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Re: Why these news groups were created
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lugnet.admin.nntp
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Wed, 22 Sep 2004 19:37:40 GMT
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John wrote:
> I agree that relating to AFOLs off-topic is fun and I do it. I just
> question that that is necessarily good for LUGNET as a whole as it
> relates to the world community outside of LUGNET.
Absolutely. The folks outside of my local LUG that I associate the most with
are all friendships developed in .debate.
I also wanted to add a comment to those who might wonder what does religion
have to do with Lugnet: My previous post in this thread is the single most
religious thing I've said or written in the past several weeks, and that
would be true even if I didn't go off on the tangent of talking about
religions.
And that's an important thing to think about. None of us stop being who we
are when we come through the door to Lugnet. Some of us are very religious,
others are very a-religious, others are married, others are dealing with the
loss of a loved one, others are LGBT, whatever. If we are to be real people,
we can't just shut parts of ourselves off (as much as we sometimes try to -
especially at work).
I also have to say that without the community building of non-LEGO
discussion here, I would likely not be anywhere near as involved in the
hobby. All of the hobbies and interests I have are things where real
friendship exists, and real friendship is built on community.
Frank
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| (...) Frank, I totally honor and agree with everything you wrote-- we can't separate ourselves from ourselves and must be let to be who we are, but we can separate those real discussions that take place from the public. I don't believe that that (...) (20 years ago, 22-Sep-04, to lugnet.admin.nntp, FTX)
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| (...) But you are talking about LEGO related questions, not personal questions. I have no problem with LUGNET boards that very specifically relate to LEGO. It's all of the personal stuff that I am questioning. (...) But they didn't get together (...) (20 years ago, 22-Sep-04, to lugnet.admin.nntp, FTX)
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