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| (...) Good suggestion. I think the group would also be useful for AFOLs to share advice on how to deal with issues and concerns of their NLSOs... (20 years ago, 19-Sep-04, to lugnet.admin.nntp)
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| (...) Well, even though I used a smiley, my with-pets suggestion was semi-serious. There have been (URL) posts in the past regarding pet problems>, (URL) pet-related MOCs> and even (URL) MOCs involving pets>, all of which would, IMO, fit well in (...) (20 years ago, 18-Sep-04, to lugnet.admin.nntp, FTX)
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| I've already brought up a newsgroup for women, which I think (among many other people in the community) is a great idea. I just thought of another group in which I would hope could see some posting action: Lugnet.people.nlso - for SO's of Lego (...) (20 years ago, 18-Sep-04, to lugnet.admin.nntp)
| | | | | Re: 8 new subgroups of lugnet.people (Kids, Teens, Adults, Singles, Couples, Parents, Support, LGBT)
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| (...) My dog eats his Megabloking Megablok! (Actually, I don't own a dog; I own a cat-- she Megabloks in sand) JOHN (20 years ago, 18-Sep-04, to lugnet.admin.nntp, FTX)
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| Please consider making the group: lugnet.smokers Although I am a reformed smoker, It is sometimes hard for smokers to post at Lugnet about Lego related subjects in fear that they will be misunderstood or misinterpreted and looked down on for getting (...) (20 years ago, 18-Sep-04, to lugnet.admin.nntp)
| | | | | Re: 8 new subgroups of lugnet.people (Kids, Teens, Adults, Singles, Couples, Parents, Support, LGBT)
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| "Ross Crawford" <rosscraw@bigpond.net.au> wrote in message news:I49EE9.1nnL@lugnet.com... (...) My dog only chews megablock. Oops, that should have been posted in off-topic.clone! Rob (20 years ago, 18-Sep-04, to lugnet.admin.nntp)
| | | | | Re: 8 new subgroups of lugnet.people (Kids, Teens, Adults, Singles, Couples, Parents, Support, LGBT)
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| (...) Todd, please consider creating a group lugnet.people.with-pets: CHARTER/PURPOSE ===...=== lugnet.people (group and hierarchy) All about LEGO® people (enthusiasts, fans, maniacs, collectors, builders, etc.): Introductions, anecdotes, neighborly (...) (20 years ago, 18-Sep-04, to lugnet.admin.nntp)
| | | | | Re: 8 new subgroups of lugnet.people (Kids, Teens, Adults, Singles, Couples, Parents, Support, LGBT)
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| (...) That's a really great idea, and I know that there are (sadly) women out there who do feel that way. (Comes under the heading of Why Didn't I Think Of That) Kevin (20 years ago, 18-Sep-04, to lugnet.admin.nntp)
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| (...) OK I will. But to forward a request to you, in the mean time, that is still kind of related to this issue, - I have received numerous requests to ask for a .women newsgroup. Many women feel outnumbered here and there is some real talent that (...) (20 years ago, 18-Sep-04, to lugnet.admin.nntp)
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| (...) Can you elaborate on how you feel discriminated against? (...) But some people do. Let's turn the tables on that: Many people couldn't care less that you mutilate bricks. But YOU do, and that's important. (...) It seemed that only one (...) (20 years ago, 18-Sep-04, to lugnet.admin.nntp)
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| (Because others are afraid to speak what they REALLY think): I'm offended and I feel as if I have been discriminated against. First of all, I'd like to put my stance on the gay issue out in the open. We have a lesbian in our club and there NEVER are (...) (20 years ago, 18-Sep-04, to lugnet.admin.nntp)
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| (...) Well, there's a turn-up. Allister (20 years ago, 18-Sep-04, to lugnet.admin.nntp)
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| (...) Todd- Brilliant. Thanks for doing a great job of sorting through that whole mess in a fair and balanced way. Its definitely appreciated. (20 years ago, 18-Sep-04, to lugnet.admin.nntp)
| | | | | Re: Original list of LUGNET newsgroups from August, 1998
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| (...) In the alpha phase (which this was), all the groups actually did begin with the "lugnet." prefix. That was later stripped in the beta phase, and eventually readded in October 1998 shortly after going live. --Todd (20 years ago, 18-Sep-04, to lugnet.admin.nntp)
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| (...) I'm guessing it was called "timmy.die.die.die", since the "lugnet" prefix was added after the test period. Fredrik (20 years ago, 18-Sep-04, to lugnet.admin.nntp)
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| Eight new subgroups of lugnet.people have just been created: Kids, Teens, Adults, Singles, Couples, Parents, Support, and last but not least LGBT. CHARTER/PURPOSE ===...=== lugnet.people (group and hierarchy) All about LEGO® people (enthusiasts, (...) (20 years ago, 18-Sep-04, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.people, lugnet.admin.nntp) !
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| (...) Because .people is still hetero-assumed. Just like every other group in the entirety of LUGNET. It's the same reason why we have Black History Month, Mother's Day, Father's Day, and Secretary's Day, when every day of the year is about whites, (...) (20 years ago, 18-Sep-04, to lugnet.admin.nntp, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Original list of LUGNET newsgroups from August, 1998
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| In lugnet.admin.nntp, Todd Lehman wrote: (snip) I remember some of these! (...) I think there might be merit in bringing back the "collect" ones, at least the root one and see if the subgroups pick up. There really isn't a place to talk about (...) (20 years ago, 18-Sep-04, to lugnet.admin.nntp)
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| (...) What I don't understand is how .people doesn't fulfill this need already. And where else is there a group that caters to "like-minded" people? There are groups that cater to common interests, but I wouldn't call that "like-minded". Will there (...) (20 years ago, 18-Sep-04, to lugnet.admin.nntp, FTX)
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| (...) Lee: LUGNET newsgroup theory is all about identifying subsets of interest within the community and creating focused discussion groups for those subsets, both LEGO-related and non-LEGO-related; it's about creating and nurturing individual areas (...) (20 years ago, 18-Sep-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.people, lugnet.admin.nntp, FTX)
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