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Re: When is everyone coming over?
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Date: 
Fri, 2 Oct 1998 14:14:31 GMT
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Thomas Main <main@appstate.edu> wrote:
I am anxiously anticipating having the rest of rtl start using LUGNET's
newsgroups.  I think it will be very exciting once everyone gets
onboard!  When is the announcement planned? (the weekend might be good
because fewer people read and everyone wouldn't come on all at once)

It might be a while. Some people don't want to change their habits. And
others can't, due to firewall issues. (Todd - the web interface would
certainly help here!) And, although Todd is (well as far as I can tell) a
good person and doing this for all the right reasons, there might be some
moral issues about moving from an open, public resource to something which
actually belongs to and is controlled by a individual. (Or a couple of
people.)

Plus, rtl is easy for new people looking for Lego newsgroups to find....


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I am anxiously anticipating having the rest of rtl start using LUGNET's newsgroups. I think it will be very exciting once everyone gets onboard! When is the announcement planned? (the weekend might be good because fewer people read and everyone (...) (26 years ago, 2-Oct-98, to lugnet.announce)

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