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My comments for now: ALE - it is not here - (URL) idea what ALE is, I do know what a AFOL is. How about a free account with a certain amount of free pictures? That way one can have some few pictures there, and sort them if one wants to keep the (...) (21 years ago, 1-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Sounds fantastic, Gary. I'll certainly buy a copy of that. I think I can speak on behalf of ALEs everywhere when I say, thanks for your efforts. Best, - Joe (21 years ago, 1-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) There are several old advertisement and catalog scans available for viewing here: (URL) 1972 JCPenney catalog scan by David Shifflett is notable for the 1252 piece "bulk" set which Gary talks about. (URL) of these mail-order sets were not (...) (21 years ago, 1-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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Financially troubled Danish toy maker LEGO® Holdings is about to sell four of the biggest bricks in its empire — its LEGOLAND theme parks. Danish media have speculated that Blackstone Group, a New York-based private equity firm is close to an (...) (21 years ago, 1-Jun-05, to lugnet.general, FTX) !
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(...) Thank you for the correction. I joined the community back in about 1994 on RTL, and now that you mention it, I remember to have heard of an alt.toys.lego, although not more than hearsay. (...) Well, just do it. Wikipedia is a new encyclopedia (...) (21 years ago, 1-Jun-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.faq)
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| | Re: AoJT3: Johnny Thunder and the King of the Gypsies (Update May 30)
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I finally finished the writing part of the story, and lets just say you're not quite halfway done reading yet... As such, so as to not drag this out forever, I've added another update for you all. (URL) whole gypsy-nominal story: (URL) Hope you like (...) (21 years ago, 1-Jun-05, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.general)
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(...) Actually, (URL) sort of already does that, but in a much less comprehensive way. Legoswami (21 years ago, 1-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) This is very good news Kishin. It it is very good indeed to have you back. Hope to see some kick-ass MOCs from you!!!!! Legoswami (21 years ago, 1-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Hey thanks for the Kudo's folks! I want Lugnet to be the center of the Lego universe, so I am doing my part to help facilitate this by giving you folks info that is just not found anywhere else. I like to play Sherlock Holmes with all the old (...) (21 years ago, 1-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Welcome back! (...) It's still there, just had to have a name change: (URL) (21 years ago, 1-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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I was in a dark age for the past 3 years :'( But I have come out of it after a visit to TRU which sparked my imagination. Well I was wondering what happened to brickbay? It seems to have shut down. Can someone please tell me what happened,it was (...) (21 years ago, 1-Jun-05, to lugnet.general)
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I’ve gotten several email telling me that it's been a little quiet over on BrickFest. I can assure you, we are not slaking off. We are just getting all our ducks in a row. The contact us page is now working, as is the presentation form and MOC (...) (21 years ago, 1-Jun-05, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.events, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.org, lugnet.people, lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.general) !!
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(...) That's true, but I for one still put my pics on Brickshelf, and link there from my site. This is partly because Northstar's free web hosting has a 100MB limit, but mostly because I like the idea of people being able to also search my gallery (...) (21 years ago, 31-May-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Well, that's a fine policy, unless BrickShelf is going away (or going to stop accepting new pictures or whatever). Kevin still hasn't been very clear on that. But if it does, then we need to think up a new solution. Best, Joe (21 years ago, 31-May-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I swore not to get into this discussion, but... I am one of the persons who fall into the catagory of someone who owns their own LEGO-related website ((URL)). I made this site when I wanted something easier to customize than MOCpages or (...) (21 years ago, 31-May-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) That's very unfortunate, though. As Jason pointed out, it's easy enough to host your own pictures -- but there are great advantages to having them all in one place. When I want to find a good idea for making a sofa, for example, I go to (...) (21 years ago, 31-May-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I can see some times when people will want a high-resolution version available... but for the most part, when browsing (a big purpose for Brickshelf), it's best to have an optimized image, say no bigger than 800 pixels in any dimension. There (...) (21 years ago, 31-May-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Or you could go to: (URL) Anton (21 years ago, 31-May-05, to lugnet.general)
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Not to be a vulture, but my company, Northstar Computer Systems, may be a good option for you if you want to make sure your site and images stay visible. We offer hosting starting at $10/month and support both Microsoft and non-Microsoft (...) (21 years ago, 31-May-05, to lugnet.general) !
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(...) I guess the main point I'm trying to make (and not doing such a good job about it) is that we're trying to come up with ways to help pay for Brickshelf without having all of the costs coming out of the owner's pocket directly. The ideal system (...) (21 years ago, 31-May-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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