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"John Barnes" <barnes@sensors.com> wrote in message news:H1B499.6pF@lugnet.com... (...) because (...) hand. (...) event (...) no (...) then (...) I'll agree with you that the "split up" was something I wasn't too thrilled about either. Some of us in (...) (24 years ago, 24-Aug-02, to lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.events)
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(...) Well, in order to host it at the park at all, it would have to be open to the public at least to some extent - otherwise, what's in it for the park? It's good publicity for LEGO to be able to show to their visitors extraordinary models built (...) (24 years ago, 23-Aug-02, to lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.events)
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BricksWest was a long trip for me, I live in upstate NY. I attended because my primary interest was in meeting other AFOLs and see their work first hand. I did not enjoy the fact that most of the people and their MOCs were in seperate locations most (...) (24 years ago, 23-Aug-02, to lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.events)
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(...) The time expended is certainly a factor, but it's actually more a factor of expectations. When I do a train show, I usually commit a whole weekend to it. I would be interested in doing a big blow out show the world how cool we are at LLC (or (...) (24 years ago, 23-Aug-02, to lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.events)
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(...) I don't think the point is the amount expended, the point is the time allocation. Attending a con is a significant time investment as well as expense. I have a great deal of sympathy for the viewpoint that says "if I want to meet mundanes and (...) (24 years ago, 23-Aug-02, to lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.events)
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| | Re: I want a convention, not a show. (was Re: What kinds of LEGO-based conventions...)
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(...) Two 4-hour windows of public display is pretty minor, all things considered. A much bigger "turn-off" for me is the (seemingly) rigid shutdown time - but I freely admit that's a personal bias stemming from experience with gaming and SF cons. (...) (24 years ago, 22-Aug-02, to lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.events)
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(...) [...] (...) I wouldn't pay $150/night for a hotel room in any case. At BricksWest we stayed at a campground the first two nights and at Motel 6 the third. The total cost for lodging for me was under $50 for all three nights. For NWBrickCon, my (...) (24 years ago, 22-Aug-02, to lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.events)
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| | Re: I want a convention, not a show. (was Re: What kinds of LEGO-based conventions...)
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(...) We are going to have plenty of stuff going on that is non-public. All of Friday is being set aside for AFOL meet and greets, and general MOC showing and whatnot. I sincerely hope you would not stay home just because of public MOC displays. :^( (...) (24 years ago, 22-Aug-02, to lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.events)
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(...) Yup. I keep waffling back and forth on whether or not I can go to NWBC, and the 'public display' part is one of the things that makes me less inclined to go. I really enjoy interacting with the public; my feet are always sore after a train (...) (24 years ago, 22-Aug-02, to lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.events)
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(...) I get a lot out of the public aspect also. But my point is that I get that several times a year without paying $150/night for a hotel room. In fact, lately, I can get it almost as often as I want just by convincing one other person to go over (...) (24 years ago, 22-Aug-02, to lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.events)
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(...) I just want to chime in and say I take a completely opposite view. The best part of BricksWest for me was the public display. I loved having the kids and parents milling about and saying nice things about my models. And it gave us a chance to (...) (24 years ago, 22-Aug-02, to lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.events)
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(...) It definitely does to me. It was one of the issues I had with BricksWest. The "official" display space was all public display. There were a few tables (and a stage (1)) in the session rooms which got appropriated for unguarded display for (...) (24 years ago, 22-Aug-02, to lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.events)
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| | Legomaster @ Uncle Joes 8/25/02
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(URL) August 25th THE NEW DEPRESSIONISTS MOVEMENT PRES A 21ST CENTURY MULTI-MEDIA EXPERIENCE FEATURING THE NU-DEEZ W/ DJS KILL-AUDIO, LEX, OCDJ ALSO: OVER A DOZEN VISUAL & PERFORMANCE ARTISTS THIS IS AN INDOOR/OUTDOOR EVENT 4pm and on...... (...) (24 years ago, 19-Aug-02, to lugnet.org.us.gardenslug, lugnet.events, lugnet.build.mecha)
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| | Poll: Which LEGO conventions would you attend?
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A new poll for all you Fest fans... Which of the following real and/or hypothetical LEGO conventions would you attend? (URL) Werner LUGNET Member #408 (24 years ago, 17-Aug-02, to lugnet.events, lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.events.brickswest)
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| | [rtlToronto] rtlToronto11 this Saturday
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Hi folks, rtlToronto11: A Brick Too Far the Eleventh Toronto Lego Robotics Event Saturday, August 17th, 2002 Toronto Public Library, Lillian H Smith Branch 239 College Street (E of Spadina) Join us Saturday for the 11th Lego Robotics Event here in (...) (24 years ago, 17-Aug-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.events)
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| | Mindstorms Sumo - Lafayette, In.
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Don't forget, on August 24th the Greater Lafayette Lego Robotics Club (URL) is hosting a LEGO sumo competition (URL) robots are limited to 12in x 12in and can not weigh more than 2 lbs. For more information, check either of the above web sites or (...) (24 years ago, 6-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.events, lugnet.org.us.hrmug, lugnet.org.us.indylug, lugnet.org.us.laflrc, lugnet.org.us.legotics, lugnet.org.us.lrgoaa, lugnet.org.us.michlug)
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| | Re: Lego Ocean Adventure at Manitoba Children's Museum
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Hi Michael, Thanks for these beautiful pictures. Looks like not only the children have fun over there Hey! ;~))) A great vacation destination, unfortunately a little far from Nova Scotia... or I can ask a Maritimer museum to get it over here... (...) (24 years ago, 2-Aug-02, to lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.events)
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| | Re: NWBrickCon
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(...) Absolutely Frank, Sorry this has taken me so long, I'm a little distracted these days... Yes, e-mail me at snowleopard@foxinternet.net and I'll hook you up with the folks doing the gaming! Mark (24 years ago, 30-Jul-02, to lugnet.events, lugnet.org, lugnet.pirates)
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| | Re: NWBrickCon
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(...) I think you could probably get some people to play. You should refer to the original message and check with Mark Neumann. He'll be able to answer your questions better (and he may not be following this thread right now) ~GAMH (24 years ago, 29-Jul-02, to lugnet.events, lugnet.org, lugnet.pirates)
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