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Re: i admit i was wrong
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Fri, 13 Aug 1999 23:46:52 GMT
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Eric Kingsley wrote:
> In lugnet.cad.dev, Todd Lehman writes:
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> Snip of what appears to be some thoughtful reflection by Jonathan
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> > Can I make a couple other constructive suggestions?--
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> > 6. Think more, post less.
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> > 7. Stop being rude and disrespectful to people. Messages like these:
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> I want to add one here...
> http://www.lugnet.com/off-topic/geek/?n=377
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> Which was in reply to...
> http://www.lugnet.com/announce/?n=285
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> Your post here Jonathan was totally uncalled for in my oppinion and showed a
> lack of respect which truely shocked me and resulted in my first and so far
> only flame message on LUGNET directed toward anyone.
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> I don't think it took much thought to realize that Tore had more important
> things on his mind then to design some parts for LDraw. Now I don't know you
> except from your posts here but I assume you don't have children otherwise I
> would hope you would have not posted this message.
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> >
> > http://www.lugnet.com/cad/?n=2320
> > http://www.lugnet.com/cad/dev/?n=2520
> > http://www.lugnet.com/starwars/?n=3213
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> > have the long-term cumulative effect of everyone either despising you or
> > ignoring you, or eventually in everyone turning against you and formally
> > asking you to leave the group or groups.
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> > 8. Lose the negative attitude. Messages like these:
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> > http://www.lugnet.com/cad/dev/org/ldraw/?n=439
> > http://www.lugnet.com/cad/dat/parts/?n=321
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> > suggest that your heart isn't in this.
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> > 9. Buy a couple actual LEGO sets. Build with LEGO. Play with LEGO. Get
> > on a Jambalaya list or something. Expose yourself to a wider variety of
> > parts.
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> Please listen to this one Jonathan. I had no idea you had no LEGO and could
> not believe you were attempting parts without a piece in hand. Now I have not
> ever attempted to design a part but it seems logical to me that you would need
> the part in hand to do a satisfactory job.
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> Now although I love LDraw there is no substitute for building with actual LEGO
> bricks. I understand that it may be cost prohibitive for you but at least try
> and save and buy a couple of small sets so you can experiment with actual
> bricks there is nothing like it. :)
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> >
> > 10. Swear up and down never ever again model a LEGO piece (even a mock-up)
> > without having it in hand. Also, never cause anyone to believe (even
> > accidentally through careless wording or ambiguitites) that you are
> > modeling pieces blindly again. Don't write confusing things which
> > prompt steaming responses like these:
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> > http://www.lugnet.com/starwars/?n=3286
> > http://www.lugnet.com/cad/dev/?n=2476
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> > where people misunderstand your intentions. Be clear in each post, what
> > you are talking about.
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> > 11. Learn to spell Terry's name (it has two r's, not one).
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> This is probably your biggest mistake. I am sure that if I were writing this
> and refering to you as "johnathin" that you would not be happy. This is an
> easy one to fix to just look at the composer of the message and there you go.
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> Eric
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> Remove ".nospam" when replying by E-mail.
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> >
> > --Todd
what I was asking was not for more parts
I was asking
1.If I could finish a part he had started
2.If he has submitted parts he had already made for voting
3.What set numbers used a part he had already made
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| Jonathan, you might try responding directly to that rather lengthy append using interspersed quotes instead of leaving all of it there, then not responding to any of it, or at least not very much of it. I think one thing people are on you about is (...) (25 years ago, 14-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| In lugnet.cad.dev, Todd Lehman writes: Snip of what appears to be some thoughtful reflection by Jonathan (...) I want to add one here... (URL) was in reply to... (URL) post here Jonathan was totally uncalled for in my oppinion and showed a lack of (...) (25 years ago, 13-Aug-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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