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I'd like to add a couple thoughts that occurred to me which make me somewhat unsure where I fall on the spectrum of thought here, though I think I hie closer to where David is. Firstly, as an AFOL who has never lived anywhere near a convention, it's (...) (12 years ago, 6-Dec-12, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Well, for that LDraw.org has always been a niche - even here at LUGNET. Eventually we had to leave last year to get some fresh blood. The barrier to get posting privileges here had become so increasingly hight that ultimately there remained (...) (12 years ago, 5-Dec-12, to lugnet.general)
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I *never* visit Lugnet any more, but thought I'd pop in, and here you guys are! It's very interesting - over on the SeaLUG email list, we've been having a big discussion about all these changes, and the nature of LEGO fan-dom, fan cons, and whatnot. (...) (12 years ago, 6-Dec-12, to lugnet.general)
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(...) You old timer!! Dave K (12 years ago, 5-Dec-12, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Love the gungan ship! I'll be watching as the days unfolds! Nicely done! Dave K (12 years ago, 5-Dec-12, to lugnet.general)
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In lugnet.general, Reinhard "Ben" Beneke wrote: <snip> (...) What? strong characters here on LUGNET?? :) I think if we post more, others will post more... I don't think it'll ever reach what it was. but I also think this is still the best place for (...) (12 years ago, 5-Dec-12, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Hey you kids!!!! GET OFFA MY LAWN! (ok, only kidding) (12 years ago, 5-Dec-12, to lugnet.general)
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How tall can a LEGO tower get? By Ruth Alexander BBC News Dec. 3, 2012 It's not just children who like to build towers with LEGO - the internet is alive with discussion on how many LEGO bricks, stacked one on top of the other, it would take to (...) (12 years ago, 4-Dec-12, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Hi Dave, I agree on your thoughts.... Only some weeks ago I have been reminded, that becoming a LUGNET member ment paying a (small) lifetime membership fee (really had fogotten that fact completely). This has been definitely one reason why we (...) (12 years ago, 29-Nov-12, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Actually, that's a good way of looking at it. LUGs are successful. All the LUGs I know are doing their thing and (most of) they are having an awesome time doing so! So there's that. (...) Same! (...) I still can't think of any better SINGLE (...) (12 years ago, 28-Nov-12, to lugnet.general)
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