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Re: Allocation of member #'s
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lugnet.admin.general
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Sat, 3 Jul 1999 20:49:30 GMT
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Steve Bliss wrote:
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> In lugnet.admin.general, Todd Lehman writes:
> > Perhaps we could do something along these lines (and this would only be a
> > one-time thing for the initial low numbers): Invite people to participate
> > in a public discussion to decide the allocation of low numbers (say, less
> > than 100). People could say what number they'd like, and if there are any
> > overlaps, discussion could decide who would get it. If there were any major
> > irreconcilable differences, maybe the winner could be decided via auction or
> > something. And if someone were shy or unavailable to participate, someone
> > could nominate them to get a particular low number or somewhere in a range.
> > After maybe a week of discussion, the numbers could be locked-in and
> > guaranteed to be reserved for each person. Then for higher numbers, up
> > through 9999, there could be a simple automated system (news would be too
> > much hassle for that big of a range).
> >
> > Does that sound like the fairest way?
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> Well, short of slurping all the old ATL and RTL posts, and automatically
> assigning lugnet id's based on the oldest post from each e-mail id, it sounds
> pretty reasonable to me. As long as you randomized the exact numbers after
> the selection process, so there was no implied ranking. Since the numbers
> would end up describing a list the top 100 online fans of LEGO. Oh, except
> you should be #1 and Suzanne should be #2.
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> Steve
Do you still have AucZilla I records, that goes back a ways to a number
of early Lego people.
--
Paul Foster
http://reality.sgi.com/foster_stco/lego.html
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| (...) Well, short of slurping all the old ATL and RTL posts, and automatically assigning lugnet id's based on the oldest post from each e-mail id, it sounds pretty reasonable to me. As long as you randomized the exact numbers after the selection (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jul-99, to lugnet.admin.general)
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