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(...) I agree, admins that can't be trusted or don't behave for the good of their community are problematic. I belong to at least one message board (not LEGO-related) where a good deal of the above applies. I don't post there often. But if you're (...) (18 years ago, 3-Apr-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Bloviate (was Re: Warnings( was: WAKE UP!))
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In lugnet.admin.general, Kelly McKiernan wrote: <snip> (...) There are a few more things that warnings, proper adminship and the like are contingent on-- That the admins are not a bunch of bloviating blowhards (that leaves me out of the admin (...) (18 years ago, 3-Apr-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: Lugnet: WAKE UP!
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(...) Did I say "to me"? If you actually take the time to actually investigate that site[1], you'll find the little mocking that occurs happens *after the fact*, so I don't really think "staging area" is a very accurate description. But whateva. 1. (...) (18 years ago, 3-Apr-06, to lugnet.admin.general, FTX)
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(...) I'm surprised the mockers are so mysterious to you. Don't they have their own (URL) staging area> and everything? *shrug* -Tim (18 years ago, 3-Apr-06, to lugnet.admin.general, FTX)
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(...) I agree with Jake and Lenny. Conversely to Jake's statement, I think that people do think less of you when you don't allow change to happen by holding onto the reigns and not encouraging people who are willing to lead and empowering them by (...) (18 years ago, 3-Apr-06, to lugnet.admin.general, FTX)
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(...) My expectation is that they're considered, but not as meaningful as admin warnings. If Howard was warned 50 times by other members, and once by an admin, but Harold was only ever warned once by an admin for the same violations; it seems that (...) (18 years ago, 3-Apr-06, to lugnet.admin.general, FTX)
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(...) In my experience, mod/admin decisions should be made based on official warnings rather than peer recommendations, which may be biased or incomplete. For instance, having 5 people say "Don't do that" about something is not as effective as a (...) (18 years ago, 3-Apr-06, to lugnet.admin.general, FTX)
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(...) Actually, that raises another question. Should admins disregard advice/warnings given by others (non-admins and admins in non-admin role) in making decisions about timeouts/bans? Seems to me they should count for something, though exactly how (...) (18 years ago, 3-Apr-06, to lugnet.people, lugnet.admin.general, FTX)
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(...) Did you just bash AOL users and abbreviate people to "ppl" in the same sentence? Seems contradictory to me. Maybe we should be the solution, not the problem? --Kyle (URL) (18 years ago, 3-Apr-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Only after it spins out of control do you listen. The abuse that you "endure" is brought upon yourself. Have you ever gone back to read what you've written? Some of it is cool and encouraging, but the vaste majority is pure non-sensical, (...) (18 years ago, 3-Apr-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) I'm curious, is any action being taken against those who have been baiting Eric? I absolutely agree that Eric has committed TOS violations, but the degree of baiting that he has been subject to has no place on Lugnet, or at least would have (...) (18 years ago, 3-Apr-06, to lugnet.admin.general) !!
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| | Re: Alternatives to Lugnet? Was: Re: Lugnet: WAKE UP!
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(...) If you stop by (URL) my blog>, a ways down on the right hand side I have a listing of community sites, many of which have forums. None of these is all encompassing, like Lugnet in its prime - most of them focus on a particular theme (e.g. (...) (18 years ago, 3-Apr-06, to lugnet.admin.general, FTX)
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(...) Yeah, I am also a curator in dot mecha. I've been keeping things current. (Eric and I switched off updating as we were able to do so) Both Eric and I were looking for another person to help out with curator duties, Fradel asked if he could do (...) (18 years ago, 3-Apr-06, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.curators, FTX)
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(...) Unfortunately, I don't think Eurobricks adequately fills the void left by LUGNET. LUGNET has enjoyed an older audience of AFOLs whose primary focus seems to be MOCing and displaying their works. Eurobricks on the other hand seems to cater to a (...) (18 years ago, 3-Apr-06, to lugnet.admin.general, FTX)
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(...) Thanks, Todd. Good to know it's alive and well and being utilized. James (18 years ago, 3-Apr-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Eurobricks is well run and has more than enough to keep most people posting with some fun. Rules are somewhat less strict and the admins are quick to take action against blatant spammers/offensive/trolls who won't behave. It doesn't have a TOS (...) (18 years ago, 3-Apr-06, to lugnet.admin.general, FTX)
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(...) The hardware has been set up and running in a powered rack on an active Internet connection; the software is 98% installed and we had most of it running at one point, but never got the last 2% to make the switch to the new OS. One of the boxes (...) (18 years ago, 3-Apr-06, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.finance)
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(...) Todd would be the one to answer this properly. I believe the hardware is set up, but not in use at present. I know the domain issue got resolved. For the switchover, we had yet to make arrangements with Rene about sending the hardware to (...) (18 years ago, 3-Apr-06, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.finance)
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(...) Eric's curatorship privileges are temporarily suspended. I believe Mark Neumann is also a curator there and still has editing abilities, as do I, if anything special needs to be done in the meantime. -Suz (18 years ago, 3-Apr-06, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.curators, FTX)
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<snip> (...) How does this affect his .mecha curatorship? (18 years ago, 3-Apr-06, to lugnet.admin.general, FTX)
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