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(...) Um... I think general discussion sites are also a kind of LUG? As for LEGOFan.org: it is in fact an official site, but I wouldn't mind to see it in both cats. Leg Godt, Rene (18 years ago, 28-Jun-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Actually, LEGOFan.org is run by fans, and it's not controlled by TLG, so it's not an official LEGO property... although it does have permission to use the company mark in the domain name. "LEGOfan.org is a web site owned and operated by a 501c (...) (18 years ago, 28-Jun-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Maybe it's changed, but I believe LegoFan.org is not *really* an official site. As I recall, LegoFan was a site that had the official "approval", and had limited sponsorship/endorsement from the company. However, the actual site was always (...) (18 years ago, 28-Jun-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) [...] (...) I agree. However, though I doubt it was ever a point of disagreement, I believe the company insisted there be no discussion of clone brands on the site. And I'm fairly sure they didn't want negative coverage of the product there (...) (18 years ago, 28-Jun-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Would you describe Lugnet as a LUG? I wouldn't. To me, a "LUG" implies an essential real-life interaction that does not happen on forum sites (which are online based). (For example, 'DixieLUG' is a real life club based in Atlanta, (...) (18 years ago, 28-Jun-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) I completely agree with Lenny. There is a difference between online and offline groups. LUG is synonymous with physical offline organizations. LUGs may also have discussion sites (many in Europe do). Discussion sites are different. Lugnet is (...) (18 years ago, 29-Jun-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) I would - if nothing else the name is Lugnet. I always pictured it as a 'LUG of the NET' M (18 years ago, 29-Jun-06, to lugnet.admin.general, FTX)
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Hi Lenny & Ben, would it make sense to have a category "LEGO Clubs / User Groups (local)" for all the XyzLUGs and another one "LEGO Clubs / User Groups (worldwide)" for e.g. LUGNET, LEGOFan.org etc.? We should try to keep it quiet obvious to people (...) (18 years ago, 29-Jun-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) I would suggest the two category headings of: - Local User Groups - Online Communities "Local User Groups" are geographically significant and involve face-to-face meetings and often hold recurring public displays or events. (NELUG, WAMALUG, (...) (18 years ago, 29-Jun-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) I agree with this 100% (as well as the solution suggested that I just happened to have snipped away). -Lenny (18 years ago, 29-Jun-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Categories made and entries re-sorted. Thanks for the train of thoughts! Leg Godt, Rene (18 years ago, 29-Jun-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
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