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Re: www.legodirect.com <--- whats going on?
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lugnet.general
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Mon, 14 Feb 2000 19:00:07 GMT
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Tony Kilaras wrote:
> In lugnet.general, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> > Tony Kilaras wrote:
> > I think it's outrageous that TLG isn't funding LUGnet.
> >
> > There's merit to your suggestion.
> >
> > But I think there's a faction who would say that it's a good thing that
> > TLC isn't funding it, as that helps keep LUGnet BY fans and FOR fans...
> > They'd say we can get the corporate line on lego.com (the corporate line
> > being that if you don't have shockwave, TLC doesn't care much about you,
> > I guess, but that's a different rant.)
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> Well, Todd has taken a hard line against perceived copyright infringements and
> has banned profanity, so I don't think that LUGnet would be all that different
> if it was in fact bankrolled by Lego.
Not That Larry Needs Defending™ [or Todd for that matter] but I'm dropping the
flag and calling a foul. Since when does requiring a common-denominator of
civility and respect on one's own server make one a corporate shill? Profanity
and copyright issues have nothing to do with the issue--that has to do with
covering one's rear end from liability. If this place were bankrolled by TLG/C,
I'm sure entirely new problems would emerge--I'll leave it up to you to consider
how a full-time TLG presence in an administrative position here would affect
what's acceptable and what's not.
Everyone sees the closing margin of acceptability but few look at what we *do*
have here, and how very little has in fact been "lost" by our seeming cosiness
with TLG/C as of late. If it means I can't swear or post potentially confidential
material, fine. That's a good pair of rules (among others) for common politeness
anyhow, so it's no skin off my back.
> > So after I asked about how to help Brad deliver on what he promised,
> > there was a deafening silence from Brad and his vast army of helpers.
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> That's a shame, it really is. But I'm not surprised.
I wouldn't be surprised if they're reading and watching--now, whether or not
they're *listening*, that's open for debate. Bureaucrats of the world, untie!
best
Lindsay
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| (...) Well, Todd has taken a hard line against perceived copyright infringements and has banned profanity, so I don't think that LUGnet would be all that different if it was in fact bankrolled by Lego. (...) That's a shame, it really is. But I'm not (...) (24 years ago, 14-Feb-00, to lugnet.general)
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