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In lugnet.build, Richard Morton wrote: <snip> (...) Wadda? I'm sorry to say this, but this is the worst lack of respect towards Lugnet and this community I've seen in a long time. What would your website do if not copy what Lugnet does? Why come on (...) (21 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.trains) !
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Trimmed lots of groups and moved to .general. I agree with Terry, LUGNET is -in my world- the central place for all things LEGO. Sure, there are a lot of sites that don't get much attention from LUGNET and there are other issues, most beacuse Todd (...) (21 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Why there are duplicate set inventories on both Bricklink and Peeron? Why the is no coordination between naming of parts between Bricklink and Peeron? Why there are still '?' in set database while there are existing inventories on BL/P, so (...) (21 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) <snip> (...) <snip> (...) <snip> (...) For my part, Terry, I disagree that this is being done with any disrespect towards LUGNET. It doesn't seem to be some personal "Don't like the way you run things" reasoning, like you have with Bricklink. (...) (21 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.trains)
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(...) (URL) from here: (URL) Best regards, /Tobbe (URL) (remove SPAM when e-mailing) (21 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.general)
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"Jindroush" <jindroush@nospam.se...nospam.cz> wrote in message news:402B7020.38BAFC...spam.cz... Jindroush, you raise some good points, but to answer one in particular, (...) It is partly thanks to Brickset that the Lugnet guide is as good as it is (...) (21 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Or better yet, perhaps Brickset (and others) is where much of the data for a single, integrated set guide is pulled from! Jake --- Jake McKee Community Liaison LEGO Community Development (21 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) To spell out the concern directly: it seems like this new site will either add yet one more new place to look, or else kill off one or more existing ones. Or -- and this seems unfortunately possible -- *both*. But as I said elsewhere, that's (...) (21 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.trains)
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(...) [snip] (...) Yeah, but if we have _defined_ environment (I mean there is _finite_ number of all LEGO sets out there), the final result _must_ be same. So I don't see the need for competition. Of course, there may be differences in 'value (...) (21 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I don't think you should expect LEGOFan.net to lower the number of LEGO fan community sites. If we manage to release some easy to use software for setting up a community site, it will probably result in an increasing number of local LEGO fan (...) (21 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.org, lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.trains)
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(...) My point exactly. No need for a third website copying the 2 already existing. (...) So why not work with Huw and Todd and make the already existing websites better? I have yet to see a good thing come of this debate. Terry (21 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I mean it is insulting to see someone trying to replace a website by using its ressources to publicize itself. I see this as insulting to Lugnet. To us, I see it as an insult that some people would want to create a website and call it the (...) (21 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.trains)
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(...) No, my point is: why to have two sets of data? I don't mind if two sites use the same data, but I'd like to see one centralized database. (...) Wasn't it told in previous debate about WorldLUG, that Lugnet doesn't evolve anymore? Not to (...) (21 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.general)
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No offense intended Terry, but yours was the latest post. Could we PLEASE trim the number of groups that this discussion has snared?! I hate digging to find the content that I want. -Duane (21 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.general)
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I really don't have a problem with the community trying to set up a web-site and trying to get the community to come together. I agree (with Terry) that saying that a certain site will be the one-stop shop is insulting. The one point I'd like to (...) (21 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.trains)
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"Jake McKee" <jacob.mckee@america.lego.com> wrote in message news:Hsz7A4.3Bx@lugnet.com... (...) a (...) It seems a little strange that the community should need to provide the supplier with information about its products, but I'm not adverse to (...) (21 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.general)
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"Jindroush" <jindroush@nospam.se...nospam.cz> wrote in message news:402B9401.52E664...spam.cz... (...) OK, agreed. (...) Having re-read the original post, that's how I understand it now too. I don't think there's any intention to replace anything or (...) (21 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Well, chiming in on Ben's message, 'cause here's a good a place as any :) A few things-- Any thread that gets Suz to post is okay in my books :) So here's LUGNET, being run, as many people have stated, by Todd (and by Suz in the past), and (...) (21 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) Sorry, let me clarify. I was referring to the data, not necessarily how the data is obtained. Information like this is much easier for me to get out if I know that a) the destination is a reliable source and b) that I'm not going to be flooded (...) (21 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Why yes, it was. By myself, in this post: (URL) also in Todds reply: (URL) is a great place. I like it very much and it has been very good to me over the years. It is, however, not going forward. If it were, then there would not be a need for (...) (21 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.general)
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"Huw Millington" <hmillington@btinternet.com> wrote in message news:HszEBF.1DF3@lugnet.com... (...) make (...) for. (...) I think Hugh has hit the nail on the head here. From a personal standpoint, the thing that really excites me about this (...) (21 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I suspect Rene Hoffmeister would disagree. I will not believe that there is a central hub of the online Lego community until both Rene and Todd say that there is, and point to the same site. And even then I would be suspicious if that hub did (...) (21 years ago, 13-Feb-04, to lugnet.org)
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(...) I had not realize that Todd himself approved of such a situation. That changes everything from my point of vue. I no longer see it the way I did. However, some people have brought the argument that WorldLUG aims to do a similar thing. Maybe (...) (21 years ago, 14-Feb-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I totally agree and I highlighted your other post about trimming the groups. Terry (21 years ago, 14-Feb-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Well said Dave K. Well said... I might also add that I would rather NOT see LEGO involved in any central website for this community. This is because LEGO would thn have some power over content, which can't be a good thing because they already (...) (21 years ago, 14-Feb-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) Who is Rene? (I don't mean to be rude, i truly don't know) Half the website you mentionned are not on my frequently visited websites. fbtb.net, however, would be there, but it's not on yours. As for the central hub, it doesn't have to link (...) (21 years ago, 14-Feb-04, to lugnet.org)
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(...) What major enhancement was that? -Suz (21 years ago, 14-Feb-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I don't read German, so I can stand to be corrected, but I believe Rene is the admin of 1000steine.de. (...) Lugnet is the home of many AFOL, Even if it doesn't link to my own (...) FBTB is the first link in the lugnet.starwars sidebar, which (...) (21 years ago, 14-Feb-04, to lugnet.org)
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(...) Yep. He also runs the International System Creativity Contest. And he was just at BrickFest. :) (21 years ago, 17-Feb-04, to lugnet.org)
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