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Re: Announcing the new LUGNET Link List
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lugnet.admin.general
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Wed, 28 Jun 2006 23:35:03 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.general, Rene Hoffmeister wrote:
> In lugnet.admin.general, Benjamin Ellermann wrote:
> > I think you should add a category:
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> > Community General Discussion Sites
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> > This would cover several sites that are not affiliated with a specific lug or
> > theme. Examples of such sites are EuroBricks and LEGOfan.org (and since LEGOfan
> > is run by fans, I do not consider this as a company site - or maybe it is both)
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> > Ben
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> Um... I think general discussion sites are also a kind of LUG?
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, 'Classic-space.com' is an online forum for
fans of space, while both may have some mutual members, they are two distinctly
different things)
-Lenny
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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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