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(...) IMHO, the AFOL term was used just to give this group a sense of identity. Sure, any old kid can say he plays with Lego, but all he might do is just buy sets and make them, or just collect Bionicle figures. We actually take Lego to the next (...) (22 years ago, 16-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.fun.community)
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(...) Looking back in the thread, I think I was the one who began talking about "adult" here, although the phrase "Adult Fan of LEGO" (AFOL) seems to have been created quite a while ago. I find that I mention adult LEGO fans almost in self defense. (...) (22 years ago, 16-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.fun.community)
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Hi Damien - (...) I'm sorry to hear that. Most of the people I build with have more LEGO than I do. I have quite a bit, perhaps just under 100,000 pieces. But, I still don't have the parts to construct what I really want to, which is part of the (...) (22 years ago, 16-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.fun.community)
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(...) Yes, that's sharing building experience and you are lucky. My only sharing experience ended with "i don't need you, i have more lego than you anyway". Ok you share building experience. I mean you don't share building skills. You construct your (...) (22 years ago, 16-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.fun.community)
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(...) Pretty funny! Damien (22 years ago, 15-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.fun.community)
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(...) YES! Man I'm really not getting work done today. Stopped by the post office with my taxes, visited a local shopkeeper. Posting in this silly thread. Well, the thread isn't silly, but it's silly that I'm not getting my work done! (...) The TFOL (...) (22 years ago, 15-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.fun.community)
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"Damien Guichard" <damien.guichard@wanadoo.fr> skrev i meddelandet news:HDCyp9.8rw@lugnet.com... (...) I don't agree. There are many ways where you *actually* share the experience, not only by watching: - Build together - I do it all the time with (...) (22 years ago, 15-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.fun.community)
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(...) Haha! I love it. Now, I really am enjoying this entire thread, but my line of thinking is diverging a little (thus the change in subject line). A question comes to my mind about how we refer to ourselves within the "community". Why do we need (...) (22 years ago, 15-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.fun.community)
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(...) For someone who has shyed away from the community over the past year or so, I feel that I may be able to answer some questions: I believe that the culture here includes everyone, especially the casual fan of Lego. But I think that the reason (...) (22 years ago, 15-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.fun.community)
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(...) FUT .space. What do you say fellas? Imagine a new LSC (Lego Space Club) showing up at a Sci Fi convention and dominating a whole corner with Moonbases and SHIPs... I bet a number of visitors would be converted over from collecting comic-book (...) (22 years ago, 15-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.space)
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(...) Hear, hear! -Tim (22 years ago, 15-Apr-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Yes - I'm pleased that it seems there are plenty of others with a broad focus, I wasn't expecting quite the level of response the thread has gotten. (...) In any community, people are excluded because the group or elements of the group push (...) (22 years ago, 15-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.fun.community)
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(...) Thank you :-) I probably worked the hardest on that model moreso than all my others. I try to keep my site updated every month or so, but it's been hard since I'm away at college. Thanks again, and good luck with your site as well. ~Nick (22 years ago, 15-Apr-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) the spur of the moment at the end of a bad day... but I understand what you mean. I guess one reason while I stopped posting was the fact I'm away at college without access to my Lego, so no new creations for a while = lack of updates. That (...) (22 years ago, 15-Apr-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Glad you like my name ;-) I'm currently using www.ampira.com for my hosting. Because I was a previous customer from another company that merged with them, I got a really cheap hosting price... However, I did a lot of research before choosing (...) (22 years ago, 15-Apr-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) About my last post... Yeah, I didn't really think it through and I was having a bad day. After I saw that nobody posted, I was a little peeved and wrote what I wrote. However, your comment isn't appreciated by anyone and did no good (...) (22 years ago, 15-Apr-03, to lugnet.general)
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I find that I'm doing a lot of thinking in new directions thanks to this discussion. Two major directions are - 1. What is the LEGO Community anyway? and 2. How do I, personally, relate to that community? Defining the LEGO Community - I've looked at (...) (22 years ago, 15-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.fun.community)
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(...) Well it seems I was wrong about the pinks, in brick-form that is. I missed this (URL) until now. However, I still think that we could use more light pink and sand red parts! Any thoughts?? -Andrew who realizes that 4:00 AM Sunday morning is (...) (22 years ago, 15-Apr-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Max, I am putting together a web page that has instructions on how to use Radio Control servos to run Lego projects. The servos can be used as they are - or you can take one apart and use the electronics to drive Lego motor directly. I'll have (...) (22 years ago, 15-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.general, lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.robotics)
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kinda based off a viking long house, but short.. cause everything in legoland is short. a home to a peasant and her husband (they cooking). (URL) le crackhead -lenny (22 years ago, 15-Apr-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.announce.moc) !
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