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In lugnet.general, Tim Courtney writes:
>
> > > > Is the future of the LEGO community more in face-to-face contact
> > > > or virtual contact? Both...but I think online contact will be
> > > > dominant for the foreseeable future. Although I do hope local
> > > > groups and small face-to-face communities grow (as I think they
> > > > will).
> >
> > I disagree. Online contact will be dominant for the LUGNET community, but
> > there are a lot more people playing LEGO with family and friends than there
> > are people on LUGNET, and I think the communities of two or three people are
> > a lot more important to the LEGO experience than our community of several
> > thousand. I don't expect LUGNET will ever replace that dynamic or should
> > ever want to.
>
> Note, I said the future of the 'LEGO community,' not the future of the
> 'LUGNET community.' Of course, the LUGNET community will exist primarily
> online :-) That's not to say that there won't be greater numbers of people
> participating in in-person LEGO communities, some which may be plugged into
> LUGNET, others which may not be.
Hi Tim,
I've been reading this post with fascination and hope I'm not replying too
late. First, thanks for bringing up such an interesting topic! For me,
LUGNET is a great way to catch up on Lego-related news, and I consider
myself a member of the community, but not actively so. I love LEGO as much
as anyone else here, I suspect, but I don't fit the "typical" AFOL prototype
that seems to exist on this site: I'm not a math/science/engineer type, and
I'm probably the most technologically-challenged individual among all of us.
I don't even own a computer at home and can only check LUGNET at work. I
feel that not being overly familiar with computers or how to use them (it
was a real accomplishment when I learned how to post a message) definitely
diminishes the chance to play a bigger role in THIS particular community;
however, I still consider myself VERY involved in the LEGO world in that I
continue to build MOCS, display my collection, etc. with other individuals
that are not involved with LUGNET but share my love of the brick.
>
> There's a distinction that needs to be drawn here, between the world of
> LUGNET and the world of LEGO. They are not one in the same. LUGNET exists in
> the realm of the LEGO hobby, or 'LEGO community,' where the LEGO community
> is not contained wholly within LUGNET.
I agree. Again, LUGNET for a lot of people is just a small part of their
entire LEGO experience. I know many, many individuals who are not computer
literate (like myself), and don't participate in THIS community (LUGNET) but
still are very involved with LEGO.
Kind regards,
Michael
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