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Re: Allocation of member #'s
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lugnet.admin.general
Date: 
Sat, 3 Jul 1999 00:19:49 GMT
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Todd Lehman wrote:


Does that sound like the fairest way?

--Todd

Why are lowest numbers tied to history on the on-line LEGO community
anyway?  I mean why RTL, ATL?  I think of LUGNET as a phoenix of sorts,
with a fresh new beginning.  Why not just assign them serially to people
important to LUGNET and forget about the olden days of ATL?  You and the
people who help out should get numbers, then maybe major posters in the
newsgroups - from the past year (like the top 20% of posters or
something), and then
members as people sign up.

Or an auction is a cool idea too.
--
Sincerely,

Christopher L. Weeks
central Missouri, USA



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  Re: Allocation of member #'s
 
(...) I agree with this. I've been around longer than some, not as long as others. I'd probably rank among the earliest people to use Lugnet, and probably be in the top 100 posters, I suppose. I see Lugnet as something that has brought back some (...) (25 years ago, 2-Jul-99, to lugnet.admin.general)
  Re: Allocation of member #'s
 
(...) Why not just make this whole thing moot and just assign numbers in a random or pseudo-random lottery? Have each person apply for a number, and have a server doohicky spit out a random number from an available pool. I think we're attaching far (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jul-99, to lugnet.admin.general)

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(...) I think they're missing the first year or so of RTL and the first two years or so of ATL. But even if you could go back and check those definitively, what do you do about people who lurked for along time first (and maybe still participated, (...) (25 years ago, 2-Jul-99, to lugnet.admin.general)

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