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"David Eaton" <deaton@intdata.com> wrote in message news:IH42Lw.1wsw@lugnet.com... [ ... snipped ... ] (...) would seem (...) dedication than (...) .. (...) [... snipped ... ] Yes, I believe you are correct, it is the term "fan" I have an issue (...) (21 years ago, 26-May-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) It's not just you, Mike -- I feel much the same way. (David replied) (...) I'm sure there are such cases, but from what I've seen, the majority of people in this community really are much more enthusiastic about LEGO bricks than clone bricks. (...) (21 years ago, 26-May-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I personally dislike refering to myself in accronym form. Accronyms are pretty much an indicator of complete geekishness, which, when cruising the beach for babes, I try to avoid. I usually say "LEGO Fan" and "LEGO Fan Community", and then (...) (21 years ago, 26-May-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) What aspect of the term do you feel is inaccurate? From your post, it would seem that you object to the word "fan", because it implies a stronger dedication than the word "hobbyist"? Of course, the resulting acronym with "Hobbyist" is .. uh... (...) (21 years ago, 26-May-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.faq)
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"Jason Spears" <spielboyAT@gmail.com> wrote in message news:IH3xAr.st8@lugnet.com... [ ... snipped ... ] (...) enthusiast. And (...) [ ... snipped ... ] I posted a few weeks ago regarding my feelings of the term "AFOL": (URL) my post, I don't think (...) (21 years ago, 26-May-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.faq)
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