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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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| | I want a convention, not a show. (was Re: What kinds of LEGO-based conventions...)
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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 don't think each person has to constantly guard their own models, as long as some responsible AFOL is on hand to keep an eye out for all the models in a particular area. For example, at BricksWest we had several clusters of tables scattered (...) (24 years ago, 22-Aug-02, to lugnet.events.nwbrickcon)
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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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