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"LUGNET Admin" <suz@lugnet.com> writes:
> This is sounding like a good plan. build.fantasy
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> Of course, this may invite space folks to request build.sci-fi... there are
> probably plenty of them who would argue that sci-fi = space about as much as
> fantasy = castle.
Then there are those who rankle at the word "sci-fi" and pronounce it
"skiffy". It's "SF", thankyouverymuch. According to such people,
anyway. There is a big difference between the tacky "sci-fi"
epitomized by 1950's B-movies and some of the great "SF" (speculative
fiction) literature that happens to be set in a futuristic world.
Then there's the camp that says that fantasy is just another subset of
SF.
The difference is that except for NASA models, which are extremely
rare, there's nothing in .space that isn't some form of science
fiction. On the other hand, .castle has a historical basis that is
totally independent from any sorcery or dragons.
I think that .build.fantasy is a great idea, but I am opposed to any
splitting of .space at this time.
--Bill.
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William R Ward bill@wards.net http://www.wards.net/~bill/
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| (...) On the other hand, discussion of set 4818 (for one example), clearly has no basis in reality or history, yet belongs in .castle because .castle is about the LEGO theme Castle. So discussion of fantastical stuff does have a place in .castle. So (...) (22 years ago, 2-May-02, to lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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| (...) This is sounding like a good plan. build.fantasy Of course, this may invite space folks to request build.sci-fi... there are probably plenty of them who would argue that sci-fi = space about as much as fantasy = castle. (...) I agree. It (...) (22 years ago, 2-May-02, to lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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