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Re: Announcing the new LUGNET Link List
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lugnet.admin.general
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Thu, 29 Jun 2006 05:22:24 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.general, Leonard Hoffman wrote:
> 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?
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> Would you describe Lugnet as a LUG?
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> 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)
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> -Lenny
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 not a Lug - it links to lugs and also hosts discussions.
Ben
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Message has 1 Reply:
 | | Re: Announcing the new LUGNET Link List
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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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| | Re: Announcing the new LUGNET Link List
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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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