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(...) [...] (...) Cool. (...) A good goal for LUGNET to have. What I'm trying to get to is this; I believe, based on what I've heard coming out of discussions with many different types of LEGO fans, there are (sometimes quite valid) perceptions (...) (22 years ago, 19-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.fun.community)
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(...) See movie-comics.com, in the archives.. one of the characters, IIRC, was a guy who just holds up signs with emoticons and internet abbreviations like LOL. Pretty funny (one of my fave bits of the comic actually) HTH! (22 years ago, 19-Apr-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Did these all come from the same set? Or was it a bundle of different old sets? (...) While we would all love for Lego to make 100% perfect bricks, I don't think this ought to be seen as a serious breach of quality control. If they were all in (...) (22 years ago, 19-Apr-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I agree. Let's all keep this in mind over the next few weeks as the setup/sign-up stuff on LUGNET is overhauled and keep our collective eyes out for points of confusion. (...) I'm not sure what you're trying to say. The core purpose of LUGNET (...) (22 years ago, 19-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.fun.community)
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(...) Hey, don't discriminate on age! :) Though, some younger teenagers tend to go through mood swings in which they alternatively moan about how bad the world is and then suddenly respond to evey MOC posted in the past month or so. Also, some less (...) (22 years ago, 18-Apr-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Looks like a color change to me. The red and green pieces are tell-tail signs of color change for sure. The more clear stuff looks like a different resin altogether. You would get that from a barrel purge....it's common to use acrylic as a (...) (22 years ago, 18-Apr-03, to lugnet.general)
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howD all, as a professional online community manager and developer, i also agree that the lego community needs to "get w/ the program" as it were. online communities are held together by sharing standards among multiple kinds of websites re: their (...) (22 years ago, 18-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.fun.community)
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| | Re: A Three Year Old Lego Purist
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Wow... I am awestruck. We're funding his college, definetely. This child is one smart person. If only he would throwout POOPs too... :) ~Evan Butzlaff (22 years ago, 18-Apr-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Both have their place, but I think the click hinges are definitely better for younger kids for two reasons: * click hinges are easier to manipulate for younger children due to their more limited strength and dexterity * although not able to (...) (22 years ago, 18-Apr-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) In a way, this is a bit scarey too because it illustrates how much power a parent has to shape the values of a child, whether consciously or unconsciously, whether for good or for ill! Imagine our outrage if the story was of young Max (...) (22 years ago, 18-Apr-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Yep, I've noticed (in fact, I think I was a catalyst, from some recent mails) ;-) Thanks for this! (...) I would much appreciate a feature to easily be able to post from multiple addresses! When I fanned out, and added a brickmedia.com and an (...) (22 years ago, 18-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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(...) That's a really good point. We should make this a lot easier to find. (...) This would be ideal. All the sign-up and set-up stuff is sorely overdue for a rework. I'll be giving this some serious attention in May when I get back from San (...) (22 years ago, 18-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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(...) I tried that strange liquid you refer to as 'cheap light beer' once. Blech. Gimme an import - does that make me more geeky? -Tim (22 years ago, 18-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Dare I point out that some people <gasp> post MOCs of Dr. Who and Star Wars models.... eeyaaah! I feel the sudden need to run out, grab a cheap light beer, and watch a football game while grunting at other "non-geeky" men. Maybe that will cure (...) (22 years ago, 18-Apr-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I just got a huge 5' by 9' green indoor/outdoor carpet for a Fantasy Rules! miniatures battle with Lego. Geek, geek, geek. Still, I could ratchet it up one more notch by using a game actually designed for Lego (which I keep meaning to do). (...) (22 years ago, 18-Apr-03, to lugnet.general)
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Yea, Max!!!!! Woohoo! Better keep him.....he's a good egg!!!! Play on, Dudes!!!! Mike (...) (22 years ago, 18-Apr-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Hehe, Max got my vote for President :-) I highlighted your post so that everyone will read it! It's a great story. You should be named parent of the year! Keep up the good education! Terry www.rotule.qc.ca (22 years ago, 18-Apr-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Keep in mind, people who just discover LUGNET, or who do not participate in the newsgroup discussion are going to visit (URL) You scan the front page and what do you see? A link to LUGNET membership. MANY I have talked to have confused (...) (22 years ago, 18-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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(...) lol I was hoping someone would pick up on that! It's like the triple crown of geekdom. (...) Well no, you're one of the people I view as ignoring the criticism and going straight to jumping on Tom. Nothing wrong with that, since you seem to (...) (22 years ago, 18-Apr-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) That is such a beautiful story it brings tears to my eyes! Keep up the great work! You should be very proud of Max - we all should be proud of Max! Mark P (URL) (22 years ago, 18-Apr-03, to lugnet.general)
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