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Re: Lugnet nominated for a webby award!
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lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.general
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Date:
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Sat, 28 Apr 2001 02:50:36 GMT
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suz@*Spamcake*baseplate.com
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Bryan Beckwith wrote:
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> First of all, I want to say that as a member of the LUGNET community, I feel
> honored that the site has been nominated. It is nice to see something so
> many people put their time into, receiving the recognition it deserves.
Yes, the entire community should be proud. The recognition is yours.
(I'm still hoping to get a proper 'congratulations to all' on the homepage.)
> While some of you are offended at LUGNET being listed in the Kids category,
> it doesn't bother me. Toys will always be associated with kids and TLC is a
> toy company. There is nothing wrong with being a kid, by age or at heart.
>
> Now then, I have been thinking about something for some time, and this
> thread seems to be as good a place as any to get my ideas out of my head.
> Why isn't LUGNET thought of as a place for kids? I realize that LUGNET
> mostly serves as a gathering place for AFOLs, but there is no reason why it
> shouldn't attract kids. As I thought about this, I was wondering if it
> would be possible to setup something like kids.lugnet.com, an area of LUGNET
> especially for a younger audience. Possible content could include building
> ideas, original instructions geared at helping younger people build things.
> The content could me more graphical.
>
> I wouldn't want to think of it as a juniorized version of LUGNET. Rather, I
> would like it to be an interesting site parents could let their kids look at
> without worrying about them stumbling across something inappropriate. Of
> course, there is no reason why more mature kids shouldn't be participating
> in LUGNET.
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> Anyway, I know some of you will think this isn't a good idea, and maybe it
> isn't. It certainly feels good to get it out of my head though :-)
>
> Bryan Beckwith
I think it's a fine idea. It's one Todd and I have discussed before.
There are many issues involved, pros and cons. I can't really get into a
discussion right now, but be sure that I am interested in welcoming
visitors of all ages. I'd love to bring a mentorship philosophy into
LUGNET.
-Suz
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