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Re: Informal CFD: robotics competition newsgroup(s)
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lugnet.admin.general
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Fri, 15 Jan 1999 02:14:24 GMT
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I vote for
lugnet.robotics.combat, or
lugnet.robotics.competition
-Chris
Todd Lehman wrote in message <369c1812.15095486@lugnet.com>...
>
> This is an informal call for discussion regarding the creation of a focused
> newsgroup/mailing-list for _Robot_Arena_ combat events. The LEGO • Mindstorms
> Robot Arena homepage (not sponsored by The LEGO Group) is located at:
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> http://www.azimuthmedia.com/RobotArena/
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> and takes place in San Jose in March. Spin-off competitions are being
> organized in places such as Los Angeles, Austin, Sarasota FL, and the UK.
>
> Nate Burgess, Robot Arena creator and organizer of the San Jose event, and
> David Chen, organizer of the Los Angeles event, are excited about having a
> dedicated newsgroup for this; so this is not a CFD on whether to create a
> new newsgroup, but on what to call it.
>
> However, it is also a CFD on whether to create a more general sibling-group
> for "milder" (i.e., non-combat) competitions in addition to a Robot
> Arena-specific newsgroup. For example, a robotics league in Sarasota,
> Florida holds a LEGO Mindstorms "Rug Runners" Competition...
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> http://www.pompano.net/~stjohn/contents/GCRL.html
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> ...with other school-sponsored competitions in other cities becoming
> increasingly likely.
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>
> Some possibilities for names are:
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> lugnet.robotics.arena
> lugnet.robotics.robot-arena
> lugnet.robotics.combat
> lugnet.robotics.combat.arena
> lugnet.robotics.compete
> lugnet.robotics.compete.arena
> lugnet.robotics.compete.combat
> lugnet.robotics.compete.general
> lugnet.robotics.competition
> lugnet.robotics.competitions
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> And some possible charters:
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> if Robot Arena-specific:
> The Robot Arena Tournament (a fan-created combat event based on the
> LEGO MINDSTORMS™ RIS): Discussions, planning, collaboration,
> advocacy, etc.
>
> if combat-specific:
> Combatant (destructive, gory) events using the LEGO robotics
> components (for example the LEGO MINDSTORMS™ RIS): Discussions,
> planning, collaboration, advocacy, etc.
>
> if generic "PG" events:
> General non-combatant competitive events using the LEGO robotics
> components (for example the LEGO MINDSTORMS™ RIS): Discussions,
> planning, collaboration, advocacy, etc.
>
> Nate Burgess suggests lugnet.robotics.robot-arena for all combat-related
> LEGO, and lugnet.robotics.competitions for non-combatant tourneys
> (especially K-12 school-sponsored).
>
> David Chen concurs but suggests lugnet.robotics.competition (singular • rather
> than plural) for the less-gory affairs.
>
> --Todd
>
> p.s. This message is crossposted to lugnet.admin.general & • lugnet.robotics,
> with followups set to lugnet.admin.general. After the group (or groups) • are
> created, a note will be posted to lugnet.announce and lugnet.robotics and
> will include information on how to receive the newsgroup(s) by e-mail. If
> you do not regularly read lugnet.* newsgroups but want to follow the
> discussion on naming, you can view (and optionally participate) using the
> web interface:
<http://www.lugnet.com/news/display.cgi?lugnet.admin.general>
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