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| (...) I'd rather see this new site point to Lugnet for the discussion forums. It's quite well done here, and there's little point in spreading everyone out. (22 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.trains)
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| Snippage (...) I agree. Why not make Lugnet the single point of contact for the LEGO fan base. We all come here any way. LEGOfan.net sounds redundant or am I missing something? Mike (22 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.trains)
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| (...) <tongue-in-cheek> I'm sure LEGOFan.net will be at least as scrupulous about clone bricks as LEGO Magazine is.... </tongue-in-cheek> Steve (22 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.trains)
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| "BrikTrak.com" <rjmorton@AT4imprintNOSPAM.com> wrote in message news:Hsxwnq.1III@lugnet.com... [ ... snipped ... ] (...) if (...) Having been down a similar path with ILTCO I can certainly appreciate the "getting launched" aspect of an effort such (...) (22 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.trains)
| | |  | | Re: LEGOFan.net - central community run hub for all areas of the LEGO community.
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| (...) SNIP (...) I'm not trying to be a wet towel, but I've always viewed LUGnet as the 'center portal' or 'hub' of the lego community--it functions as exactly that, AND a discussion site. Secondly, Lugnet already fits the "concept of a LEGO site (...) (22 years ago, 12-Feb-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.trains)
| | |  | | Re: LEGOFan.net - central community run hub for all areas of the LEGO community.
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| (...) ok am I to understand that this is meant to bring all of the independent sites together such as lugnet, bricklink ,peeron, ldraw, brickset, fbtb, brickshelf and all of the other major sites onto one site similar to the iltco who is bringing (...) (22 years ago, 11-Feb-04, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) Oh ya - it does. And more power to them. It *is* a good thing that Lego is reaching out and helping. Can you also address the points Kelly had here (URL) like the 2 projects kinda mirror each other a bit. Now something needs to be done about (...) (22 years ago, 11-Feb-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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| (...) Mark, you are certainly correct that we have a policy of not allowing unauthorized uses of "LEGO" in the domain name. It is very important that consumers are clear who has developed the site, and using "LEGO" in the domain tends to tell people (...) (22 years ago, 11-Feb-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| (...) This sounds quite a bit like the WorldLUG concept discussed several days ago, in essence. Is this a parallel type of project, or could the two be combined? (...) This almost sounds like an ILTCO-type organization, except it would encompass all (...) (22 years ago, 11-Feb-04, to lugnet.general)
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| -snip newsgroup flooding- (...) I would be very surprised if Lego let you use "Lego" in the URL for the site. They are pretty tough on these things - and if they let you do it they will be opening one heck of a can of worms. Because IF they let you (...) (22 years ago, 11-Feb-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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| (...) Well considering the name is LEGOfan.net, I somehow believe the answer is yes. :P Not that there couldn't be a seperate clone section though. --SteveR (22 years ago, 11-Feb-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.trains)
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| (...) I have to ask: Since Lego the company seems to be involved, does this central hub exclude the use of bricks manufactured by other companies? Don (22 years ago, 11-Feb-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.trains)
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| (...) Yay! Only one part to go! I love LUGNET! --Dave (22 years ago, 11-Feb-04, to lugnet.general)
| | |  | | Re: A wine rack I made today
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| Anthony, Very cool idea. I've got an idea to follow up my interpretation of Edgar Allen Poe's The Raven with with other Poe tales every Hallowen (The Pit and the Pendulum seems like it would be very cool. I need some Spanish soldiers for that.) (...) (22 years ago, 11-Feb-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.town, FTX)
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| Hi everyone, For some time now, a group of us have been discussing the concept of a LEGO site that the community could truly call its own-- community owned, designed, and operated. To this end, we have been endeavoring for more than half a year to (...) (22 years ago, 11-Feb-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.publish, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.trains) !!
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| (...) This one I believe is from the soccer field sets (the newer ones not the first generation ones). They're used as a hinge/turntable for the goalkeepers. (URL) it helps. Richard. (22 years ago, 11-Feb-04, to lugnet.general)
| | |  | | Re: A wine rack I made today
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| (...) There are TECHNIC pins, but the short little stud pin is the only one with a non-split end. Aside from that, there are the flex-system tubes and lightsaber blades, which are small enough to go through a hollow stud. The two combined might work (...) (22 years ago, 11-Feb-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.town)
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| Hmm, another thought for the latice... Are there any tubes the diameter of a stud? If so, you could use a latice fence with tubes stucking through. I think that might get the idea across pretty well. Frank (22 years ago, 11-Feb-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.town)
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| (...) Thanks much Lar, glad you liked it! I actually tried several different types of lattice (Thanks BTW, couldn't think of that word yesterday!), but this is what worked best. I tried using 1xX plates in the same direction of the bricks (just no (...) (22 years ago, 11-Feb-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.town, FTX)
| | |  | | Re: Wing 8 x 4 left or right, old vs new
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| (...) Ahh yes that picture is *much* more clear than mine... Now the only problem is, I don't think most sellers make the distinction between the two types of wing pieces... It's not a problem in most cases, since I don't encounter very many (...) (22 years ago, 11-Feb-04, to lugnet.general)
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