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  Re: Constructive criticism vs. sugar coating (was: Re: Quantifying and Classifying the LEGO Community)
 
(...) 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 (...) (21 years ago, 18-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.fun.community)
 
  Re: Constructive criticism vs. sugar coating (was: Re: Quantifying and Classifying the LEGO Community)
 
(...) Ummm...no, that would be me. (21 years ago, 18-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.fun.community)
 
  The "LUGNET community" vs. the "LEGO community," and computer literacy
 
(...) Hi Michael - (...) Not at all! In fact, I think as this thread continues, we're getting better and better responses, getting down to the meat of things. (...) There are many LEGO fans which fit that description. More than half of my train club (...) (21 years ago, 18-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.fun.community)
 
  Re: The "LUGNET community" vs. the "LEGO community," and computer literacy
 
(...) Okay, I've read this several times, and I still don't get it. How is the setup for LUGNET posting confusing? Links from the main page ((URL) and from a page that appears each time you post through the Web interface take you to (URL) page is (...) (21 years ago, 18-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.suggestions)
 
  Re: The "LUGNET community" vs. the "LEGO community," and computer literacy
 
(...) Keep in mind, people who just discover LUGNET, or who do not participate in the newsgroup discussion are going to visit (URL) You scan the front page and what do you see? A link to LUGNET membership. MANY I have talked to have confused (...) (21 years ago, 18-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.suggestions)
 
  posting setup
 
(...) That's a really good point. We should make this a lot easier to find. (...) This would be ideal. All the sign-up and set-up stuff is sorely overdue for a rework. I'll be giving this some serious attention in May when I get back from San (...) (21 years ago, 18-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.suggestions)
 
  Re: posting setup
 
(...) Yep, I've noticed (in fact, I think I was a catalyst, from some recent mails) ;-) Thanks for this! (...) I would much appreciate a feature to easily be able to post from multiple addresses! When I fanned out, and added a brickmedia.com and an (...) (21 years ago, 18-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.suggestions)
 
  Re: posting setup
 
(...) Portland actually. Steve says: "Yours are too small." --Todd (21 years ago, 18-Apr-03, to lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: posting setup
 
(...) No love for the 1.5-wides? Aww. Engineer Max (oh the resemblance: (URL) "watch 6-wide Thomass get rammed by bulky 8-wide cars." (URL) (21 years ago, 18-Apr-03, to lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: posting setup
 
(...) Doh! Typo...funny one at that. -Tim (21 years ago, 18-Apr-03, to lugnet.trains)
 
  Re: The "LUGNET community" vs. the "LEGO community," and computer literacy
 
(...) I agree. Let's all keep this in mind over the next few weeks as the setup/sign-up stuff on LUGNET is overhauled and keep our collective eyes out for points of confusion. (...) I'm not sure what you're trying to say. The core purpose of LUGNET (...) (21 years ago, 19-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.fun.community)
 
  Re: The "LUGNET community" vs. the "LEGO community," and computer literacy
 
(...) [...] (...) Cool. (...) A good goal for LUGNET to have. What I'm trying to get to is this; I believe, based on what I've heard coming out of discussions with many different types of LEGO fans, there are (sometimes quite valid) perceptions (...) (21 years ago, 19-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.fun.community)  
 
  Re: The "LUGNET community" vs. the "LEGO community," and computer literacy
 
"Tim Courtney" <tim@zacktron.com> wrote in message news:HDJoDL.156p@lugnet.com... (...) documentation (...) joining (...) I wasnt sure where to put this but since it came up here I thought this might work. I am an NNTP posting fan so when I found (...) (21 years ago, 20-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.fun.community)  
 
  Re: posting setup
 
(...) I agree, and with good reason. Until just now I was under the impression that a paid membership WAS required. After seeing the link to the membership sign-up page, it never even occured to me that it wasn't required for posting. I've even had (...) (21 years ago, 27-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.suggestions)

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