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(...) Hi David! Although I am no longer among the faithful, I must agree with the sentiment that there is value in keeping young at heart! Religious or not, I love your explanation of how you have come to appreciate the importance of being a child. (...) (22 years ago, 17-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.fun.community)
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| | For some Lego is a religous experience. (Was: Re: Quantifying and Classifying the LEGO Community)
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A better question would be, why do people come (...) got (...) Well, I discuss religion with respect to Legos because my spiritual relationship to Christ is the focus of my life and EVERYTHING else is secondary. If it were possible I wouldnt take a (...) (22 years ago, 17-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.fun.community)
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| | Absolutely Nothing! :) (Was: Re: What's so Adult about it Anyway ?)
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I have one particular spin on lego building/playing/sculpting that strikes me quite personally. I had it in my splash page for a while at my bricklink store but Ill give you the edited down version here: (Be forwarned, its based upon my experience (...) (22 years ago, 17-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.fun.community)
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| | Re: What's so Adult about it Anyway ? (was: Quantifying and Classifying the LEGO Community
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Hey Frank - Wish I could devote time to replying to this inline -- but gotta get moving on other stuff tonight. I totally understand the concerns with this. I'm not sure our club's approach to handling this, save the parents' involvement with the (...) (22 years ago, 17-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.fun.community)
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(...) Don't be afraid to advocate techniques over others, but explain why one is 'better.' I don't think anyone will argue with you that interlocking bricks is better than stacking one on top of each other when building a wall :-) (...) You can show (...) (22 years ago, 17-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.fun.community)
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(...) Many thanks Tim, your reply is really encouraging. I currently try to figure out the best way to write a building tutorial. The three major difficulties are: 1. It is REALLY intimidating to write the first tutorial ever. I don't want to be (...) (22 years ago, 16-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.fun.community)
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(...) Nick, I realy like your site. But I'm one of those people who lurk more than they post. So I read your post and went to your site, having a good time there. BUT I did not respond to your post. Well, that's just li'll me, but my guess is that a (...) (22 years ago, 16-Apr-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) This whole issue leaves me unsure of where I stand. On the one hand, I think people should be nice. On the other hand, a few people do seem to constantly be whining that no one posts responses to their posts, or that so and so is being mean (...) (22 years ago, 16-Apr-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I can only suggest to you what I do: ignore Tom's postings. He has a compulsion to flame people. He did it way back on RTL, and he continues to do it here, though he usually restrains himself outside of off-topic debate, so I don't make an (...) (22 years ago, 16-Apr-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I said before, my previous statement that started this mess was one made out of impulse at the end of a bad day and did not really reflect the way I feel. I would have retracted it/changed it if I could. The reason that I started posting here (...) (22 years ago, 16-Apr-03, to lugnet.general)
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Note the FUT, I don't think this belongs in .general anymore... (...) There's nothing wrong with wanting replies. But if you EXPECT them, and complain if you don't get them, the problem is not everyone else, the problem is you. If you need (...) (22 years ago, 16-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Well, I think that is a major part of people posting their MOCs and sites here - they want to hear a kind word or two directed towards them. What is wrong with that? I like Nick's site - it was one of the first sites I linked to when I opened (...) (22 years ago, 16-Apr-03, to lugnet.general)
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Well, I'd say your reply pretty much proves my point. Unless you're on medication, you must be depressed/angry a lot, as you can't seem to handle the slightest bit of criticism or controversy. I stand by my initial statement (though it was a bit of (...) (22 years ago, 16-Apr-03, to lugnet.general)
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In lugnet.general, Tim Courtney writes: <snip> (...) Yeah, I've always been a big fan of the concept. Granted, I don't build with it, but I think it is a brillant way to get gets building and learning about basic mechanics. The audience for these (...) (22 years ago, 16-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.fun.community)
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| | Re: What's so Adult about it Anyway ? (was: Quantifying and Classifying the LEGO Community
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(...) I used to be on the side of encouraging clubs to not have age requirements, however, under more consideration, I'm more open to the idea. In my opinion, the biggest reason is the way our country handles child abuse allegations. Because of the (...) (22 years ago, 16-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.fun.community)
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Personally I use servos connected either to pneumatic switches or polarity switches. It's not a small solution but I feel it's more LEGO pure as I'm only replacing what my fingers could do with the servos. See my site for a lot of examples of this. (...) (22 years ago, 16-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.general, lugnet.modelteam, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Some people just don't get it. The major disappointments in life are having to deal with people like Thomas over and over and over and OVER I'd rather just ignore people like this and get on with living. My previous statement goes for this one (...) (22 years ago, 16-Apr-03, to lugnet.general)
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It's nothing personal. It's not even all pointed at you. Search the Lugnet archives, you'll see that someone comes along every few months, posts about their new site/model/pics, then yells, screams, or cries at everyone if they don't get their 15 (...) (22 years ago, 16-Apr-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I definitely have caught on to the idea that LEGO fans aren't one community, but several communities. We use the term "the LEGO community" to signify people who are seriously interested in LEGO and LEGO-related topics, and who build (...) (22 years ago, 16-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.fun.community)
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(...) Yep. (...) True. I think it's great to encourage those kids who don't build LEGO on this level to explore it. I have gained a new appreciation for Bionicle recently, at BricksWest and at a friend's house a couple weeks ago. His kids have a lot (...) (22 years ago, 16-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.fun.community)
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