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Hi All, The new AFOLs Comic books are NOW available!!! You may have seen Jake's announcement several months ago (URL) These books are for handing out at shows and events as a “recruiting” tool and to tell people about AFOLs. In a nutshell the comic (...) (20 years ago, 9-Jul-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.announce, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us, lugnet.org, lugnet.people.newbie, lugnet.publish, FTX) !!
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(...) I just wanted to make a quick comment on the comic book. Check out the bottom-left picture on page 16. The AFOL on the left is showing his creation to a group of kids. Look at the expression on the face of the kid in the middle - wide eyed and (...) (20 years ago, 9-Jul-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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(...) Woohoo! Hey, waitaminnit, I thought the title was going to be changed to something more non-AFOL-friendly... There was even a contest and everything. Oh well, at least the in-comic website got changed to something more immediately recognizable (...) (20 years ago, 9-Jul-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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Is there a way for people who are not able to attend in person to order a box of comics and some of the other items to be shipped to them? Paul Sinasohn LUGNET #115 BAYLUG/BAYLTC (20 years ago, 9-Jul-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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(...) Yes, certainly. Because of the very shoestring budget of the comic printing, I was hoping to reduce some of the shipping costs by having people pick up comics at BrickFest. But if you can't make it, then we'll certain figure something else (...) (20 years ago, 9-Jul-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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(...) Wow, this is great! BayLTC has a GATS coming up on July 17-18. How can we get some in time for this? Why isn't LUGNET mentioned in it? LEGOFAN.org is just a parked domain...? And since LEGOFAN.org contains the LEGO trademark, how does that (...) (20 years ago, 9-Jul-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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"Bill Ward" <bill@wards.net> wrote in message news:I0LwCI.LL8@lugnet.com... (...) shows (...) we get (...) And (...) Lugnet is mentioned in the credits, but I agree, it would be better to have Lugnet mentioned on that last page. I think there is (...) (20 years ago, 9-Jul-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) There's also a yellow box with what looks like a crab on the cover... hmmmm... [LEGOSet 4101] And I swear I saw the hailfire in there too... And of course the more obvious 7140 on p.4 4483 and 7470 on p.7 Man I'm very hot... (20 years ago, 9-Jul-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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(...) Presumedly because TLC has no control over LUGNET content. Of course, Bricklink was still mentioned... (...) Dan from Peeron has the .com and .net domains (neither of which go anywhere), but TLC owns LEGOfan.org. They apparently picked it up (...) (20 years ago, 9-Jul-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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(...) Jake, you realize that you could easily go through all 10K at Comic-Con...probably on the first day, no less... I suppose you probably won't be bringing them all, so it looks like you'll have a lot of free time in San Diego! Derek (20 years ago, 9-Jul-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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(...) Crab? I thought it might be an airplane. (...) The grey box in the main cover panel? (...) *snigger* If I'm not mistaken, the box in the next panel is a 3807. (...) Hmm, I see your 4483 & 7470 and raise you a 6274 & 4706. I'm guessing that's (...) (20 years ago, 10-Jul-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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In lugnet.events.brickfest, David Laswell wrote: <snip> (...) someonesetusupthelego.com? whatyousay.com? -Orion (20 years ago, 10-Jul-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) You lose... Makuta owns you now... :-) (20 years ago, 10-Jul-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) There's a reference we really were honoured to be a part of: The Lego club portrayed in pp7-9 is none other than rtlToronto, acknowledged by the artist, who is a valued member of our group. Little bits like the blue t-shirts with a white logo (...) (20 years ago, 10-Jul-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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(...) Hey, if you think I'm wrong, then tell us what you think they are. (20 years ago, 10-Jul-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) Okay, that's slightly disturbing. One of the characters (black hair/glasses) looks (and, to a lesser extent, acts) like he could be a minifigurization of Warren from Absurd Notions. (...) Ah, so that would explain why the contest was posted to (...) (20 years ago, 10-Jul-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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(...) Sorry you didn't get that joke. I actually said it right there: It's a 8593 (Makuta) on that page. (20 years ago, 10-Jul-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) You think so? I couldn't actually match it with confidence to any specific set. The head looks like a Bohrok head (but they don't come in boxes), but it looks like it's supposed to be gold colored. Having now taken the time to compare it to (...) (20 years ago, 10-Jul-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) Greg and Jake, congratulations with the publication. I was hoping to see new gags added since the original preview, I'm glad this wish came through. I think it captures the AFOL spitit quite precisely at certain places. The right panel on page (...) (20 years ago, 