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(...) In general, I agree with you. However, Matthew used his website (in my opinion) as a tool to damage and disrupt the community. He crafted lies and misdirections, then posted something designed to stand out and direct traffic at his site. I (...) (26 years ago, 20-Oct-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) <snip? (...) First I should appoligize because "Clouds" was not the right word. What I was trying to say is that I think you feel a closer connection with James and his legacy than many of us do. That makes what Matthew did more personal to (...) (26 years ago, 20-Oct-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) The first way is closer to what happened. In November 1997, an announcement was made to RTL of this: (URL) and then construction began. There was some controversy and some disbelief but mostly it either got ignored or people said "good luck." (...) (26 years ago, 20-Oct-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) I think you're confusing the Lugnet community with the LDraw community. Don't. (...) I would think removing it, when he's made it clear he still doesn't feel it was wrong, would be insincere. (...) Do you actually know the definition of the (...) (26 years ago, 20-Oct-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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"Eric Kingsley" <kingsley@nelug.org> wrote in message news:G2qtCJ.CHJ@lugnet.com... (...) Matthew's (...) really. (...) like (...) I should correct myself - not *should* in the sense of a clearcut condition, but as a willful action to demonstrate to (...) (26 years ago, 20-Oct-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Sorry Tim but I think you are wrong here. Do I think the graphic on Matthew's site is distasteful? Yes. Do I care about the other text there? Not really. We cannot make the content of someone's personal site a prerequisite for inclusion in the (...) (26 years ago, 20-Oct-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Just want to quickly address this one point. A website is not private. It is not a home. I do not need an invitation to come in, I can get there through any one of a number of valid & common methods of using the internet. No one has to knock (...) (26 years ago, 20-Oct-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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"Lorbaat" <eric@nospam.thirteen.net> wrote in message news:G2qso5.AAH@lugnet.com... (...) Why should he express that in a manner that attacks the community he claims to want to be a part of? (...) to (...) And no one is forcing me to accept his (...) (26 years ago, 20-Oct-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) And he apologised, and claims he has learned his lesson. (...) I think there are bigger issues being debated here. (...) "I would never want to belong to a club that would have me for a member." -Groucho Marx. eric (26 years ago, 20-Oct-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) I think that I misunderstood how you felt, and I reacted to that. (...) I'm sorry. <:( Although, I'm at work... which of us do you think has it better? :D eric (26 years ago, 20-Oct-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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