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In lugnet.faq, Neb Okla wrote: <snip> (...) Very true. That said, the history of LUGNET compared to the history of rtl where the 'quality' of 'LEGO related postings' (signal to noise ratio) is concerned, I'll take my chances with the admins here at (...) (21 years ago, 26-Nov-03, to lugnet.faq)
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"David Koudys" <dkoudys@redeemer.on.ca> wrote in message news:HoywH4.MLM@lugnet.com... (...) and no (...) opverwhelming (...) the (...) justice is, (...) It's still an authoritarian system. It's good to see that you feel that justice is served and (...) (21 years ago, 26-Nov-03, to lugnet.faq)
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(...) Perhaps the quality of RTL has gone up lately, now that there are less people there for the troublemakers to annoy. (...) Yes. It's good to have RTL out there as unconstrained competition. This forces the lugnet admins to be responsive to the (...) (21 years ago, 26-Nov-03, to lugnet.faq)
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(...) I'm not sure that's quite fair. You're arguing a subtlety that's actually incorrect, unless your definition of "quality" is so vastly different that it hardly is worth calling it "quality" in public discussion. Unless one considers that only (...) (21 years ago, 26-Nov-03, to lugnet.faq)
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I don't want to use the web client. It's clunky. With NNTP, I can read posts offline, choose my NNTP client (thus finding a UI that is right for me), etc. Thanks for the info though. Now I know that throwing $10 at lugnet won't fix the problem. I (...) (21 years ago, 26-Nov-03, to lugnet.faq, lugnet.admin.suggestions, lugnet.admin.nntp)
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In lugnet.faq, Neb Okla wrote: <snip> (...) THen again, if you look at the history of LUGNET and the postings of individuals, up until relatively recently not much has had to be enforced and no one was banned, and the noise-to-signal ratio has been (...) (21 years ago, 26-Nov-03, to lugnet.faq)
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"Thomas Main" <thomasmain@myrealbox.com> wrote in message news:HnKvCp.nnL@lugnet.com... (...) cut the (...) It may have cut the number of total discussions, but your personal judgement of "quality" can hardly be considered a "truth". One nice thing (...) (21 years ago, 26-Nov-03, to lugnet.faq)
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(...) There's no way to do this. There's quite a bit written up about the technical details. If you're interested, try one of these threads: (URL) search for 'authentication' in the admin news groups. If you want to avoid the approval email, join (...) (21 years ago, 26-Nov-03, to lugnet.faq)
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How do I eliminate the need to approve each NNTP post to Lugnet? (21 years ago, 26-Nov-03, to lugnet.faq)
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(...) It is my belief that there is not currently a way from the web interface to automatically include a signature. What I suspect many people do is keep a small text file handily linked from their desktop so they can cut and paste, or perhaps use (...) (21 years ago, 24-Nov-03, to lugnet.faq, FTX)
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(...) ... I don't see a way to do it, either. I know there was some discussion back in May of 2003 about signatures and signature abuse, but I can't recall if there was a feature that was subsequently taken out or never implemented in the first (...) (21 years ago, 24-Nov-03, to lugnet.faq)
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Ok, this may be a dumb question where the answer is more than obvious to most users - but where or how can I set up a signature that will automatically be included in my posts here? There are several people who have a signature - but I can find or (...) (21 years ago, 24-Nov-03, to lugnet.faq)
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In lugnet.faq, Tim David wrote: <snip> (...) Tim, r.t.l (rec.toys.lego) is a USENET newsgroup. USENET is a text-based, bulletin-board type messaging system that predates the WWW by at least a decade. rec.toys.lego started on USENET in 1994 (its (...) (21 years ago, 30-Oct-03, to lugnet.faq)
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(...) rec.toys.lego is a UseNet newsgroup. If your ISP has a news server subscribe to the group, its still active. Or you can read along on Google: (URL) old DejaNews archives are now on Google as well. -Rob. (21 years ago, 30-Oct-03, to lugnet.faq)
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I was looking up Shiri Dori today, partly because I was bored and partly because hers was a name that always used to pop up and doesn't now. Anyway.... one thing that I came across was RTL. My understanding was that it was basically a predecesor to (...) (21 years ago, 30-Oct-03, to lugnet.faq)
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(...) Heh, like I actually know that. Most of the parted out parts went out in copies of sets I sell, especially MTW-3002 and MTW-2001, so it's not exactly clear. :-) (...) (21 years ago, 29-Oct-03, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.faq)
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(...) The above is all correct. Note that if you are not a LUGNET member, you can still keep track of your sets/parts on Peeron - log in with a peeron account, go to a specific set (such as (URL) and click on "Add Copy" on the right side box. Repeat (...) (21 years ago, 29-Oct-03, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.faq)
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(...) Hi Jaco ... I trust you're recovered from LW by now. Thanks again for all your kindness! As far as I know this is how to do it but I could be wrong - be a LUGNET member, be at the lugnet website, be logged on - go here (URL) drill down to a (...) (21 years ago, 29-Oct-03, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.faq)
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(...) Hi Stan: There's only one newsgroup on LUGNET that deals with compatible brands of brick: lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands. You may have more luck with your question there. I did find one online seller of the blocks you're looking for: (URL) (21 years ago, 2-Sep-03, to lugnet.faq, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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Hi, I saw advertisement of BetterBlocks 1375 Combo Kit, which is similar to LEGO, but the units are round on QVCUK.com, some time ago (y.2000). I take interest in this product, but QVC does not sell it at a present time. Will it be possible to (...) (21 years ago, 30-Aug-03, to lugnet.faq)
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