11-Jul-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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(...) Wow! I can't wait to see a copy! Anywayze, I'll be at BrickFest to hopefully sign a copy or to for anyone that wants it. I may also have the original art for sale, too (I don't know if I want to part with it yet, though). Also, for those of (...) (20 years ago, 11-Jul-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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In lugnet.events.brickfest, Calum Tsang wrote: the artist, (...) "Valued?" Really? Gosh... Since when? Sined, Greg (20 years ago, 11-Jul-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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(...) Hey, apparently that's supposed to be me! :) Calum (20 years ago, 11-Jul-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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(...) Probably since you peed on the driver side door handle of my car. (URL) (20 years ago, 11-Jul-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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(...) That's none other than Daniel Jassim! (...) Ya, he was really amazing with the kids at BricksWest 2003. Pretty much nonstop for several hours, kids were stopping by and he was tirelessly answering all their questions and showing them the (...) (20 years ago, 12-Jul-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.people, FTX)
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(...) Two of my all time favorite AFOL event pics are from BricksWest that year. I have two excellent pics of Keith Goldman and Dan talking to wide eyed kids. Classic stuff. Jake --- Jake McKee Community Liaison LEGO Community Development (20 years ago, 12-Jul-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.people, FTX)
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snip I've often found that its usually not the kids that destroy things (although there are a few bad apples now and then), but more often--the parents that wind up breaking stuff because they don't know how much force they put on a delicate LEGO (...) (20 years ago, 12-Jul-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.people, FTX)
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(URL) (20 years ago, 12-Jul-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX) !!
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Darn, my text got removed when I was looking up to see how to put a graphic inline. This parody is just to express, in some small way, my displeasure over the colour change. (I've now had some time to buy and play with some of these new colours and (...) (20 years ago, 12-Jul-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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(...) For me, a posting like your funny intended one in this tread is very anoying. In my posting(two up in the tree) I've asked some polite questions about the subject, and the chance that these will ever be answered, might be reduced to nothing by (...) (20 years ago, 12-Jul-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) Please take this to lugnet.color. -Tim XFUT --> lugnet.color (20 years ago, 13-Jul-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.color, FTX)
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(...) Surprise, surprise! The three strips referring to the gray color change are all missing. Who would have guessed these would not make the final cut? It's interesting, since the gray color-change debacle seemed to play a large part in the (...) (20 years ago, 13-Jul-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.color, FTX)
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Dean, Can I have your mailing address? I need to send you a dead horse and an old style carpet beater.... you may rant and rave, but until you find the proper folks to address the issue at hand, I really don't think we need to keep hearing the same (...) (20 years ago, 13-Jul-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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(...) I agree. I think the comic is great, and would love to have a copy and piles of them to give to people. But I think this one point spoils it for me. It strikes me as a snub to some very dedicated people and a large chunk of the fan community. (...) (20 years ago, 13-Jul-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) As has been discussed before, the intent of the LEGOfan site IS NOT to take away anything from any site that already exists. Rather, the purpose is to help provide a single point for people new to the community to get to all the other places (...) (20 years ago, 13-Jul-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) That's great Jake but I think you missed the point. LUGNET is now and has been the central point of LEGO fan discussion. The comic implies something different and that, to me, is where the others a coming from. That's not to say that LUGNET is (...) (20 years ago, 13-Jul-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) Not to quibble overmuch, but LUGNET is now and has been the central point for adult, English language (plus a couple of others under loc._), cross-themed-as-long...t-Bionicle discussion. Bruce (20 years ago, 13-Jul-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) I agree, Lugnet is the central point of English LEGO fan discussion. I personally find the idea that we're pointing kids to a site that doesn't exist in any real sense yet ludicrous; especially if we're going to hand these out at Brickfest and (...) (20 years ago, 13-Jul-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) OK, I just reread what Jake said, and I misread it the first time. I read 'in a month' instead of 'end of the month'. Even so, I feel everything I said is still accurate to the spirit of this issue as I see it. --Anthony (20 years ago, 13-Jul-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) Kids? What does this have to do with kids? AFOLs is intended as a means of reaching out to closet-AFOLs and AFOLs who are simply unaware of the magnitude of AFOL community out there. (...) If they point it to LUGNET, the 1000steine people (...) (20 years ago, 