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| (...) If I jump into a flaming post, and someone jumps on me I am kind of expecting that not everyone is going to be kind. On the other hand if I am empathizing with someone or having a genuine Lego discussion with someone and I get flamed out of no (...) (24 years ago, 27-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) I just wanted to add my two cents-- a) I thought this was pretty funny. b) I agree with all those who point out that the problem is not with the initial joke, but with people jumping on each other in the aftermath c) I don't think that this (...) (24 years ago, 27-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.admin.general)
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| So, I suppose I should shelve my plans for a "Gun-weilding teen blames LEGOWars" announcement? -gyug (geeez, just kidding!) (24 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| Stripped out .off-topic.fun because this isn't! (...) Obviously some have taken offense to my use of the word "Sucker" and I would like to explain that I don't find the word insulting. Last year when Ben did his April Fool's train post I got (...) (24 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| (...) Since my name continues to reappear, I'll reiterate: I know this thread is long over, and it would probably be best to simply leave it alone, but something needs to be clarified. I don’t believe that anybody was really offended by the joke. (...) (24 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) Being a week early made me think it was real. (...) I agree. (...) I agree again. Has foot in mouth reached the states already? Posting the message in the Top Stories was the main reason I thought it was for real. (I missed the downward (...) (24 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| (...) <snipped> (...) Amen, brutha! :) Dan (24 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| (...) And I strongly feel that this media lends itself to people acting in a manner they normally wouldn't in a face-to-face, real life situation (flaming. etc). Since computers create a safe distance, people start acting like they can say anything. (...) (24 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| (...) Perhaps I could stand to lighten up, but perhaps I'm also genuinly concerned for our community, but maybe I shouldn't. Perhaps I should just let the community go where it wants. Maybe I shouldn't care about my fellow man. If you believe I am (...) (24 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) I wasn't particularly offended by it, but it did bother me, for a couple of reasons. The first being "What the (heck) is this doing in my e-mail?"...like a lot of people, I subscribe to .announce by e-mail; unlike many of those, I read a lot (...) (24 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) Jon, over the years, several people online (here and in RTL) _have_ actually exited the hobby. Some permanently, some for a few months or a few years. Offhand, in the past three years, I remember several people who at one time or another (...) (24 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| "Frank Filz" <ffilz@mindspring.com> wrote in message news:3ABF58EB.1D70@m...ing.com... (...) Mark put in some clues of his own. Did you read down on the side of his message, all the capital letters lined up to spell 'APRIL FOOLS' and the FUT was set (...) (24 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) Thanks for raising those last points about "show[ing] genuine concern for someone giving it up, and then getting slammed for it." And "[r]ealize that people come here for a variety of reasons and with various backgrounds." Indeed, the joke was (...) (24 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) I certainly don't think that April Fools day should be canceled. What I am concerned is that with electronic communication amongst relative strangers, hoaxes lose something. With the face to face April Fools jokes of my childhood, one had all (...) (24 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) Yea, and racial and ethnic jokes are funny too... I'm not saying that we should eliminate humor and jokes (I'm not even truly convinced that all racial and ethnic jokes are absolutely bad). Some folks have compared the jokes to various other (...) (24 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| (...) Excellent advice (and ironic that you cited who you cited). In this particular case, though, I think Frank *is* on to something. I think in this electronic age, we go through the cycle of -that's new, it's neat... wow, who'd have thunk of it! (...) (24 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| (...) get (...) Not really... Perhaps it was true at the time, but he didn't really leave. His collection is not the same as it was, but in one sense it became more mature, more realistic. And since he could never truly leave, maybe that's true for (...) (24 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| (...) Sense of humor? What's that? hrm... The instant I read it, I knew it was a joke, and pretty clever one at that. It's too bad it didn't go over too well. Maybe the Spamcake fumes are polluting everyone's air supplies... Adrian -- (...) (24 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) Oh, come ON! You're getting angry because someone has a different sense of humor than you? I thought it was funny, even though I was suckered by it, as well. (...) Well, since the rest of the year isn't near April Fool's Day, I highly doubt (...) (24 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| (...) Frank Filz replied: (...) Please consider these words of wisdom: "I suggest every one try and remember one of the most important rules of electronic communication: If you are upset or angered by a post, mark it unread and come back in an hour (...) (24 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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