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Re: WorldLUG into public domain
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Mon, 2 Feb 2004 05:05:41 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Tim Courtney wrote:
   In lugnet.general, Jon Palmer wrote:
   In lugnet.general, Paul Hartzog wrote:
   howD all,

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Bearing in mind that I adore LUGNET, I think this post and this way of thinking is extremely important for the future of our community. All developers within ear shot should think about it. I’m barely a graphic designer but I would pitch in if it was called for.

I agree with Jon here. LUGNET is a good thing, it allows us to discuss serious aspects of our hobby with other like-minded folks, but its time to start looking ahead to integrating all of the wonderful community resources out there in a cooperative spirit. By integrating the various online LEGO resources, sites and services will become easier to find and use - and the benefit of participating in the online community will become clearer to lurkers and newbies, creating a more vibrant and diverse community.

Its time to take forward steps for the sake of the hobby.

-Tim

Hmm, I don’t know, guys. I see a lot of the above mission either already being taken care of by LUGNET, or being something that LUGNET could grow into.

However, I do love the idea of a single point of entry for newbies...Eight or ten years ago (oh, I’m old...) that entry point was rec.toys.lego, but now, things are so big that while LUGNET is the closest thing to a beginning point, there’s really a huge number of resources out there to be exploited.

For example, at the Master Model Builder finals (yep, I’m gonna bring that up every time I get a chance, even though I’m a loser :) I tried to indoctrinate all of the non-community members, and I found myself writing down a huge list of resources...obviously, it started with LUGNET, but with Brickshelf, BrickLink, LDraw, Peeron, and all of the special interest groups--from LTCs to SciBrick to Classic-Castle to FBTB to BZPower--the list gets really unwieldy really fast.

So while I see a beautiful opportunity here, I think it might be best established within the LUGNET framework that’s already in place instead of propping up an entirely new organization and structure. That’s because I’m not sure that the long term benefits of a separate umbrella organization would outweigh all of the work required to put it in place.

I might be wrong about this, though; maybe there is a place for a WorldLUG. But right now, someone who is new to the hobby can find most of what they need on LUGNET; taking LUGNET to the next level seems like the right answer to me.

Derek



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  Re: WorldLUG into public domain
 
(...) LUGNET leaves a lot to be desired as a single point of entry, I think. It's confusing to navigate - especially for newbies, and doesn't do a good job of linking out to other sites from obvious places - ie guide.lugnet.com/shop doesn't even (...) (20 years ago, 2-Feb-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
  Re: WorldLUG into public domain
 
(...) While this may be the "ideal" scenerio, it is also the one that is least likely to happen. Todd and Suz have done a great thing here with Lugnet. Lets keep in mind, however, that Lugnet was SUPPOSED to be the all-encompasing site for Lego fans (...) (20 years ago, 2-Feb-04, to lugnet.general, FTX) ! 

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  Re: WorldLUG into public domain
 
(...) I agree with Jon here. LUGNET is a good thing, it allows us to discuss serious aspects of our hobby with other like-minded folks, but its time to start looking ahead to integrating all of the wonderful community resources out there in a (...) (20 years ago, 2-Feb-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)

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