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In lugnet.admin.suggestions, Rob Hendrix wrote:
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“Teddy Welsh” ewelsh@wsc.ma.edu wrote in message
news:I40H0H.1yKv@lugnet.com...
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I’ve been kicking an idea around for a while, and I wanted to put it out
to the
community: I’d like to start an organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual,
and
transgendered (LGBT) AFOLs.
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Great idea! And while we’re at it, I’d like to suggest the following groups
be made to further separate people away from the reason why we come to
lugnet in the first place:
lugnet.groups.mensa - for smart people who want to be separated from
“normal” or “average” intelligence.
lugnet.groups.religious.(insert your religion here) - for those spiritual
types.
lugnet.groups.phobia - for people who are afraid of *whatever*
lugnet.groups.MADD - mother’s against drunk driving
lugnet.groups.AARP - for retired people
lugnet.groups.NAACP - can’t leave out our ethnic brotheren
lugnet.groups.hypocrites - ya, this post probably goes here...
See my point? Why do we need further separation when we all come to lugnet
for a common goal - TO TALK ABOUT LEGO
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Rob,
I know that you are trying to point out that it would be absurd to have a bunch
of groups like that, however I do believe that any group that chooses to self
identify and is genuinely interested in community building should be allowed to
do so. If it doesn’t take hold, then there really wasn’t any interest in the
first place. The only caveat I would place is that groups that have obviously
hateful names should be scrutinized as in Lar’s example.
Other than that, who are we to say that people don’t need a place to make a
community from within a larger population. Look at LUGNET itself. Are we all out
about LEGO? Did we not self organize?
As for the common goal, it was pointed out several months ago by
Calum and others that while lego brings us
together, it is the friendships that keep us.
Dan
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