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Re: The future of LDraw?
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lugnet.cad
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Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:52:37 GMT
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In lugnet.cad, Timothy Gould wrote:
> In lugnet.cad, Jaco van der Molen wrote:
> > My turn to respond:
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> > IMHO LDraw is certainly not dead. In fact here in the Netherlands it’s is alive
> > and kicking. With me presenting it to the public at LEGOWORLD in Zwolle every
> > October I think there are many users who have joined since 2002 when I began
> > doing so. I ever so often get questions from Dutch users on my website and there
> > is an active topic on the forum of Lowlug. Many Dutch AFOLS are using it to
> > document models and create full instructions for them. The thing is that they do
> > not publish them or discuss at LUGNET but more on local forums or events.
> >
> > However my concern would be this: imagine key people like the ones in the
> > streerco quitting, getting less time or worse. Then we'd have a major problem
> > like we had few years ago when LDraw was kind of dead due to the lack of part
> > updates. And I say "we" because LDraw is and always will be depending on
> > volunteers who put in their precious time for a great thing. And though I am not
> > very active lately here on LUGNET I still feel part of it.
> >
> > On how to re-atract people to LUGNET I have no ideas, sorry.
> >
> > Jaco
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> I hadn't really thought about the pool of volunteers drying out but you are
> right that it is. Even the 'new' names in key roles have been involved for many
> years now. And for many years we have not needed an election for the SteerCo as
> only 5 people have volunteered.
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> I put out a call for
> <http://www.brothers-brick.com/2010/03/15/volunteering-for-ldraw/ volunteers> to
> encourage people to get involved. We have to make people aware that without help
> the status quo will not remain so forever. Again I do think we are partially a
> victim of success. It seems to run smoothly again now that the library updates
> are back so people forget that there is stuff going on to make that happen.
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> Tim
Part of the problem is that there are not as many presentations being given and
general overall evangelizing being done at fan conventions. This is partly due
to the fact that the de facto spokesman of the organization, Tim Courtney, has
been focusing on his professional career (a correct choice in my opinion) and
partly due to the fact that the backup spokesman (me) has had very little time
in the last 4 years to devote to conventions. If frequent convention goers (or
anyone) are willing to give presentations, lectures, workshops, etc... I can at
least set them up with a slideshow and other things.
-Orion
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| (...) I've been distributing my presentation by email, whenever I get someone asking about my MOCs: (URL) been meaning to get it posted to the ILTCO database of presentations, but ILTCO already has one foot in the grave. Scott W. (15 years ago, 15-Mar-10, to lugnet.cad)
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| (...) I hadn't really thought about the pool of volunteers drying out but you are right that it is. Even the 'new' names in key roles have been involved for many years now. And for many years we have not needed an election for the SteerCo as only 5 (...) (15 years ago, 15-Mar-10, to lugnet.cad)
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