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Re: Lego Hobby Blues
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lugnet.general
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Fri, 9 Dec 2005 20:14:11 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Thomas Main wrote a lot
> Thomas Main
> thomasmain@charter.net
I will keep it short as I can as some of these are long. Swanberg is an issue
because no one has done what he has or at least hasn't been caught doing it.
It's a big deal because it reflects poorly on the rest of the honest and
supportive customers LEGO has.
Lugnet was aging when I joined. It was becoming cliques and those eventually
made other websites. The first culprit is really probably FBTB in the splitting
process. Lugnet isn't dead but merely like a tree leafless. The roots are
still deep and strong. A good spring rain and some warm weather around here
will change all of that. It will take time though.
Money for LEGO. I find myself thinking similar thoughts lately also. As do
many people I know. When is enough enough? How much is too much. I honestly
can not count how many parts I have. It is more than I can use though I know.
Yet, I still buy more, even recently. Giving to charity isn't your answer. I
won't go into all that is charity giving/distribution or homeless or anything
like that. If you feel bad about the amount of LEGO you have pull out a
rubbermaid container. Fill it with all the parts and sets you want to keep the
most. Take the rest of it and bring it down to your local elementarty school or
boys and girls club. Find some 6-12 who can't afford LEGO and give them a
bucketful. Put what you have already spent back into something worthwhile.
Keep children you know interested in LEGO and MOCs as long as possible to keep
them from going out and doing stupid things. It isn't wrong to have a lot of
LEGO. If it wrong for you then find someone who actually needs it.
Don't give up on good and positive things LEGO has done for you. Share them
with others and if the community is lacking spend a little more time improving
it. Maybe you could host a contest and donate all the prizes yourself.
It is easier to maitain smaller communities. It takes more effort and
leadership to maintain the larger. Think of other sites as suburbs, Lugnet and
Brickshelf are still the major cities but people don't like living in the
crowded city always. Ther is still much that happens around here. Once the
leadership is changed over I think things will begin to improve.
MOC on!
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| The thrill is gone. There's so much about our hobby that has changed over the last few years and a lot of it has changed for the worse. LUGNET This used to be THE place that the online community got together and talked about the hobby. Now, it has a (...) (19 years ago, 7-Dec-05, to lugnet.general)
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