13-Jul-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) I think it would be really great if, by the time BrickFest rolled around, there was at least a table of links to other community sites at legofan.net instead of what is there now, which is nothing. Given the caliber of the people involved I (...) (20 years ago, 14-Jul-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) Um, try LEGOfan.org instead. LEGOfan.net was the proposed "community-owned site" (URL) announced> six months ago, with a domain name that was registered by Dan Boger. LEGOfan.org is the website cited in the official 1st issue of AFOLs, and was (...) (20 years ago, 14-Jul-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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(...) Nothing there either. My comment stands. Thanks just the same, though. (20 years ago, 14-Jul-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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(...) Eh, they aren't technically late until they start handing out boxes of the comic at Brickfest. Until then we're still just looking at a "sneak preview". (20 years ago, 14-Jul-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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(...) It was simply a joke... (20 years ago, 14-Jul-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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(...) Wow. So you are annoyed that someone pointed to the lack of any mentioning of the colour change in this final version of the comic, despite the existence of related strips in the draft? In case you already forgot, the colour change was and (...) (20 years ago, 14-Jul-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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(...) Please take any and all debate about the color change to lugnet.color, as it is off-topic for other groups. XFUT --> .color -Tim (20 years ago, 14-Jul-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.color)
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(...) They're late when something public points to their published URL. (URL) something public. See the last page. My comment still stands. XFUT --> lugnet.publish (20 years ago, 14-Jul-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.publish, FTX)
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(...) It's posted on a privately-owned website, it doesn't appear to be directly accesible through that website's front page, it's not the intended official publication form (print vs online), it's before the official release date, and it's still (...) (20 years ago, 14-Jul-04, to lugnet.publish, FTX)
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(...) Interesting that this has already been addressed, quite nicely and to my satisfaction, in this part of the thread here-- (URL) read on! Dave K -who has, occasionally, not read entire threads and posted redundant points already made elsewhere (20 years ago, 15-Jul-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.color)
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Manfred, your point (downthread) is well taken, these questions have potentially been overlooked. I am not Jake so don't take these as authoritative answers but some of this was covered on the recent GlobalAFOL conference: I hope Jake chooses to (...) (20 years ago, 15-Jul-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) Says Larry, who claims to be a member of dozens of different clubs... <grin> That's a joke, you're supposed to laugh (or at least roll your eyes!) JohnG, GMLTC fut .org, just in case people *really* want to comment on it... (20 years ago, 15-Jul-04, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) I don't find this surprising at all, considering that the run is 10,000 and the boxes are 200 each. That's only 50 boxes. Perhaps the boxes should be split into smaller batches, say 100 or 50. And it should be considered to allow to (...) (20 years ago, 16-Jul-04, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) Way ahead of you, but thanks for giving it some thought. Stay tuned for more details. (20 years ago, 16-Jul-04, to lugnet.lego)
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Larry, Thank you very much for picking it up from the twister debris trail. Despite you not being Jake and having to answer indirectly, your post has been very helpfull for me. (...) I'm interested in participation with such a project. (...) Nice to (...) (20 years ago, 16-Jul-04, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) Hi Christina, I downloaded the comic, because we in Europe at LEGO(C) WORLD (Holland) & LEGO(C) FESTIVAL (Belgium) won't be able to get this comic (I asked Jake for it). Now i do have 1 big question, How do i have to fold the pages, so that i (...) (20 years ago, 21-Jul-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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Previously, in lugnet.events.brickfest, Christina Hitchcock wrote about the AFOL Comic that will be distributed at BrickFest. Here is some more information: We're very oversubscribed, there is a lot of interest, which is really great. Jake has (...) (20 years ago, 28-Jul-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.announce, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us, lugnet.org, lugnet.people.newbie, lugnet.publish, FTX) !!
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(...) Hey, you just described me! If anyone wants any insight into the perspective of a fresh AFOL newbie, feel free to send email (joe@strout.net). (My first shock was realizing that, contrary to my prior beliefs, I hardly have any LEGOs at all... (...) (20 years ago, 4-Aug-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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(...) Here is the latest skinny on this... I have just now performed the analysis of which clubs should get how many, in close consultation with Christina and others. I've sent a note to each organization (sending it to each attendee that requested (...) (20 years ago, 6-Aug-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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