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Re: autoFAQpost /general/~u.can_i_use_lugnet_name_or_logo.en.faq
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Sat, 17 Jul 1999 00:49:23 GMT
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Thanks Todd, I get it now. It's good to hear from you since it's your trademark
we're talking about (-:

I happen to dislike "AFOL" personally because it reminds me of "SMOF", "secret
masters of fandom", (which is a card in the Illuminati trading card game), a
reference to sci-fi fans, and that reminds me of sci-fi conventions.

However, I do want to point out that I have used the acronym just once, in one
of my FAQ answer submissions, this one:

   http://www.lugnet.com/faq/?n=557

because the phenomenon I was describing is, as far as I can tell, universal to
adults and fairly rare among children. That is to say, children seem to be a
lot more creative and flexible, and undemanding, regarding the appearance of
their LEGO creations than adults. I think it's because adults are too picky.

- Robert Munafo



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  Re: autoFAQpost /general/~u.can_i_use_lugnet_name_or_logo.en.faq
 
(...) Probably not worth mentioning. It's a personal thing. I cringe every time I see term AFOL because it looks like AOL and, as the person who coined it several years ago pointed out, it looks like "a fool." It also reminds me of at least two army (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jul-99, to lugnet.faq)

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