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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 (...) (22 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. :^( (...) (22 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 (...) (22 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 (...) (22 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 (...) (22 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 (...) (22 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 (...) (22 years ago, 22-Aug-02, to lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.events)
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Stephen wrote in message ... (...) Right. I do think though, that you are getting two sets of answers to the one poll question... one set from people who like to put on MOC displays for the general public to view, like a train layout at a show (...) (22 years ago, 21-Aug-02, to lugnet.events.nwbrickcon)
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Public MOC displays refers to displays for public consumption. I wasn't really making the distinction between LUGNET/AFoLs and the "naive" public. "Public" refers to the difference between a display on a table for a bunch of people to look at versus (...) (22 years ago, 20-Aug-02, to lugnet.events.nwbrickcon)
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Sorry, for our first year we're going to do it all by mail. Maybe next year, and a with a bit more planning, we'll have it for next year. Mark (...) (22 years ago, 19-Aug-02, to lugnet.events.nwbrickcon)
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Now that we have a registration form, and someone over in .space pointed out that we only have 6 weeks to go, I realized now is the time to put out the call for a non-smoking roommie. Frank (22 years ago, 19-Aug-02, to lugnet.events.nwbrickcon)
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(...) Any hope for online registration? Creating a web page that mails someone something is pretty easy to do. (there are lots of forms remailers out there) Collecting payment via paypal is also pretty easy to do. However it may not be as easy for (...) (22 years ago, 18-Aug-02, to lugnet.events.nwbrickcon)
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Stephen wrote in message ... (...) does Public mean? Open to teh general public? Or just public to conference attendees? To me that makes a difference. Open to the GP means a lot of work guarding the layout(s) when people might rather be doing otehr (...) (22 years ago, 17-Aug-02, to lugnet.events.nwbrickcon)
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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 (22 years ago, 17-Aug-02, to lugnet.events, lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.events.brickswest)
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(...) It's in Seattle, WA. October 4th through the 6th. See (URL) for more info. -mark (2) (22 years ago, 16-Aug-02, to lugnet.events.nwbrickcon)
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I'm guessing by 'NW' that it's in the NorthWest, but where? Is it near Sacramento, California? When does it happen? -- Markham Carroll (22 years ago, 16-Aug-02, to lugnet.events.nwbrickcon)
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As coordinators and schedulers of NWBrickCon, the LEGO-based International Convention hosted by SEALUG, PLNTC, and SMART in the Northwest region of the United States, we're trying to figure out what will suit you, the attendees best. Let us know (...) (22 years ago, 15-Aug-02, to lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.events.brickswest) !
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(...) Great! :^) (...) Well, we thought NWGrandAdmiralCon was a bit much. ;^) (...) Hope you can make it! (22 years ago, 3-Aug-02, to lugnet.events.nwbrickcon)
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(...) Eeeeexcellent! </Mr. Burns> Since we're planning a trip out this fall(longer than last time!!), it may just find itself falling across that weekend. T'would be muchly cool to finally meet the GAMH and his SeaLUG Cohorts (can't call 'em (...) (22 years ago, 3-Aug-02, to lugnet.events.nwbrickcon)
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| | Re: NWBrickCon Moonbase?
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Adding lugnet.events.nwbrickcon... (...) (22 years ago, 2-Aug-02, to lugnet.space, lugnet.events.nwbrickcon)
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