(...) For the record, I did not say that bragging didn't belong here. (...) First, I have to take it face value; I'm not a mind reader. Lar has stated several times that it was a brag and not a flog. So be it. Second, flogs in theme groups are (...) (25 years ago, 6-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.terms)
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(...) writes: (...) Lar, That may be because you have the ability to come off as sarcastic even when you might be sincere. Todd first took it as sincerity then after re-reading he took it as sarcasm. Perhaps your diction was a little too vague, even (...) (25 years ago, 6-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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I watched this with some amusement, and some amazement. First, Larry is a stand up person, whom I have met, and whose creations are worth bragging about, having seen them up close. He does brag, it is part of him, but at the same time, I think he (...) (25 years ago, 6-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.terms)
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In lugnet.admin.general, Eric Joslin writes: <snip> I said what I had to say about this. I did not intend this to be a flog. It may be perceived by some as that, but it was intended as boasting, nothing more. I tried to explain in more detail why it (...) (25 years ago, 6-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.terms)
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(...) Actually, it was a mathamatics/logic expression before it was a programming one. You software nerds are the new kids on the block <grin> James (who will confess he's a hardware nerd - it's like a software nerd, but you don't have to wear a (...) (25 years ago, 6-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.terms)
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(...) != == Not equal to (form "C" el al programming languages) Software nerd (remember a nerd is just a geek with a degree) (25 years ago, 6-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.terms)
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(...) Not equal. Scott A (...) (25 years ago, 6-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.terms)
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Uhh - I've been seeing that != in a couple of posts. Would some tech jargon junkie remind me what it means? -- Cheers ... Geoffrey Hyde "Todd Lehman" <lehman@javanet.com> wrote in message news:3aa4059f.183521...net.com... (...) was (...) (25 years ago, 6-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.terms)
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(...) <snip> I'm confused here, I sincerely meant my lead as a thank you to Rose, and I took your "I'll second that" as just that, an agreement and your own thanks as well. What am I missing here? Why would you think anyone would mistake what you (...) (25 years ago, 6-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.terms)
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(...) (Responding to my own post.) YIKES -- it just occurred to me that what I wrote above might be mistaken as a condemnation of what Rose did. On the contrary, I actually meant it as a _complement_ to Rose. I thanked Rose this morning via private (...) (25 years ago, 6-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.terms)
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(...) I would he has reached that point. Dwayne (25 years ago, 5-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) agreeing that it was, in addition to being a flog, a brag. IMHO. IOW, brag + flog != flog Not that that makes it any better or worse. Just clarifying what I meant. ^^Todd (25 years ago, 5-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.terms)
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(...) I suppose I wasn't totally clear in what I wrote earlier. Yes, I personally happen to feel that what (not ++, that's not part of his name)Lar wrote was a flog (IMHO), but I also added that I thought it was more brag than flog. To make an (...) (25 years ago, 5-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.terms)
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(...) I'll second that. --Todd (25 years ago, 5-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.terms)
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(...) I either lied or changed my mind. You decide. (...) Todd has been known to chance his mind, yes. Until he does, let's agree that by his definition, this was a flog. He said so in (URL) Lehman wrote: (...) Since Todd's definition is pretty much (...) (25 years ago, 5-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.terms)
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I thought you weren't going to debate this? (...) Granted, but I do get to question the definition and point out where I think it's awry. Which is what I'm doing. (...) And Todd never changes his mind? Seemed to be != is, necessarily. (...) So (...) (25 years ago, 5-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.terms)
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(...) Unfortunately, you aren't the one who gets to define "flog" here. Todd is, and he weighed in and agreed that it seemed to be a flog. So, accept that the post in question was considered to be a flog, and probably shouldn't have been made in the (...) (25 years ago, 5-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.terms)
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