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Re: Random thought of the day
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Fri, 15 Jul 2005 13:52:34 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.general, David Eaton wrote:
> In lugnet.admin.general, Leonard Hoffman wrote:
> > But honestly, things get quiet because people stop caring. I mean, Suz has
> > announced that unless something happens, Lugnet will be shut off on Oct 1.
> > If anyone had made that claim two years ago, do you think there would be this
> > quasi-silent acceptance? People just don't care whether Lugnet lives or dies,
> > and they have more fun on other forums anyways.
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> To be fair, I think that's what's being gauged at the moment. It's true that in
> recent years, Lugnet's importance as *the* place for Lego discussion has gone
> down. If I understand correctly, a big part of what's happening now is that Suz
> is trying to figure out who'd be affected, and how much, if Lugnet were to shut
> down or switch gears. And yes, if *nobody* cared about it, then by all means, it
> could go away.
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> You're right that there probably won't be as much public outcry for preserving
> Lugnet as there might have been several years ago. The community has grown since
> then. But to say that people just don't care isn't accurate. I, for one, care.
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> DaveE
I care as well.
I love LUGNET.
I love the community here at LUGNET.
I love the discussions I've had (and will continue to have) on LUGNET.
I personally believe that the AFOL community will lose something pretty
spectacular would LUGNET disappear. We'd go on, we'd be fine, and whatever, but
a certain part of my LEGO hobby will be gone and that'll be sad.
I also know that the interent, being what it is, does sometimes fragment
communities instead of building them. For example, if a portion of a community
feels disenfranchised, the internet has a plethora of possibilities for that
disenfranchised group to go start their own thing.
Heck, if my memory is accurate, that's how LUGNET started in teh first
place--people were disenfranchised with rtl. And that's how BZPower showed up,
because the Bionicle folks felt disenfranchised with LUGNET.
All this said, my time on LUGNET has been wonderful and I'm glad it was here.
My enthusiasm for my chosen hobby wouldn't be as intense if it wasn't for this
very site, and the people I've met through it.
So I do care what happens to LUGNET. More importantly, however, I care for the
people involved and want them to make the best decisions for their personal
lives, and whatever decisions they may make, I'll support them in all their
endeavours.
Dave K
-standing with the other Dave
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